Hey, thanks for visiting my page. If you’re looking to learn Japanese, you’re in the right place! You can head straight over to my 6-Step Study Plan, or take a look at the collection of Learning Resources actively curated and personally used by me over the years.
About Kuma Sensei
I began learning Japanese well over a decade ago as a college major. Out of all my classes, it was the one that really “clicked” with me; studying became a hobby that I genuinely enjoyed, with the goal of eventually living and working in Japan. I passed the N1 level of the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) and have lived in Japan for many years since, working in Japanese companies across a variety of projects and roles that included translation and interpretation. Since Japanese did so much to open doors in my life, I decided to create a resource to make learning Japanese more enjoyable and accessible for everyone. It’s such a fun language, and I hope that my experience and knowledge of the culture helps you wherever you may be in your learning journey and opens the same kinds of doors in your life: personal, professional, and otherwise.
If you’re totally new to Japanese, great — depending on your goals with the language, it can be a long and arduous journey, but one that will transform you for the better. While I mostly use this website to write about language and culture, along with sharing and reviewing resources, I’m also working on creating original materials. If you have any suggestions for content you’d like to see in particular, please get in touch via the comments or the Contact page.
Happy learning!