Speed
Six months to N2, ten to N1. That pace is only possible because nothing here is generic — no shared syllabus, no waiting for a class to catch up.
Kizuna Training · Japanese for work
Japanese that holds upin the room.
Online coaching to N2, N1 and beyond, for people whose careers depend on Japanese. Built around your actual job — the meetings, the clients, the interviews. If you don't get there, we keep working with you for free.
- N2 in 6 months
- N1 in 10 months
- 1:1 & small cohorts
- 100% online
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Who's this for?
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For myself
You need Japanese for the job you want, and self-study has stopped moving.
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For my team
Your international staff need working Japanese, not another textbook subscription.
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I refer people
Recruiter, school, visa consultant or relocation firm with candidates blocked on Japanese.
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Not sure? The call is 45 minutes, free, and we'll tell you honestly if we're not the right fit.
The program
A full route to fluency,
not a stack of lessons.
One continuous program from where you are now to advanced working Japanese. Most people come to us stuck below N2 with a deadline they can't move.
6
Months to N2
The level most employers in Japan treat as the minimum. This is the route most people take.
10
Months to N1
For roles where N2 isn't enough — client-facing work, negotiation, technical or legal Japanese.
Your
Own timeline
A visa date, an interview, a transfer. We build the plan backwards from the date that matters.
Timelines assume a starting point of roughly 0 Japanese and 7–12 hours of study a week. We tell you on the call whether your target date is realistic.
Why people choose us
Three things we do
differently.
Personalisation
Mainly one-to-one, with small cohorts where group work helps. Your curriculum is built around your job, your industry, and the conversations you have to survive.
A real guarantee
We put our own time behind the outcome. If you do the work and don't get there, we keep going at no additional cost.
The guarantee
If you don't reach the goal we set together by the end of your program, we keep coaching you free until you do.
Applies where the learner has attended 80% of sessions and logged the agreed weekly study hours. The goal is written down and agreed at the start, so neither side is guessing at the end.What's covered
More than test prep.
Passing the exam and being able to work in Japanese are two different skills. We train both, because only one of them gets you hired.
Speech trainingPronunciation, pitch and pace, until people stop asking you to repeat yourself.
Business communicationKeigo you can produce under pressure, not just recognise on a page.
PresentationsStanding up in front of a Japanese room and holding it.
Casual conversationThe after-work talk where colleagues actually decide who you are.
Interview JapaneseMock interviews in your industry, run before you need them.
JLPT preparationN2 and N1, where a certificate is the thing standing in your way.
Results
What learners say.
★★★★★
[4.9] on Google · [40+] reviews
“This is more than just test prep.”
Daniel Padron“A detailed study plan tailored to helping you reach your goals.”
Joshua Johnson“Faster, more active recall when thinking and making sentences in Japanese.”
Jacob Leo Marino“I feel more confident in my ability to speak Japanese.”
Zaid Khan“Worth it if you're having trouble finding structure in your self-study.”
Yascha Torfs“Customises our study plans based on our goals.”
Ee-Leen Chong“Holding you accountable for your progress really helps motivate me.”
Simon Slethei Rustad“I can now understand Nihongo phrases and sentences just by listening.”
Donah S.Reviews from learners on Google. Read all of them →
Who you'll work with
Taught by someone
who did it.
I'm not a native speaker teaching you Japanese. I'm someone who was where you are, and got to where you want to be.
I reached N1 under a mentor who showed me how to study rather than just handing me material — and that turned out to be the whole difference. Native speakers know the language. That isn't the same as knowing how someone gets there from the outside, which is the actual problem you're trying to solve.
That's why I built Kizuna. Every coach here has made the climb themselves, so what you get is the route, not just the language.
N1Reached myself
3Languages spoken
5Years coaching
200+Mentees trained
Beyond individuals
Two other ways
we work.
For teams
Companies with international staff in Japan who need people working in Japanese rather than around it. Same program, delivered across a team and invoiced to the company.
- Level assessment for every participant before anything starts
- Curriculum built around the actual roles on your team
- 1:1 or small cohorts, scheduled around the working day
- Monthly progress reporting for budget conversations
- Invoiced to the company, not to individuals
For partners
You meet people every week who are blocked on Japanese and have nowhere useful to send them. We take them, get them to N2, and send them back to you ready.
- Recruiters rejecting strong candidates on Japanese ability
- Language schools whose curriculum stops at N3
- Visa and immigration consultants
- Relocation firms preparing people for a move
- University Japanese-studies career advisors
- Bootcamps placing graduates internationally
Next step
Find out if six monthsis realistic for you.
Forty-five minutes. We work out your real level, the job you're aiming at, and the date you need it by. If we can't get you there, we'll say so on the call.
What you'll leave with
- An honest read on your current level
- A realistic timeline to N2 or N1
- A study plan you can use either way
- A straight answer if we're not the right fit