Sensei | IkuZo! Japanese Education Center

Japanese Language Teacher

Our sensei and principal of IkuZo Japanese Education Center is an alumna from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Japan. In the university, Fukuda-sensei was required to study another foreign language besides English. Fukuda-sensei chooses to learn Bahasa Indonesia. For him studying languages is an extraordinary experience because you can expand your world through languages. Through his friendship with Indonesian, living in Indonesia, he learns a lot. Based on this experience, Fukuda sensei willing to teach the young generation so they can experience the same thing as he does.

For this sensei who likes Indonesian food, seeing his students succeed in Noryoku Shiken and going to Japan is a proud and great experience.

Even though he is a principal, it does not mean he cannot have fun with us. Fukuda-sensei also likes anime and Manga like Yotsuba&! and Gundam. It could be a fun way to chat with, right? He also likes to read novels about detectives and also he like photography. Lots of his photographs are beautiful and usually use for the articles on our website.

Vera-sensei is one of the alumnae from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU), Beppu – Japan in 2005. Because of her liking in the education world, she is not hesitating in reaching her education to get a bachelor's degree in arts and a master's degree in math science. Because of her experience in works and achievement, she has worked in lots of fields. Such as graphic designer, Japanese language teacher, Bahasa teacher in Japan, also becoming the owner and director of IkuZo Japanese Education Center. Cool, right?!

This sensei which likes to read books, sewing, watching movies, and traveling has big dreams. Vera-sensei is willing to make IkuZo and other young generations in Indonesia keep developing and learn great things from all over the world, especially in Japan. Then develop their talents to build the world around them. Vera-sensei also wants IkuZo to be around the big cities in Indonesia. Because Vera-sensei realizes there is a lot of knowledge and culture from Japan that we can learn to build our country. If it is not us who started it, then who else?

These sensei learn Japanese directly from Japan in Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University from 2001 until 2005. Felix-sensei studies the Japanese language because it is a way to understand etiquette and Japanese culture. Other than that, Felix-sensei thinks Japanese pronunciation is not that hard.

Felix-sensei likes to study Japanese culture because of how positive they are and to build a positive identity. It can also create a great way of communication with others.

Felix-sensei has a hobby in sport and everything related to nature. He has a creative way of memorizing words. As an example the word 'nagai', we can imagine that as dragon which is long. That means 'nagai' means long, according to Felix-sensei. Such a useful tips, right?!

Sensei has always been called Yudo-sensei is one of our Japanese language classes in IkuZo Greenville and Meruya. He loves to interact and share his experiences with others, which made him want to be a teacher before he works at a private company while learning the Japanese language and finally graduating level N2. Why does he choose to teach? Because other than being able to interact with others, he also wants to be helpful by sharing knowledge and life experiences. For him, it would be a delightful experience to help others to reach their dream of studying in Japan, working in Japan, or able to interact with the Japanese.

Yudo sensei was born and lived in a family that loves Japan. For example, his mother has been a student exchange in Japan. So cool, minasan! Therefore since little, he has been familiar with the house filled with things from Japan and willing to learn Japanese. Because of this, he dreams of working in a Japanese company either in Japan or Jakarta. He also loves to read comics, watching anime, listening to Japanese songs. One of his favorite rock bands in Japan is L'Arc'En'Ciel or more familiar to be called Laruku.

So if you want to exchange any experience or even want to know about you can ask directly to our friendly Yudo-sensei.

This cute sensei that we called Deka sensei is one of our Japanese language teachers in IkuZo Meruya. When she is in her first grade, her father got a job that makes her stays in Japan for three years and brings the family to live in Japan from 1992 to 1996. In Japan, she started to learn the Japanese language and its culture. For her culture, letter, and their language is becoming her second language after Bahasa.

Deka sensei that has hobbies in traveling, cooking, and art&craft choose to dedicate her life to studies the Japanese language because of her experience living in Japan. When she went home to Indonesia, she continues to study in the Japanese language and took a major in the Japanese language in one of the foreign language schools in Jakarta. She also teaches in a Japanese playgroup school in Jakarta.

Because of her experience in Japan, she loves and honors Japanese culture. For example, she likes to bring obento from her house. According to her, brings obento from home is more healthy and hygienic. This tradition reflects on how Japanese people nowadays still carry obento from their home to school even to work. You can try this too, minasan!

