Adult Program - Classes, Tuition, and Text Books

All adult classes are by Zoom.

Class time is California time (PST): Be in waiting room 5 minutes before class time. 

Summer 2026 Schedule 

• Japanese for Travelers - *4 days June 8 to 11, or  June 15 to18.  7:00 PM to 8:30 PM Travel conversation and trip tips $70.

• Reading and W.riting Kana - * 8 days June 8 to 11, and 15 to 16. 7:00 to 8:00 PM  Recognition of Kana letters to read texts and children's books.  Write words and greeting messages.  $170.

• Free-Talk in Japanese - *Must know some Japanese.  4 days June 22, 23, 29, and 30.  Teacher guided conversation to practice spoken Japanese.  $70.

• Introduction to Kanji - * 8 days July 6 to 9, and 13 to 16. 7:00 to 8:00 PM  Introduction to the first 80+ of basic Kanji: Learn about radicals, or basic building blocks of Kanji that shows the meanings.  $170.

Fall 2026 Schedule

Monday class: 8/17 - 12/14/2026 (No class on 9/7) Tuesday class: 8/18- 12/8/2026

Please check textbook section below to find which class to take. 

• Beginner level 1  Conversation class for those who are new to the Japanese language. No writing/reading Kana.    (Monday 6:00 PM) 

• Beginner level 2 (Monday 6:00 PM, or Tuesday 6:00 PM)

• Beginner level 3  (Monday 7:35 PM or Tuesday 7:35 PM) 

• Beginner level 4 (Tuesday 7:35 PM)

• Intermediate level 3 (Monday 7:35 PM)

• Intermediate level 5 (Monday 6:00 PM) 

• New T-time Oshaberi - For those who want to practice and keep up with spoken Japanese skills (Monday 3 PM) No textbook Prerequisite must know some Japanese.

• New Kanji 1 (Tuesday 6:00 PM) Prerequisite: Able to read both Hiragana and Katakana (Summer Kana class is recommemded)

• Kanji 5 (Tuesday 7:35 PM) Prerequisite: Knowledge of Book 1 Kanji and about 150 more Kanji. 

Questions? Contact: Masako Thomas Sensei, Adult Program Dean: thomas@sakuragakuen.org 

Class Size

Minimum 8 students to open a new class. First come (register and pay), first served. We will notify you if the class did not have enough enrollment two weeks before the first day of the class.  If a class cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, we would suggest you take a different class instead, or we will refund the tuition in full. There will be no refund for “no-show” or dropping a class.

Semester Tuition - To be updated for fall 2026

• Tuition for one semester class is $280 and that of   two classes is $560.00.

• Tuition for Buddhist Church of Sacramento member is $180.00 for one class, and $360.00 for two classes. 

• Late fee : $20

• We are only accepting online payments at this time.
  Please see Registration page for links.

Tuition does not include textbook. See textbooks listed below.  Payment must be made by Friday two weeks before the first day of class to get Zoom information.  

• Class observation fee – $30.00/session.  Contact Adult Class Dean first. 
  Click HERE to pay online.  Class observation is available for classes that have openings.  If the class is full, students may observe for future registration for the next term. If you decide to take the class, it will be applied toward your tuition for the current semester, or the one immediately following. 

* Tuition is due in full at registration. Tuition does not include the cost of textbooks. There is no refund for No-Show.  There may be an additional charge for Kanji class. 

See the Registration page to register and make online payment.

* We will send you Zoom class information one week before the class starts.