Sho

It has now been one year learning with Sho sensei and choosing Sho sensei to be a part of my Japanese learning journey has been the best decision. We have now completed the whole Minna no Nihongo textbook covering N5 and N4 material. I started from not being able to speak at all to now speaking basic sentences pretty comfortably and can understand much more in my immersion study outside of class. Sho sensei is a true delight to learn with. He is engaging, meticulous with his lessons and makes sure you properly understand what you are learning. His structured teaching style, with vocabulary, kanji and now writing homework provide a tried and true method for learning Japanese in the most efficient way. I have tried many teachers before finally finding Sho sensei and am grateful I have someone who can guide me in my journey. I am very much looking forward to further lessons and moving to the intermediate level. よろしくお願いします。

I have been learning with Sho-sensei for 6 months now, meeting 3 to 4 times a week on average. I just achieved the milestone of completing the Minna no Nihongo beginners course. This is been an incredible experience. Sho-sensei is patient, kind, warm, and a delight to work with. I could not speak or understand any Japanese at all at the beginning, and now I can have basic conversations and understand almost 100% of the beginner Japanese audio content I’ve engaged with. It’s amazing how much progress I’ve made with Sho-sensei in such a short time. I love the immersive approach of his teaching materials and lessons. It would be tempting to resort to English to try to understand things, but the immersion focus really sped up my progress. Sho-sensei is excellent at moving at a students pace and carefully using vocabulary and grammar that the student can handle. I will continue with him for intermediate studies and would highly recommend him to anyone looking to advance their Japanese

Great first lesson with Sho Sensei. Organized lesson and homework. Look forward to working to him more.

I’m finally finished with the first 25 chapters of Mina no Nihongo. Sometimes I’m very hard on myself, as I still have trouble finding certain words or saying the right thing during my interactions with the people I work with (in Japan). But when I look back on where I was when I started, it’s crazy how far I’ve come. I’m so much more confident doing things in my every day life. I have lived in Japan for three years, but have only really started studying for the past five months or so. It’s incredible what a difference these lessons have made. My co-workers will speak to me in Japanese completely, whereas before they would insist on speaking English. I can speak clearly with my barber, waiter, friends etc. Even on days where I’m struggling to find the right words, I can look back on where I was, hardly even able to talk about the weather, and find joy in my journey of improvement. It’s crazy how much I didn’t know that I didn’t know. Thank you very much Sho sensei. Ganbarimasu!

I've been going to Sho Sensei for some months now, and I really enjoy lessons with him. He only speaks japanese to you (unless you need something explained in english) so it helps with listening skills, and he has great lesson plans that explains the material! He sends you a review of what you all went over and vocab for the next week. He helped me pass N4 this past December, and I plan to keep studying with him. しょ先生いつもありがとうございます！

Sho先生 is the best teacher I've met on italki. I took his classes to finish almost half of a book. His lectures were always well-prepared, intense and structured. Before the lecture, he would send the slides, vocabulary sheets, and sometimes quizzes and exercises. The lecture started with a review from the last course and a check for the vocabulary. Then he went over the grammars with vivid examples and conversation practices. The practices covered all scenarios to make sure I know how to use the grammar from my heart. I don't even need to take extra notes since everything is on the slide. I got practices with listening, speaking, reading all at once (I also had writing assignments). Highly recommended! Sho老师非常认真负责，写的课件真的太好了。课上有层出不穷的口语练习保证你掌握每一处语法点，还会经常call back以前的知识点帮你温习。非常推荐！