This page highlights my teaching experience
As a native speaker of Japanese, I am thrilled to introduce my language and culture to the students in the U.S. I have been blessed that I had many opportunities to work with the students who are very interested in the Japanese language and culture. As an educator, I am so lucky to witness the students between Japan and the US are making a connection and become friends like the picture below.
Washington University in St. Louis, August 2016
Toyama Board of Education (Japan), May 2015
Toyama Board of Education (Japan), April 2015
Ferris University (Japan), March 2005
Before I became an educator, I was a sales consultant for one of the biggest private companies which recruited over 4000 Assistant Language Teachers. I was in charge of Kanto region specifically, Tochigi, Saitama and Gunma prefecture. Hiring a teacher, managing their performance, and making a good relationship between the teacher and the school where they are working, arranging the teacher's housing, and other personal issues were my main job description. I did not think this experience would help me as a Director for Summer Intensive Japanese Program.
I learned English as a foreign language for six years through middle school to high school and my English proficiency is business level as I teach at the college in the U.S. since 2016.