1 on 1 language exchange lesson
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- 1 on 1 online Japanese lesson
- 1 on 1 language exchange lesson
- JLPT online class
- Japanese speaking lesson
- Free Japanese video lessons
What's the Learning Catchball?
Message from managing director
I am Taro Koyanagi at Learning Catchball. We started up our service in 2009 to help people to learn Japanese. Let's learn Japanese with us!
Learning Catchball's history
| 2009/08 | We started up language exchange partner's introduction service. We have 2363 members(2021/9) . You can apply for this service below. |
Let's find your best language partner!
You can learn Japanese for free!
We introduce you serious language partners in Tokyo/Yokohama/Online area
- We have 2225 members(2021/April) in Tokyo/Yokohama area and online.
- Please apply for our service through the application form at the bottom of this page.
- We arrange language exchange partners according to your requests below.
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language partner's area
language partner's available time
language partner's gender/age,etc
Your language partner helps you to learn Japanese!
- Our Japanese members are serious about learning and teaching and happy to help you to achieve your goal,so many members are satisfied with the language exchange with our Japanese members.
language exchange lessons's fee
- You can learn Japanese from our Japanese member for free, in return you need to teach your language to our Japanese member for free.
| Application fee | 0 yen |
| Lesson fee | 0 yen |
| Introduction fee | refer to the following |
- Introduction fee:
Native English speakers/Native level ⇒
０yen.It is not difficult to match up with our Japanese members.
People with experience teaching English ⇒
０yen.It is not difficult to match up with our Japanese members.
Non native English speakers/no experience teaching English ⇒
3,000yen.
E-textbooks for language exchange
- We are regularly displaying our E-textbooks on our website. We hope our textbooks will help you to do the language exchange and learn Japanese from your language partner(This is the optional service. If you like, please use our E-textbooks)
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| ①Vocabulary with online flash cards |
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| ②Japanese pattern with free video lessons |
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| ③Role play conversation with useful expressions |
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| ④Topic conversation practice |
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Japanese speaking level
- Let's improve your Japanese language skills to your target level through the language exchange!
| Level | Target |
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| 1(Entry) | To read Hiragana and Katakana and some Kanji |
| 2(beginner) | To make short sentences with basic Japanese patterns |
| 3(N5) | To introduce yourself and answer the questions about yourself |
| 4(N5-N4) | To do an exchange of conversation during your journey |
| 5(N4) | To explain your feeling and the reason |
| 6(N4-N3) | To make s short speech about something you have an interest in |
| 7(N3) | To talk about something with your friends/put your opinion into words |
| 8(N3-N2) | To use polite words and broken words depending on the situation |
| 9(N2) | To take a job interview and explain your requests or experiences |
| 10(N2-N1) | To explain the sequence or cause of events about something unexpected |
| 11(N1-business) | To present a paper/give a presentation in a business situation |
| 12(Native) | To state your opinions logically when you have a debate/convey subtle nuances |
Conversation topics
- Let's talk about various topics with your language partners. We regularly update these topics.
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language exchange's type
- Please select language partner's type below on the application form at the bottom of this page. If you like, you can select both partner's type
- Serious language partner(focus on learning) who is serious about learning and teaching, so you can improve your Japanese language skills through the language exchange with this language partner. This partner is happy to help you to achieve your learning targets.
- Chatting language partner(focus on enjoying talking/chatting). We recommend this partner to those who like to enjoy conversation and make language exchange friends.
What's the Learning Catchball?
- Please click here and get more information
I am Taro Koyanagi/manager at the Learning Catchball. I have managed Japanese language school in Tokyo and I started up language partners introduction service in 2009 to help more people to learn Japanese.
Step to find your language partner?
StepⅠ:After we receive your application/contact, we arrange language exchange partners for you who meet your requests.
StepⅡ:After you agree with the language partner's conditions, we forward the language partner's email address to you.
StepⅢ:You can take a trial lesson and decide to do the language exchange with the language partner or not.
- ※In case you like other language partner, then we will arrange other language partner for you.
- ※Please note that if we judge you are less motivated to learn Japanese language,we can not provide you with our language exchange partner's introduction service.
- ※Before sharing your email address with our Japanese members,you can ask our Japanese members some questions/requests through us(staff at the Learning Catchball). We never share your email address with our Japanese members without your agreement.
Application form
- ※After we accept your application, we ask you about your requests in detail by email. Our e-mail(info@learning-catchball.com) is sometimes misclassified as spam. So please check your E-mail regularly.
- Your personal information is not open to the public.
- Please note that depending on your conditions/requests, it takes time to arrange language partners or we can not arrange language partners for you.
terms of use
- Our service is to support each entry person find a Japanese private teacher and language exchange partner(learning partner).
- We(Learning Catchball) do not check each entry person's ID and do not take any responsibility for any troubles between
you and your teacher/language exchange partner(learning partner).
- We(Learning Catchball) can not be responsible for the truth of each entry information and the
quality of each entry person's character(personality).
- In case we(Learning Catchball) find your entry information is MLM business or false or illegal, we delete your entry.
- In case you cause damage on learning-catchball,we(Learning Catchball) do demand payment to you.
- In case you want to delete your entry information or withdraw from learning-catchball, please contact us soon.
- We can not accept applicants under the age of 18.
- We(Learning Catchball) revise these terms of use whenever we need.
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