Yuko Kitagawa

This was a GREAT lesson for my 15 year old son! He appreciated how organized and focused the lesson was. He also was happy that she provided feedback and corrections.

Yuko is a patient and energetic conversationalist, helping me express complex concepts in Japanese for the first time. Looking forward to learning more Japanese!

I have taken quite a few classes with Yuko now, and plan on continuing to do so! Each lesson builds upon the last and it is very rewarding to feel my skills and confidence growing every week. It's often necessary to request a lesson a few weeks in advance since her schedule fills up quickly, but it's no surprise why; her classes are always fun and her teaching style strikes a very effective balance of instruction and listening/speaking practice. I look forward to continuing to learn with her!

Organized and positive. Vocab/Kanji review and reading very was very helpful!

My son appreciated Yuko’s positive attitude! 😊 He also liked that Yuko corrected his errors. She is clearly an experienced teacher.

I’ve taken more than 50 lessons with Yuko-san and feel very lucky to have found her as a teacher when I first started studying Japanese. Her teaching style fits my needs perfectly and I always look forward to our classes! Her standard lessons follow the Genki textbook curriculum and are structured to have a mix of instruction, listening practice, and speaking practice. But if you have a request for a lesson on a specific lesson she is happy to accommodate that as well. We recently did a series of lessons to help prepare me for a trip to Japan (ie. ordering at a restaurant, navigating subways, general culture, etc). All the lessons were tailored to my current level and specific interests, and it made a huge difference in my ability to enjoy the trip! Now that we’re working through Genki 2, our lessons are typically split between casual conversation practice and instruction. It feels very rewarding to be able to express myself more while using Japanese! いつもありがとうございます！！