Deka sensei message to all of you who wants to learn anything (either languages or others) the key is to pray, be patient, and try to build the liking of what you are learning now. Do not be afraid to fall and give up easily. While enhancing your Japanese language, you can try to follow Deka sensei habits like reviewing vocabulary, try watching Japanese show programs on YouTube (drama, reality show, etc.). You can also find Japanese friends so you can talk directly or by texting.

Sensei yang biasa disapa Bobby, karena memang namanya hanya Bobby ini merupakan anak tunggal. Tapi, gelar certified-nya banyak loh! Bobby, S. Li., C.CD., C.ET., C.HC., C.CP., C.PMC., C.PC., C.PM., sampai 2023 ini! Akan terus bertambah katanya!

Bobby sensei merupakan lulusan dari Universitas Darma Persada jurusan Bahasa dan Kebudayaan Jepang tahun 2022. Studinya selesai dalam waktu 3,5 tahun dengan IPK 3,99 yang menjadikannya lulusan terbaik di angkatannya. Sensei yang hobi public speaking ini punya pengalaman mengajar bimbingan belajar selama 5 tahun sejak 2014, dan pernah mengajar bahasa Jepang online di dalam program Kappija-21 bersama JICA Indonesia dan LPK Universitas Darma Persada. Total pengalaman mengajarnya sampai 2023 itu, sudah 7 tahun loh mina-san! Keren ga?

Bobby sensei memutuskan mendalami bahasa Jepang karena dirinya merasakan suatu nostalgia & koneksi yang sulit dijelaskan ketika dulu mendengar percakapan bahasa Jepang di anime. Meski berprofesi sebagai guru di IkuZo!, Bobby sensei tetap terus belajar bahasa Jepang. Katanya, belajar bahasa itu tiada ujungnya!

Bobby sensei memiliki pandangan hidup “Bisa karena biasa. Biasa karena dipaksa.” Jika punya impian, ya paksalah dirimu, menempuh jalan yang di ujungnya ada impianmu. Yume ni mukatte, IkuZo!

Sensei yang biasa disapa dengan Ika Sensei ini merupakan anak kedua dari 5 bersaudara. Ika sensei yang merupakan alumni dari YMCA Kyoto dan STKIP Kusuma Negara. Sensei yang memiliki hobi menyanyi dan jalan-jalan ini tenryata pengalaman mengajar bahasa Jepang di SMAN 112, lho minasan!

Alasan Ika sensei menekuni bahasa Jepang dikarenakan Bahasa Jepang memiliki ketertarikan sendiri dari kebudayaan dan etos kerja mereka yang gigih.

Motivasi dari Ika sensei untuk kalian berlatihlah Bahasa Jepang sesering mungkin dengan cara mendengar percakapan, menonton drama atau berbicara dengan orang Jepang bila ada kesempatan, jangan malu apabila salah. Kalau kita tidak berbicara dan berlatih, kita tidak akan tahu letak kesalahan kita. Wah saran Ika sensei bisa dicoba nih, minasan! ^^

Marcell Sensei yang biasa dipanggil Maru Sensei merupakan pengajar Ikuzo di Cibubur, Kota Wisata. Nama Maru sendiri muncul saat pertama kali ke Jepang tahun 2016, dimana beliau dipanggil Maru oleh ayah keluarga Homestaynya. Maru sensei juga merupakan Lulusan Sastra Jerman UI dan Pascasarjana Kajian Wilayah Jepang UI. Walaupun bukan berlatar belakang Sastra Jepang, beliau masih bisa memperoleh Sertifikasi JLPT N3 di masa S1nya. Tentu saja Maru-sensei masih fasih berbicara Bahasa Jerman. Motivasi Maru-Sensei menjadi guru adalah karena pengalamannya belajar di Sekolah Bahasa Jepang secara ekstensif selama libur kuliah dahulu di Yokohama, Kobe, Nagano dan Kyushu University (Fukuoka) . Maru Sensei juga ingin agar muridnya bisa menggapai cita-cita mereka di Jepang.

Menurut beliau, standar dan sikap yang ditetapkan oleh para sensei di Jepang berpengaruh kepada cara mengajar Maru-Sensei. Karena di Jepang, selain ilmu bahasa, nilai-nilai lain seperti disiplin dan tata krama juga diterapkan. Maru Sensei yang masih muda ini pun juga menyukai banyak media Jepang seperti Game, Anime dan Lagu-Lagu Jepang. Beberapa Artis Kesukaan Beliau adalah Alexandros dan Aimer, sementara untuk Anime, beliau menikmati beberapa serial Gundam, terutama Gundam 00.

