Japanese for Beginners Level 1,2,3 and Beginners Plus (1). Spring Class Starts in March, 2026.
The registration for the Spring Classes (all levels) is now open until February 20, 2026.
Japan Society of Greater Hartford is happy to announce that we will offer the Beginners Japanese classes this Spring. These online courses are designed for high school students and adults with no prior exposure to the Japanese language. Click here to open the Registration Form.
Level (1): 7 consecutive weeks, starts on Monday, March 02
Mas Hongoh – Instructor
- How to read and write Hiragana
- Greetings
- Use basic everyday phrases, verb conjugation polite form
- Ask and answer simple questions including self-introduction, favorite foods, and personal interests and hobbies
Level (2): 7 consecutive weeks, starts on Tuesday, March 03
Miharu Wismar – Instructor
- How to read and write Katakana
- Extensive Grammar
- The pattern of sentences commonly used in daily conversation
- Verb conjugation, casual form
Level (3): 7 consecutive weeks, starts on Wednesday, March 04
Mas Hongoh – Instructor
- Read and write Kanji, stroke orders, Kun Yomi and On Yomi
- Extensive Grammar
- Progressive practice and reinforce
- Easy to understand dialogue
- Over 1000 new words and expressions
Beginners Plus (1): 7 consecutive weeks, starts on Friday, March 06
Mas Hongoh – Instructor
- Extensive Grammar
- Learn more Kanji and words with Kanji
- 「敬語」formal Japanese (honorific, humbling, and Polite)
- Read a Japanese Short Story 「父の詫び状」” A Letter of Apology of My Father” by Kuniko Mukouda
You will also learn some of Japanese culture throughout the course.
Teaching material is included in the fee and will be sent to the student once the registration is confirmed with the payment. If you are interested in taking the course, please contact us at contact@jsofgh.org
Fee: $80.00 for seven lessons each level.
Course schedule:
- Level (1): Seven Mondays from March 02 to April 13, 2026
- Level (2): Seven Tuesdays from March 03 to April 14, 2026
- Level (3): Seven Wednesdays from March 04 to April 15, 2026
- Beginners Plus (1): Seven Fridays from March 06 to April 17, 2026
Time: 6:00 – 7:30 pm including 10 min. break
Place: Zoom meeting (The meeting invitation will be sent to each student.)
Class size: Up to 15 students
Instructors:
Mas Hongoh (CV available upon request.)
Graduated from the University of Tokyo. Holds Ph. D. and three Master degrees, google scholar. Worked as principal engineer at Pratt & Whitney for many years. Now retired, and taught math and Japanese as a volunteer at the Japanese Language School of Greater Hartford.
Miharu Wismar (CV available upon request)
Nurse. Graduated from Cortiva Institute, Cromwel CT, holds license for Massage Therapist. Also graduated from Tunxis Community College, Farmington CT, for Phlebotomy Technicial program. Taught Japanese and Math at Japanese School in St. Louis Missouri.
Please use this Registration Form to register for a course. You’ll receive further details via email before the class begins.
If you are interested, please arrange payment by February 20th, (Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/