"Is my child going to be okay
at this rate?"

A message from the founder of Manatomo

Why I started Manatomo

I have three children — in high school, junior high, and elementary school. Together we navigated both integrated middle-high school entrance exams and high school entrance exams, and all of them made it to their target schools.

Throughout that journey, we tried cram schools, correspondence courses — all kinds of approaches. Each had its merits. But as we continued, I arrived at one key realization:

"The knowledge itself — whether from cram school or correspondence course — isn't that different. The real difference is in how you make that knowledge your own."

For example:

• ✓Memorized today, forgotten tomorrow
• ✓So focused on copying notes neatly that nothing important actually stuck
• ✓Finished reading the textbook feeling like they understood — only to discover at the test that they couldn't solve anything
• ✓Finishing the workbook became the goal — wrong answers were just left behind
• ✓Taking a practice exam just to take it — never reviewing it afterward

Without knowing how to study, things that could be learned aren't learned. Things that could be understood aren't understood.

I want to bring this experience to more families. That is why I started Manatomo.

For children with school refusal or developmental differences

In addition to my experience as a cram school instructor and private tutor, I have worked for many years as a pharmacist in medical settings. Through that work, I spent time with children with developmental differences, children who experienced school refusal, and children with various health conditions. I saw first-hand that every child needs a pace that suits them.

"How do we keep learning during a period when they can't go to school?" "The group pace doesn't suit them and it's clearly a struggle" — If that sounds like your family, please start by letting me hear your situation.