Akiyo sensei is a very friendly professor. The course curriculum is straight forward, though for many the class pace is fast. As long as you study for the vocab/Kanji quizzes and really get the Kana alphabets in your head the class is intuitive.

Akiyo is a tough grader and if you don't do it in the way she likes she will deduct points. She's a nice teacher outside of class, but she also calls out students for not scoring high enough on the tests. Personally would not take again, even later in courses.

Akiyo-Sensei is amazing! She handled the transition to online class really well, and made her zoom class very similar to an in-person class. She is very clear and understandable and makes class fun and interesting. I'd highly recommend her classes!

Interesting sensei. She's hilarious and makes complicated Japanese grammar easy to understand. I've taken her twice.

I LOVE AKIYO SENSEI! She's super funny and really gets the students to participate. She is one of the sweetest people I've ever met and she's always available when you need her. I 10/10 recommend taking a class with her. She's amazing!

While a bit abrasive, a fine professor. She was always availible to help I just got this weird feeling that she really disliked me for some reason. I thought it was just me but I wasn't the only one.

It really does drag out and was not what I was hoping for.

She is fine.

Compared to other teachers in Japanese department, she is not that good. Maybe because other teachers are so great. She has a kind of humor that not everyone likes. Overall, she is fine.

Very helpful, enthusiastic, and fun!

PIN PON!!!! So enthusiastic! She's a winner.

She is such a sweet lady! I really enjoyed her class.