FAQs

Q: Do you offer online classes? 

A:  Yes, we do. (Currently, we offer Monday and Friday are available) However, due to high demand for online classes for beginners, seats are limited. Please ask us for more details.

Q: Registration date for enrolling the program?

A: A student can enroll anytime if a space is available (If you enroll in May, Please submit payment from May tuition, not from Jan-April)

Q: Do you teach only in Japanese?

A: No, We do teach in English most of the time, but if a student(s) fully understand in Japanese, we do teach in Japanese. No obligation between English or Japanese.

Q: What location do you teach in-person class at?

A: We have 2 locations in 2024/2025 –  Tuesday & Thursday at Northwest location(Silver Springs area) and Wednesday at Southwest location (Killarney area). Also, we offer online classes as well.

Q: Do you teach in-person class on weekends? 

A: We will open Saturday class (10:00-12:00) from May 2024 at Silversprings (Calgary NW location) No Sunday class is available in 2024/2025

Q: How many classes per week?

A: Once a week program for a beginner student(s), twice a week program for students who are higher than intermediate levels (8kyu) with same tuition fee. We highly reccomend to take twice a week program intermedate level and higher, but no obligation.

Q: How many students in one class?

A: Our maximum capacity is 12 students in one class (In person class, Maximum 10 students in online classes.) No more than 3 beginners in the same class(one beginner student in online classes). We organize the class depends on the skill levels, not by ages.

Q: Do you franchise?

A: No, Japanese abacus organization never franchise, never allowed any abacus classes. All Japanese abacus teachers must have a certain level of skill levels to open their own class.