Online booking for Japanese teachers
Let students book Japanese lessons from Japan or overseas. Available times are shown in the student’s local time zone.
A 50-minute lesson event type, paid online in yen, video location, with your availability set in Asia/Tokyo and left alone.
Time zones, and the students you lose to them#
Every enquiry from abroad starts with a negotiation about when. Get it wrong once and a student sits waiting at the wrong hour, which is the kind of mistake that ends a booking before it starts.
Suggested booking settings#
Students are foreign residents and overseas learners, so lessons are booked across time zones and almost always online.
| Duration | 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Booking notice required | 12 hours |
| Max bookings per day | Six a day |
| Location | Video |
| Payment | Paid online in yen |
| Cancellation policy | Full refund 24 hours before |
Suggested booking questions: Current level, roughly — JLPT or self-assessed · What are you studying for? · Your time zone
An overseas student sees your times in their own time zone automatically, so you never have to do the arithmetic. Keep your availability in Asia/Tokyo and let the booking page convert it.
Set your hours once, in Tokyo time#
Your availability schedule is in Asia/Tokyo. A student in Berlin opens the page, their browser says Europe/Berlin, and they see your times converted. Their confirmation and reminders show their own time zone; yours show Tokyo. Nobody does any arithmetic. Time zones
Levels are different products#
Beginner conversation, JLPT N3 preparation and business Japanese are three different lessons with different preparation. Separate event types, with the level in the name, let a student choose correctly and let you charge differently.
Paid in yen, from anywhere#
Students abroad pay by card in Japanese yen into your own Stripe account. There is no invoicing and no bank transfer to chase.
Getting started#
- Sign in at app.marubox.jp with Google or Microsoft. There is no credit card required and no time limit on the free plan.
- Create an event type with the settings above. Event types explained
- Connect your calendar so your teaching hours never gets double booked. Google · Outlook
- Set your working hours, and close Japanese public holidays in one setting. Availability
- Put the link in your bio, or the widget on your site. Adding it to your website
Common questions
How do students in other countries see my availability?
Automatically in their own time zone. You set your hours once in Asia/Tokyo and the booking page converts them for whoever is looking, including in confirmations and reminders.
Can overseas students pay in yen?
Yes. Payment runs through your own Stripe account in yen, and any card works. The money is yours and Business Box takes no cut.
Can I charge different rates by level?
Yes — make each level its own event type with its own price and duration. They sit together on your booking page.
Start taking bookings online
The Free plan includes booking pages, Google Calendar and Outlook connections, working hours, Japanese holiday settings and booking on your website. No credit card is required, and there is no time limit. The Paid plan is ¥1,200 per month including tax and adds online card payments, team bookings and LINE integration. Business Box charges no booking commission; Stripe processing fees apply separately.
Last reviewed 16 October 2026.