MATSU ACADEMY REVIEWS

REAL STUDENTS, REAL TESTIMONIALS.

"Being a part of Matsu's Japanese learning community is such an enjoyable and engaging experience. Not only are you learning a language, you're learning about a people, a community and with a community of your own! Japanese is hard, don't get me wrong, but with Matsu's lessons and guidance as well as a fun, supportive online community - I think anyone could learn."

— Hailey L.
"はい、ありがとうございます！ I love how everything is self-paced. Everyone in the community has that ‘we’re in this together’ energy. It boosts more comfort and confidence in learning Japanese more. You give perfect guidance and understanding. Worth every penny, in fact more. Before I had a very hard time trying to self-teach myself Japanese until I found Matsu Academy. I felt very blessed ever since!"

— Tyrisha F.
"The live lessons with Matsu Sensei and the Nakamas are the highlight of this community! The real-time pronunciation feedback has been incredibly helpful for improving my speaking skills. Plus, Sensei often shares cultural insights that make the language feel even more alive and meaningful. ありがとう !"

— Aaron M.

"I enjoy learning the different writing systems with Matsu sama because we receive specific corrections on our work. Rather than using a multiple choice system or autogenerated text, you get to practice your real life writing and character recognition skills! The community aspect promotes accountability and even more real life learning application, as we get to join video calls and practice our vocab!"

— Savannah S.
"I’ve tried self studying off and on for over a year using apps and books. I’ve used Duolingo and Rosetta Stone and had the Genki book at one point as well. I like that your classes focus on learning hiragana and katakana through writing and pronunciation. I feel like this is helping progress faster or memorize better than the previous times I’ve attempted learning. I also enjoy the calls and engaging with the other students."

— Kiefer L.
“I have been a part of Matsu Academy for about two weeks now and honestly have nothing but good things to say about it! Was a little skeptical at first but after joining the community and having live lessons with Matsu himself I felt nothing but welcomed and comfortable sharing my learning through my short time here, and have a great feeling it will only get better! Has really made it an amazing experience learning 100% would recommend!! Thanks again Matsu Academy!!”

— Alfonso L.

"What I really enjoy and appreciate about this community is how supportive everyone is. Everyone's eager to share their progress and their fellow classmates are there to encourage while helping with improvement. The teacher also is very patient and makes sure all his students get the pronunciation down before continuing, individually constructively criticizing our work and makes the whole atmosphere fun and entertaining so that you feel encouraged to take part in the class while respecting your boundaries. I've enjoyed being part of the Matsu Academy Community!"

— Angelis O.
"One thing I like about this community? Is the actual legit help you get on here. Every where else I go. Whether it's on websites or on discord etc? Nobody [cares] about what you need help with. It's INFURIATING."

— Hannah J.
"Matsu can teach anybody how to learn Japanese, even a newbie like me. He shows you exactly how to write every character from step one and how to pronounce them like a true native, while also keeping the lessons entertaining and humorous. Plus, not only do you get great feedback from an epic native Japanese せんせい, you also get access to an awesome community of epic nakamas along with live calls where you can get direct, face-to-face pronunciation feedback from Matsu himself. Post your progress, join the live calls, and have the best time learning Japanese in Matsu Academy! がんばってください！"

— Michael B.

“Matsu Academy is a great place to learn Japanese. It has helped me a lot, and the community is awesome. Everyone is supportive. You can go at your own pace, and the explanations are clear and entertaining, which makes learning fun.”

— Christopher S. M.
"Ever since joining Matsu Academy, I have started using Japanese more confidently. I'm not advanced in any way, but I have started using it in a basic way, which is a huge step from where I started haha. A few examples will be describing the temperature outside, since it's been hot I have said あついです. I also have practiced at home using これ + object I have at home (Japanese name) です. I feel I will continue to grow more fluently and use longer sentences fairly soon with your teachings せんせい! ありがとうございます! "

— Ivann R.
"This community has helped my pronunciation in Japanese through the help of Matsu's feedback. Also listening to others pronounce words helps me see where I am lacking. I've seen my pronunciation improve in terms of getting sentences out in one breath more calmly."

— Joey S.

“This community is full of some of the most kind and supportive people I’ve ever encountered in a learning environment. Matsu Sama is an engaging and active teacher who takes the time to give great feedback while also bolstering his students’ confidence.”

— Kat S.
“What I really love about this community is I feel like I’m willing to keep improving and learning because there are so many other people around me who are working towards the same goal. I feel like I’m in a genuine class where I’m getting to kind of know people and it’s really motivating. Every day I look forward to talking to some of the people in the class, or seeing a new post and just having fun talking about it.”

— Jax W.