Perkenalkan salah satu sensei IkuZo Bernama Erzan Muhammad, biasa dipanggil Erzan (sensei). Beliau adalah salah satu dari sekian banyak anak Indonesia yang menyukai budaya. Budaya yang paling Erzan sensei sukai adalah budaya jepang. Berawal dari berkenalan dengan orang jepang, tumbuhlah rasa ingin tahu tentang budaya jepang yang sesungguhnya. Setelah lulus dari SMA Erzan sensei memutuskan untuk mempelajari sastra dan budaya jepang lebih dalam lagi di universitas. Selama di universitas beliau pernah menjabat sebagai ketua Himpunan mahasiswa Bahasa dan Sastra. Dari situlah Erzan sensei belajar banyak sekali pengalaman dan pemahaman Bahasa dan budaya terutama jepang.

Erzan sensei juga pernah menjadi pengajar Bahasa jepang diberbagai tempat seperti LPK. Minori, Edumaster, dan guru Private lainnya. Erzan sensei memilih bekerja sebagai pengajar karena beliau menyukai interaksi dengan oranglain, terutama yang melibatkan Pendidikan. Bagi Erzan sensei mengajar merupakan sebuah dorongan untuk terus mengasah diri agar menjadi pribadi yang lebih baik.

Sensei yang biasa disapa dengan Gilang Sensei ini merupakan anak ketiga dari tiga bersaudara. Gilang sensei merupakan lulusan dengan IPK Cumlaude di Universitas Darma Persada jurusan Sastra Jepang hanya dalam 3,5 tahun, loh. Sensei yang hobi bermain bulutangkis ini ternyata pernah mengajar bahasa Jepang dasar di SMP Labschool, Cibubur dan pernah mengajar orang Jepang bahasa Indonesia di Japanesia. Keren ya, Minasan!

Sejak kecil Gilang sensei sudah sering melihat animasi Jepang di Televisi, dan saat SMP sensei pertama kali melihat anime di luar televisi yang berjudul Clannad, kemudian rasa ingin tahu Gilang sensei tentang Jepang berkembang hingga ingin mempelajari bahasanya, hingga akhirnya sensei melanjutkan kuliah jurusan Sastra Jepang dan sampai saat ini masih terus berusaha mempelajari bahasa Jepang.

Belinda Dwi Nata adalah sensei IkuZo! Alam Sutera. Belinda Sensei yang merupakan anak kedua dari dua bersaudara ini mulai tertarik dengan budaya & bahasa Jepang dikarenakan anime dan game yang sering dimainkannya saat kecil. Disaat itu tujuannya sangat simple, yaitu “ingin main game tanpa perlu menunggu versi bahasa Inggris”

Mimpi kecilnya itu baru terealisasi saat beliau mengambil program sarjana di Taiwan. Dengan dorongan dari lingkungan sekitar, rasa ingin belajar bahasa Jepang kembail muncul. Setelah lulus, beliau memutuskan untuk belajar bahasa Jepang dan akhirnya berhasil lulus level N2.

Saat ini, beliau masih mengasah kemampuan bahasa Jepangnya dengan cara membaca manga, menonton program TV Jepang, dan mendengarkan lagu Jepang. Band favoritnya adalah MRS. Green Apple dan Official HIGE Dandism.

Salah satu sensei Bahasa Jepang yaitu Anfal Ghofari sensei yang biasa dipanggil dengan Anfal sensei. Usia beliau saat ini 23 tahun. Anfal sensei merupakan pengajar di IkuZo! Lippo Karawaci sekaligus lulusan sastra Jepang di Universitas Komputer Indonesia kota Bandung. Menjadi pengajar bahasa Jepang kurang lebih tiga bulan dan masih ingin terus banyak belajar untuk bisa mengejar impian pergi ke Jepang. Anfal sensei merupakan pecinta musik dan anime Jepang. Yui adalah satu Musisi Jepang yang beliau sukai dan anime favorit Anfal sensei adalah Naruto dan Jujutsu Kaisen. Selain aktif dalam organisasi kampus, pengalaman magang, serta guru-guru yang menginspirasi menjadi dasar dalam mengasah kemampuan komunikasi serta motivasi menjadi pengajar. Pengalaman magang di Lembaga Pelatihan Kerja (LPK) Jepang tidak hanya mengajar bahasa Jepang, namun juga budaya kerja di Jepang seperti 5R (Ringkas, Rapi, Resik, Rawat, Rajin). Motto “ menjadi pribadi yang bermanfaat bagi orang lain merupakan jalan ninjaku”

