Live batches taught by Prachi Pimpalkhare's team in Pune. Miss a class, watch the recording. When the exam is close, timed JLPT mock tests show you exactly where you'd lose marks.
The first month goes well. You learn hiragana in a week and katakana in two. You can read すし on a menu and it feels great.
Then kanji arrive. There are 100 for N5 and roughly 300 by N4, and each one has two or three readings. Your YouTube playlist doesn't care that you got 日 wrong four times. No one corrects your particles. By week ten the app streak is broken and the textbook is under a pile of chargers.
Self-study isn't a lack of discipline. The trouble is that nobody checks your work, so small mistakes pile up until the language feels impossible.
What a teacher catches that an app doesn't
Here's how our batches make sure somebody is checking your work.
You join a scheduled class with a teacher who knows your name, ask questions as they come up, and get your homework corrected.
Ask about batch size, weekday / weekend timings and the next start date.
The actual sessions, not a polished studio course. Stuck at work on a Thursday? Watch it that night. Many students re-watch the grammar-heavy sessions before a test, which is honestly the best use of them.
Timed MCQ papers that follow the real exam format. The JLPT runs only twice a year, so a bad section costs you six months. Better to find your weak section here first.
Short Japanese readings for a full year at ₹150. The cheapest way to stop translating every sentence in your head.
Vocabulary flashcards for two levels. No payment, no catch.
19 courses
Start at N5, even if you "know some Japanese" from anime or Duolingo. Nearly everyone who skips it ends up relearning basic particles later, at a much more frustrating point.
The basics. Slow, simple Japanese and everyday phrases. Start here.
Start hereStill the basics, now with everyday conversation you can actually hold.
The jump. Grammar gets dense and kanji roughly doubles. This is where most learners stall, and where a live batch earns its fee.
The jumpThe working level. Most Japanese employers, including IT companies hiring from India, list N2 as the requirement.
Job-readyNear-native reading. For translation work, or because you've fallen for the language.
Not sure where you stand? Message us and we'll suggest a level before you pay for anything.
At 5–6 hours of study a week in a regular batch. Those numbers stretch if you study only on weekends and shrink if you're prepping for a job offer.
Across every batch we've taught, the thing that predicts how fast you finish is how early you start doing timed papers.
Skipping mock tests tends to add months, because you only find your weak section on exam day.
Classes are run by Prachi Pimpalkhare, who teaches Japanese from Pune.
I moved to Japan with my husband after completing my BE in Electronics in 1995, and immediately developed a passion for the Japanese language. I focused on Japanese and passed every JLPT level with good marks, completing N1 during my 16 years in Japan. Today I conduct Japanese classes in Kothrud, Pune, with separate batches for kids, professionals and hobbyists.
If you live in Pune and want details on local batches, see our Japanese classes in Pune page.
That said, plenty of Pune students pick the online batch anyway. It's the same teacher and material, and you don't lose 40 minutes to traffic on Karve Road.
Students from outside Pune, or outside India, join the same online batches.
Yes, if the class is live and someone checks your work. Recorded-only courses suit disciplined learners. Most people do better with a fixed class time, a teacher who notices their mistakes, and a recording for the days life gets in the way.
Usually not. N5 shows you’ve started. Entry-level roles with Japanese companies in India sometimes accept N4 or N3, but jobs in Japan, especially in IT, mostly ask for N2.
Twice a year, on the first Sunday of July and the first Sunday of December. Registration usually opens about three months earlier through local test centres, and Pune has one. The NAT-TEST runs several times a year if you don’t want to wait.
You watch the recording. Every batch session is recorded, so one missed Saturday doesn’t leave a gap in your grammar.
Your JLPT certificate comes from the exam itself, run by the Japan Foundation and JEES. No coaching class can issue it. What we do is get you ready to pass it.
Tell us your level, or "complete beginner", and your preferred timings. We'll tell you which batch fits and when it starts.