8 Best Japanese Courses Online
We compared 8 Japanese courses currently listed on Udemy and edX, priced from $19.99 to $129.00. 1 comes from a named university or institution, including Waseda University. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 8
- Price range
- $19.99 – $129.00
- Providers
- Udemy, edX
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 8 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Udemy, edX, matched to "japanese" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $19.99 to $129.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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ASK Online Japanese language course: eTRY! JLPT N3
★E-learning material that organizes the 100 grammar items of the N3 level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test to help students learn to use them appropriately.★You will learn in a combined format of passages and co...
$29.99listed price -
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JLPT N5–N4 Japanese Verb Builder: Learn 200 Verbs in 1 Month
This course provides a structured learning model aiming to help you learn 200 essential Japanese verbs over 4 weeksThe suggested pace is to study 10 verbs each weekday and use the weekend for review and quizzesEach weekl...
$19.99listed price -
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Japanese JLPT N5 Ace the Test Practice Sets
The material provides a collection of practice exercises that mirror every item on the JLPT N5 test, letting learners work through vocabulary, kanji, grammar and listening questions without needing additional resources....
$19.99listed price -
4
Self-introduction ～First step Japanese language～
After taking this course, you can introduce yourself in Japanese. Age, country of origin, hobbies, favorite things, work, etc.
$19.99listed price -
5
Steps in Japanese for Beginners1 Part2
Offered by Waseda University
Learn how to acquire essential information, as well as how to convey information to others.
$129.00listed price -
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Japanese Pronunciation for Communication
Offered by Waseda University
Practice pronunciation and improve your spoken Japanese in context.
$129.00listed price -
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Steps in Japanese for Beginners1 Part1
Offered by Waseda University
Learn basic Japanese expressions to survive in Japanese.
$59.00listed price -
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Corso di Giapponese Base
In questo corso avrete l’opportunità di muovere i primi passi nello studio della lingua giapponese e di scoprire un affascinante mondo linguistico e culturale.Partiremo dai tre sistemi di scrittura utilizzati in Giappone...
$19.99listed price
Best Japanese Courses Online compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
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| 1 | ASK Online Japanese language course: eTRY! JLPT N3 | Udemy | — | $29.99 | View → |
| 2 | JLPT N5–N4 Japanese Verb Builder: Learn 200 Verbs in 1 Month | Udemy | — | $19.99 | View → |
| 3 | Japanese JLPT N5 Ace the Test Practice Sets | Udemy | — | $19.99 | View → |
| 4 | Self-introduction ～First step Japanese language～ | Udemy | — | $19.99 | View → |
| 5 | Steps in Japanese for Beginners1 Part2 | edX | Waseda University | $129.00 | View → |
| 6 | Japanese Pronunciation for Communication | edX | Waseda University | $129.00 | View → |
| 7 | Steps in Japanese for Beginners1 Part1 | edX | Waseda University | $59.00 | View → |
| 8 | Corso di Giapponese Base | Udemy | — | $19.99 | View → |
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 8 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $129.00, with the middle of the range around $29.99 — a spread of $109.01. That is a wide gap for one subject. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from Udemy and edX. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion. 1 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Waseda University — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Before you enrol
Open the provider’s own page and check three things this comparison cannot tell you: when the course was last updated, what the syllabus actually covers in its later sections, and what recent learners say. Prices shown here are the provider’s listed price when we last rebuilt this page on 18 September 2026 — they change often, and a promotion can move them substantially. We earn a commission if you enrol through our links, which costs you nothing and never affects the order courses appear in.