Passport to Japan
Japan America Society of Colorado offers Japanese classes to help you prepare for your first trip to Japan*. Whether for business or pleasure, these classes will show you how to greet your tour guide in Japanese, how to ask for directions, the basics of table manners, and more. See details below for full class information.
Classes are taught by Junko Goodwin-Sensei who is also our Japan in the Schools Program Manager. Junko-Sensei has been teaching for JASC for several years and her Passport to Japan classes have been growing in popularity for many years.
Offered three times annually during spring, fall, and winter, be sure to promptly register when open enrollment becomes available!
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*Passport to Japan is based off a travel curriculum developed specifically to address most commonly asked questions when traveling to Japan whether it is your first time or not. No Japanese level is necessary to participate. However, because this is not a full Japanese language class, course completion is deemed to not be equivalent to a high-school or college level course by any means.
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Winter 2025
PASSPORT TO JAPAN 1: Beginner
This class is in-person, following basic health considerations, please refrain from coming to class ill.
Passport to Japan 1 will focus on travel for business or pleasure! No prior experience with Japan or the Japanese language is needed. You’ll learn about:
Flying into Narita / Haneda / Traveling in Tokyo
Traveling in Kyoto / Osaka / Tokyo
Japanese foods
Japanese manners
General conversational phrases
Gift giving
Watching Japanese TV
Being ready for an emergency
This class will be held IN PERSON on Thursday evenings for 8 weeks. All class materials are provided and are included in the cost. Materials will be provided on the first day of class.
DATES: Thursday evenings: Jan - 30 | Feb - 6, 13, 20, 27 | Mar - 6, 13, 20
TIME: 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (16 total hours of class time)
LOCATION: Sakura Square, Denver, CO
PARKING: Free for class participants in Sakura Square parking garage UNLESS there is a home Rockies game. We cannot cover parking on the night of events such as the Rockies or Avalanche home games. Please check local schedules on the day of class.
CLASS SIZE: Max 20 students/ Minimum 8 - If we do not get enough participants, a full refund will be issued to all registrants.
PRICE: Please read our cancellation policy (click the registration link below). $250 /JASC Members $300 /General Public
Click to learn about becoming a memberCancellation Policy: Available at the bottom of this page.
Passport to Japan 1 has reached capacity. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please fill out the form below.
Winter 2025
Passport to Japan 2: Beginner++
This class is in-person, following basic health considerations, please refrain from coming to class ill.
Built on the skills covered in Passport 1* participants will further explore the topics below:
Work /Company relationships
Regions of Japan
Life in Japan
Anime and other pop culture
Verb conjugations
Counting and counters-specifically for shopping and ordering
Travel-focused vocabulary
*Participants are welcome to skip Passport to Japan1 if they are comfortable with basic Japanese pronunciation, greetings, introductions, and simple sentence formats. Please be aware topics discussed in Passport to Japan 1 are not reviewed during Passport to Japan 2.
This class will be held IN PERSON on Thursday evenings for 8 weeks. All class materials are provided and are included in the cost. Materials will be provided on the first day of class.
DATES: Thursday evenings: Jan - 30 | Feb - 6, 13, 20, 27 | Mar - 6, 13, 20
TIME: 7-9 p.m. (16 total hours of class time)
LOCATION: Sakura Square, Denver, CO
PARKING: Free for class participants in Sakura Square parking garage UNLESS there is a home Rockies game. We cannot cover parking on the night of events such as the Rockies or Avalanche home games. Please check local schedules on the day of class.
CLASS SIZE: Max 15 students/ Minimum 5 - If we do not get enough participants, a full refund will be issued to all registrants.
PRICE: Please read our cancellation policy (click the registration link below). $250 /JASC Members $300 /General Public
Click to learn about becoming a memberCancellation Policy: Available at the bottom of this page.
cancellation policy
Withdrawal 72 hours prior to the start of the class - Full Refund
Withdrawal 24 – 72 hrs prior to the start of the class - 50% refund less a $10 processing fee
Withdrawal within 24 hours prior to the start of class - No refunds
Withdrawals after classes begin - No refunds
There are no refunds, transfers, make-ups, or deferments for missed classes. The instructor will arrange to get you any materials from a missed class.
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