Hello and welcome to Journeys

We are a private English language school operating within Genki JACS (Fukuoka) teaching local adult students on weekday afternoons, evenings and Saturdays. 

Due to our partnership with Genki JACS we offer various opportunities to their students, such as yourself, to gain useful experiences, form friendships and really make the most of your time here in Japan.

Course Introduction

International Lounge

(Open to both short and long term Genki students – all nationalities welcome)

Every Wednesday evening from 18:00 and on Saturdays from 13:00 we host a ‘cafe’ style, informal exchange session for both students from Genki JACS and Journeys on the Ground/1st floor of the Genki building in Hakata. 

Providing a safe and relaxed environment in which to meet new people, try out your newly acquired language skills and help others improve theirs, whilst learning about the new city and country you find yourself in from the locals! 

Come and leave when you want, stay as little or as long as you want and no need to be a native English speaker. 

* No need to book – just turn up on the day
↓ Here’s some comments from previous Genki students ↓

Journeys was a great chance to meet Japanese people and make friends, and I even ended up getting a wonderful tour of a few spots in Fukuoka by a few of the Journeys students.

Lillian Stearns-Smith,
Canada

Thank you guys so much, I also had a great time with you all! I'll definitely come back, so see you soon!

Siri Fischer,
Switzerland

Every time I came to Journeys I enjoyed it. It was a good chance to train my Japanese skills with nice students in a very pleasant and relaxed atmosphere.

Wolfgang Paul,
Germany

Until you have an experience like this, you will have no idea how far words can travel into someone's memories and thoughts. It's not surprising they call it Journeys!

Marie Gielen,
Belgium

During my first afternoon at Journeys I met many nice and interesting people who became really good friends. We had a great time together and I’ve been back many times since then. It's definitively worth spending your Saturday afternoon there as I could practice and improve my Japanese a lot.

Sven Brunni,
Germany

My time at Journeys was mutually beneficial for both me and the students in terms of expanding our knowledge about other cultures, languages and much more. I felt that I could contribute something useful and I got to meet many interesting people. Plus the staff at Journeys are so helpful and funny and every time was a new experience!

Björn Selin,
Sweden

I really treasure the bonds I created in Journeys. I could help others with their English and they would help me with my Japanese. It was a win-win situation!

Barbara Weiß,
Germany

My time at Journeys was one of the most rewarding experiences of my stay in Japan and the best reason I ever had to get up on a Saturday morning.

Felix Häggblom,
Sweden

質問しやすい雰囲気で、授業中でもわからない部分は聞くことができるので毎回疑問を全て解消してクラスが終わります。 少しずつですが着々と実力がついている感覚があり、今までTOEICを受けてみようと思ったことがありませんでしたが今後もっと基礎を固めて挑戦してみようと思います。

かおり,
キャビンアテンダント

自分のわからないところを聞ける点と、TOEICのみでなく日常的に使える内容も教えてもらえるので他に応用できる点が好きです。 またディクテーションなどもするので、リスニングの向上につながっています。

くみこ,

リクエストしたら自分のわからない部分を教えてもらえるところや、間違ってもいいので答えてみようという気にさせてくれる雰囲気が気に入っています。

りさ,
学生

説明が的確でとてもわかりやすいです。どこを覚えるべきなのかというポイントをきちんと教えてくれるので、自分で勉強するときも何を勉強すべきなのかがわかるようになりました。

めぐみ,
TV関係

あきこ先生のクラスを取る前と比べて点数が100点近く上がりました。説明がわかりやすく、授業では時間を計って行うので本番のように緊張感があるのが好きです。 また、先生自身も公開テストを受けているので最近の傾向が聞けるのもいいところだと思います。

かずみ,
IT系会社員

一つのカテゴリーが終わると、その都度解説をしてくれるので、その場で分からない単語や知らなかった表現を教えてくださるのが毎回勉強になります。

しょうた,
会社員

TOEIC対策のレッスンでは文法はもちろんのこと、リスニングと一緒にシャドーイングも教えてくれるので、自力で勉強するのとは違う観点から勉強をすることが出来ます。授業の進め方も、丁寧かつメリハリのあるので、とても理解しやすいですスピーキングやラウンジをよく利用しているので、リスニング力も付きました。

みのり,
会社員

* Apply via email or at our office (3-5) on the 3F of the Genki building in Hakata

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Internship Opportunities

    Interested in learning about how an international company operates here in Japan?
    Looking to pick up worthwhile and CV/resume worthy experience for your future?
    Good with people / kids / online marketing and generally just a nice person?

    We want to hear from you!

    Previous interns have been engaged in teaching at our Juniors branch, running our international lounge, helping us on tech projects and some even ended up with a job with us!
    Please email with a cover letter telling us what you feel you have to offer and your CV/resume and if we feel you’ve got what it takes we’ll be in touch to arrange a meeting.

    (Please note due to the high level of applicants we are only able to respond to those who we feel we are able to offer opportunities to)