MANGA TEACHER

Sensei yang akrab di panggil Arya sensei ini merupakan salah satu guru manga yang punya karya keren-keren, loh. Jika kalian sering ikuti IG LIVE di akun instagram @ikuzoindo, tak jarang Arya sensei membagikan ilmu menggambarnya lewat tutorial yang diberikan. Waah, Arya sensei baik banget ya! Nah, dari Arya sensei ini kita bisa belajar bahwa karya yang keren bisa di dapat jika kita sering berlatih dan tak pelit untuk membagi ilmunya, loh. Karena dengan berbagi, kita secara tidak langsung dapat belajar lebih banyak lagi. Semangat belajar menggambarnya, ya Minasan! ^^

Sensei whose often called Julian sensei is one of the manga teachers in IkuZo. He is teaching in IkuZo Greenville and Meruya. He has lots of hobbies such as drawing and collecting Gundam. The photo above is 'Meijin' Katsumi Kawaguchi whose a Gundam Modeler Master Coach in Japan (on the left) at a GBWC ( Gundam Builder World Championship 2018)

Besides teaching at our branches, he also teaches at school extracurricular. Moreover, he has 10 years of experience in the creative and education industry. Before teaching at IkuZo he has worked as a senior Illustrator/ creative team.

His hobbies in reading comics and watching anime, he can see that they have their uniqueness. His favorite comic is Doraemon and his favorite anime is the Gundam UC series.

Sensei how is known as Arlet-sensei is an alumna in one of a multimedia university in Jakarta. She is currently teaching in IkuZo Greenville, Gading Serpong, and Alam Sutera. Since little, she likes to draw because of her fondness for watching anime and reading comics. One of her favorite anime is Dragon Ball.

Arlet-sensei loves to draw panoramas and handsome boy characters. One of her favorite art tools is watercolor. It gives a different effect that appears transparent and aesthetic. Besides using watercolor, she is also fluent in drawing digitally because of her experience as a comic artist assistant in digital media. The existence of digital drawing helps comic artists or other creators to expand their creativity in this modern era.

Besides drawing and reading comics as her hobbies, Arlet-sensei also a animal lovers and love to do hiking.

Her liking in drawing since high school since knowing Sailor Moon serial and Cantik. Starting from copy drawing comics, anime character fan art until now. Ade-sensei loves to explore lots of drawing styles in making characters. A comic artist who inspires her is Naoko Takeuchi, Ono Eriko, Kim Jung Gi, Kuvshinov Ilya, and Robert Dejesus.

Her liking in drawing since high school since knowing Sailor Moon serial andCantik. Starting from copy drawing comics, anime character fan art until now. Ade-sensei loves to explore lots of drawing styles in making characters. A comic artist who inspires her is Naoko Takeuchi, Ono Eriko, Kim Jung Gi, Kuvshinov Ilya, and Robert Dejesus.

Encouragement words from Ade-sensei for all of you who wants to start making your artwork is, if you feel like it is hard to start with, what you need to do is start working on it until you got the feel and start to enjoy it until you can’t stop drawing. Also, don’t compare your work with others, because every artist has their style and experience. Enjoy the process, minasan!

You can call him Adhit-sensei, he is one of our teachers in Manga class at IkuZo Yogyakarta. He likes drawing since kindergarten. He starts pursuing his dream after high school. For Adhit-sensei, drawing is one of how we express our emotions, whether it is happy, sad, or angry. He has worked in one of the production teams in a printing company in Bali. At that time he still spare time practicing his drawing skills. Because for Adhit sensei not practicing will weaken your skill.

His inspirational figure is Katoki Hajime, because of his design in a mech that makes him excited in drawing. He's one of much favorite manga characters is Chitanda Eru in Hyouka.

Besides his hobby at drawing, Adhit sensei likes to do a long run bicycling (Fondo) around 100 km. Besides it helps releasing tenses, bicycling also makes a healthy body. For you who has the same hobby, you can go cycling together with Adhit sensei!

Dikenal dengan panggilan Difa-Sensei, ia merupakan seorang lulusan pendidikan seni rupa dari Universitas Negeri Jakarta. Dimulai dari hobi menggambar, Difa-Sensei membangun karirnya di bidang seni dan pendidikan, mengikuti minat dan bakat yang dimilikinya. Meskipun ia berpendapat bahwa sebaiknya hobi tidak dijadikan pekerjaan utama, namun Difa-Sensei tetap memilih menjadi tenaga pendidik kesenian, haha!

