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The people and the place.
PLH Immersion Camp is our own campus — dorms, classrooms, café, and farm, all on-site. Meet who runs it.
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● PLH-owned campus● 24/7 bilingual staff● 1 : 4 staff ratio● All background-checked
Takeshi Izuka
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Director · Founder, PLH Immersion Camp
Grew up in Sanuki. Ran language programs in Tokyo 10 years before coming home. Bilingual EN/JP.
Shinohara-san
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Farm lead · 3rd-generation farmer
Runs the PLH farm. Teaches students how to feed cows, mend fences, and read the weather.
Yui Nakamura
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Head instructor · JLPT-certified
Teaches Japanese at every level, from zero to N1. Has a soft spot for dad jokes.
Café Sakura team
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On-campus café, open to neighbors
Where students do their afternoon shifts. Regulars come in daily. No tourists.
Dorm parents · Ayako & Ken
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Live on-site · 24/7
The adults who are up when someone's sick at 3am. First aid certified. Parents themselves.
Community liaison · Mika
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Bridges students & neighbors
Coordinates dinners at neighbors' homes, festival attendance, and the Tsuda Beach days.
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Dorm life, simply.
- 01Single-sex dorm rooms, 2–3 students per room.
- 02Dorm parents live on-site — Ayako & Ken, both first-aid certified.
- 03Three meals a day in the campus dining hall, home-style Japanese.
- 04Dietary needs (halal, kosher, vegetarian, vegan, allergies) coordinated with our kitchen.
- 05Laundry handled on-site. Wi-Fi in common areas.