Self-Paced Japanese Classes at Blue House Okinawa

Learn Japanese at Your Own Pace — With Support When You Need It

Move Forward Without Falling Behind When Work, Family, or Life Gets Busy

Your schedule does not always stay the same.

Work gets busy. Family plans change. You travel. Sometimes you simply need more time to understand one lesson before moving on.

Self-Paced gives you a way to keep learning Japanese without having to move at exactly the same speed as everyone else.

Self-Paced does not mean learning alone.

You move through the course at your own pace, while your instructor is there to help you understand, practice, and keep moving forward.

Learn at your pace. Get help when you need it. Keep moving forward.

Schedule

Tuesday & Thursday
— choose
1:15–2:25 PM,
6:20–7:30 PM,
or 8:10–9:20 PM
2 lessons per week · 1 month

Tuition

¥27,700 by the 20th
¥33,900 after the 20th
Registration Fee: ¥11,000
Materials: depends on your Japanese course

First Payment

By the 20th: ¥38,700 + materials
After the 20th: ¥44,900 + materials

When a Regular Class Pace Does Not Fit Your Life

Self-Paced was created around problems students were actually having.

Some students missed a class because work became busy and then felt like the rest of the class had moved ahead.

Others did not fully understand something but hesitated to ask more questions because everyone else was ready to continue.

Self-Paced gives you another way to learn.

You can continue from where you are instead of feeling pressured to keep up with someone else’s pace.

Move Through Japanese at Your Own Pace

In Self-Paced, you work through structured Japanese course material according to your own progress.

That means you can spend more time on something difficult and move forward when you are ready.

One week, you may have more time to study at home and use class for conversation and pronunciation.

Another week, you may be busy and need to use more of your class time for study and questions.

Your learning can adjust when your life changes.

Study at Home. Bring What You Need into Class.

Self-Paced connects home study with instructor support in class.

At Home

Your Self-Paced study can include:

Lecture videos
Workbook practice
Digital flashcards
Online lesson quizzes
Preparing your own questions and answers
Writing and interacting through the school community
Preparing for Language Exchange

These activities give you time to review, repeat, and prepare outside class at your own pace.

In Class

Bring what you studied and the parts you want to check.

You can ask questions, check what you misunderstood, work on pronunciation, receive feedback, and practice the Japanese you have been learning.

Class time can focus on the parts you need to check, practice, and improve.

Hear from Students

Since arriving in Okinawa, Blue House has been an extremely friendly and encouraging environment to begin learning Japanese! The evening classes have been a perfect fit for my busy work schedule and helps me set goals within designated lesson plans. The biggest advantage from blue house is the ability to practice pronunciation, overall speaking ability, and receive real feedback. It is hard to take the first steps into learning a new language but every class I have attended has made me feel comfortable with making mistakes/challenging to do better. It has been rewarding using new vocabulary or sentence structures learned throughout the course and applying it to daily life here in Japan. This is why the unique addition of the language exchange with other Japanese students at the end of each class is something I look forward to every time. On top of the in house learning, they have provided a structure that helps me study throughout the week as well. Given that learning Japanese can be very difficult to begin, this is very useful in creating a focus point and tracking progress made. As I have just completed my first course, I will be taking the next one and highly recommend for someone who wants the extra push to become more involved with learning Japanese language/culture while living in Okinawa.

Mr. Hayes Joyner

Take What You Study into a Real Conversation

Self-Paced still leads back to real communication.

After studying and checking your Japanese, you can use it in Language Exchange with Japanese students who are learning English too.

Something that began in the Study Room or Workbook can become a real question, answer, reaction, or conversation.

You do not have to wait until your Japanese is perfect before you use it.

Choose the Japanese You Want to Study

Self-Paced is not one Japanese level. It is a way of learning that lets you move through different Japanese courses according to your level, goal, and progress.

Beginners 1–4

Start from the basics and continue through the Beginners curriculum.

Beginners 1 also has Lecture and Intensive-Lecture options, while Beginners 2–4 continue through Self-Paced.

Pre-Intermediate

Build on your foundation and begin saying more about everyday life.

Intermediate

Develop stronger grammar and vocabulary for longer, more detailed conversations.

JLPT Test Prep

Work toward JLPT N5, N4, or N3 with structured Japanese study and test preparation.

Choose How You Want to Attend

Self-Paced describes how you learn.

Fixed and Flex describe how you attend.