Michael Korks comments

Not sure how old are people leaving such comments or who they are and where they live but for sure they have no kids/family and are either in their early 20s or cannot afford any holiday at all. I have been living in Tokyo for over 4 years with my family (4 kids and a wife). Although we live in a 3 bedroom apartment (provided by my company so I dont pay for it), it seems like living in a can. Each holiday (no matter where) costs me well over $10,000 every year for no more than 2 weeks (plane tickets are almost half of that if travelling overseas). If I want to travel domestic in Japan, hotel itself is at least $400 per night for a family of 6 (and more if I want to stay in a traditional ryokan with nice tatami rooms) = over $5000 already. And that is only accommodation, no private teaching, no activities, no local interaction. My wife is doing selfstudy at home as she has no time to join any school. All the schools I have contacted do not provide family lessons for 6 (mostly due to kids in different ages and levels - and I am not surprised as to handle 4 kids is not an easy way). Living in Tokyo has nothing to do with real Japan and when I say to neighbours "Ohayo" they look at me like I am an idiot. Having opportunity to go for a holiday with all my family, to learn the language and a culture and experience all that its impossible to experience in Tokyo for a fracture of a normal holiday price sounds great not only to me but probably to all families like me living in Japan.

And whoever you are Marcelito - you have obviously none idea about much in life or business. I would recommend you to open such school yourself and to make that "huge" profit. Given the difficulty of finding staff in a countryside, logistic problems, renovating houses (such beautiful house I would never be able to find to stay with my family at), it sounds to me like the school makes little profit if any at all (if you join their normal 2 weeks course it will cost you $2300. So if its a family of 6 = $13200 - already much more than the private course with more hassle than the normal course). Some people should learn the math before making such ridiculous comments. Not to mention cost of company running such as accounting, lawyers, insurances, office rental, cars, equipment, bills, etc etc.

I am so happy that someone had an idea of creating such great opportunity for people like me with families who live in Japan.