Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia
Experience Japan in Philadelphia Find out more Make a Donation to the Preservation Fund Taking care of an historic site doesn’t come without its challenges. Maintaining the signature tranquil beauty of this living museum requires extensive attention, expertise, money, and time. Without you, preserving and maintaining Shofuso would not be
Donaldson, Leona
Leona Donaldson was born and raised in Osaka, Japan. After Leona earned two degrees—one in Japanese and another one in Education—from two universities in Japan, she moved to Oregon and earned a master’s degree in Education at Portland State University. She is a certified teacher of Japanese and English for
Okayasu, Sayuri
Born in Tokyo, Sayuri Okayasu grew up in nearby Chiba. After graduating from the University of Hawaii, Sayuri traded in island living for the city life here in Philly. She’s been a Philadelphian for almost a decade, working as a Japanese operation specialist for a local corporation. She’s taught Japanese to people
Grubman, Teruyo
Teruyo Grubman was born and raised in Saitama prefecture, and lived in Tokyo for more than 10 years. She moved to Philadelphia in 2012 and took a correspondence Japanese teaching course in 2014. After she finished the course, she started tutoring both adults and children in Japanese. She also works at a Japanese
Japanese 302
Japanese 302 is an intermediate level class. Students of 302 should have completed Japanese 301 or its equivalent. This course covers chapters 4-6 in the Japan Times’ An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese [Revised Edition] textbook and workbook. Links: Click here to register for Japanese 302
Japanese 301
Japanese 301 is an intermediate level class. Students of 301 should have completed Japanese 204 or its equivalent. This course covers chapters 1-3 in the Japan Times’ An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese [Revised Edition] textbook and workbook. Links: Register here
Japanese 204
Japanese 204 is an intermediate class using the Japan Times Genki II textbook and workbook. Students of 204 should have completed Japanese 203 or its equivalent and should be familiar with basic kanji and grammar. Topics covered in Japanese 204 include: Passive Sentences ～てある ～間に ～てほしい Causative Sentences ～のような/～のように Causative-passive
Japanese 203
Japanese 203 is an intermediate class using the Japan Times Genki II textbook (Chapters 17-18) and workbook. Students of 203 should have completed Japanese 202 or its equivalent and should be familiar with basic kanji and grammar. Topics covered in Japanese 203 include: ～そうです ～って ～たら ～なくてもいいです ～みたいです ～前に・～てから Transitivity