Berlandaskan pendidikan seni yang diterimanya, Difa-Sensei tidak hanya bisa menguasai teknik berkarya dua dimensi seperti menggambar dan melukis, tetapi juga terampil dalam teknik berkarya tiga dimensi, seperti grafis dan sculpting. Menurutnya, penting untuk menggali semua jenis media seni agar dapat meluasnya pemahaman tentang pengelolaan medium dalam berkarya, menciptakan karya yang otentik dan memiliki karakteristik yang khas.

Meskipun penampilannya terlihat sedikit feminim (lebih banyak tidaknya), Difa-Sensei sangat menyukai menggambar action dan super hero. Sejak kecil, ia senang mengkoleksi robot dan memiliki hobi bermain game fighting, meskipun mengaku tidak pernah menang. Pilihan game favoritnya adalah Mortal Kombat, yang dapat dijadikan alasan mengapa gaya gambar Difa-Sensei sering dikatakan "seram".

Motto yang senantiasa dipegang teguh oleh Difa-Sensei adalah bahwa setiap orang memiliki jalannya masing-masing. Kita tidak pernah terlambat untuk memulai sesuatu, jadi tidak perlu bersaing dengan orang lain dan selalu penuhi diri dengan harapan yang baik. Seiring dengan perjalanan hidup, setiap langkah yang kita lakukan akan membawa kita menuju pencapaian yang luar biasa.

Adit sensei is one of our teachers in Manga class at IkuZo Cibubur. The first time he starts drawing is when he is six years old because of his likeness watching anime and cartoons on TV, after that he tries to draw characters in anime. But it is a rough beginning for him because of how bad his friends treated his drawings, but it doesn’t make him gives up on his love for drawing. He keeps practicing his drawing skills until praised by his friends. He still remembers his first drawing character is Goku from Super Saiyan 3, Dragon Ball Z series.

He is very interested in Takehiko Inoue, one of the manga artists in Japan. His artwork is inspiring as he has a unique, characteristic, and strong principle. Meanwhile, his favorite character is Hanamichi Sakuragi from his Slam Dunk manga series that has a unique yet strong will character.

His message and tips for all of you who would like to learn drawing, what’s important are to have the intention and strong determination to draw. Don’t give up because of other people’s bad opinions, treat it as your benchmark to do better. Practice frequently with references, because your body will remember your movement, afterward you can draw without any references easily because of the character that you have made. Keep up the spirit!

Sensei who often called Nara sensei is one of our teachers in Manga class at IkuZo Yogyakarta. He has worked as a freelance illustrator for making fan art, designing comic characters, designing a novel book cover, etc. His likeness in watching anime series such as Dragon Ball, Inuyasha, Sailor Moon, Let’s and Go!, Detective Conan, etc. makes him interested in drawing.

He loves to draw digitally by using different kinds of software such as Photoshop, Paint Tool SAI, Clip Studio Paint, Medibang, etc. For Nara sensei drawing digitally is more effective, but you can see his artwork manually and digitally.

His message for us who wants to learn drawing in illustration or manga is to train our mentality by appreciating and understanding our skills. Don’t compare yourself to others and enjoy the process of drawing. Also, practice by using references, this is the foundation in developing your drawing skills.

Sensei who often called Denny sensei is one of our teachers in Manga class at IkuZo Cibubur. According to his mother's story, Denny sensei has loved drawing ever since in kindergarten, so his fondness for drawing is developed because of lots of practice. He loves to create new characters that are out of this world from his imagination, by practicing it is expanding your imagination to a new world.

His favorite manga artists are Takahashi Rumiko, Masashi Kishimoto, and Horikoshi Kohei. Meanwhile, his favorite manga characters are Saotome Ranma, Suzumiya Haruhi, and Sakata Gintoki. His other hobbies are reading books and watching traditional puppet performances especially Wayang Mahabharata. In 2017, he is called by Bogor City Cultural Office to share his knowledge by teaching to orphans in Katulampa, Bogor. Denny

In 2017, he is called by Bogor City Cultural Office to share his knowledge by teaching to orphans in Katulampa, Bogor. Denny sensei has also been one of the juries in a comic competition at IPB Art Contest 2020 held by Institut Pertanian Bogor, he is also part of the comic community in Bogor.

Tips from Denny-sensei in creating an art, either its a character, environment, or others is to look around you. There is a lot of things you can make or create from things or animals around you.

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