Japanese Language Lessons

Program Overview
We hope this program will familiarize you with Japanese culture and enrich your understanding and communication.
We look forward to welcoming you!
Instructors
講師紹介
Kimiko Wilson (ウィルソン希美子)
Kimiko Sensei has completed the 420-hour course for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language at ARC Academy in Tokyo.
She is also certified as a Japanese instructor, having passed the Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test.
Her Japanese teaching experience spans over 15 years, including:
- Japanese language teacher at Ninagawa Japanese Language Schools, Vancouver
- Japanese language teacher at Vancouver School Boad Continuing Education, Vancouver
- Japanese language teacher at ARC Academy Japanese Language School, Japan
- Teaching Japanese to businesspersons at ANA and HITACHI, Japan
- Japanese language teacher at Kelowna Japanese Language Society, Kelowna
Satomi Knudsen (カヌッドソン智美)
Konnichiwa! I have to say that helping people learning Japanese is my passion. I love being in a class with students and learning Japanese together.
Satomi started her career as a Japanese instructor in 1994. She had oparated a private Japanese school for local children in Abbotsford for over 15 years as a principal. She has been offering Japanese conversation courses at University of the Fraser Valley since 2014. She is a passionate Japanese instructor.
- Japanese Language Instructor at Ninagawa Japanese Language School, Vancoucer
- Japanese Language Instructor Trainer at Ninagawa Japanese Language School, Vancoucer
- Japanese Language Instructor at Fraser Valley Japanese Language School, Abbotsford
- Principal at Fraser Valley Japanese Language School, Abbotsford
- Japanese Seminar Instructor at University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford
Schedule
- Wednesdays 7:00pm – 8:30pm
- 1.5 hours / 8 sessions
Beginner 2
- Coming up in September 2025
Beginner 3 (Online)
- Wednesdays 6:30pm – 8:00pm
- 1.5 hours / 8 sessions
Fees
- Lesson Fee $250 + Textbook $54
Location
Beginner 1
Kelowna Buddist Temple
(Google Maps)
1089 Borden Avenue
Kelowna, BC V1Y 6A7
Online
Contact
- Inquiries: KJLS
- Online Registration
News & Events
Japanese Language Lessons Spring 2025 Registration
Starting in April 2025, we’re pleased to continue with Beginner Class 3 (online only) and reintroduce Beginner Class 1 (in-person) by popular request! You can check the poster...
Japanese Language Lessons Winter 2025 Registration
Our first students of the Japanese Language Lessons - Beginner 1 have successfully received their completion certificates! The next course, Beginner 2, will start in January...
Japanese Language Lessons Registration Opens
Kelowna Japanese Language Society is pleased to announce that we will be offering a Japanese language class for adults (Beginner level) starting this September. This course is...
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