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Practiced by 250,000+ people in Japan. Now available in English for the first time.This exclusive video course features full English dubbing and comprehensive visual slides, ensuring you capture every detail of the master's expertise with clarity and ease.

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250,000+ practitioners in Japan.

15 minutes. 4 questions.
Written by hand.

15 minutes. 4 questions.
Written by hand.

The Journal

The Journal

Behind a

Behind a

$700M Athlete

$700M Athlete

Now Available for Anyone Who Wants to Be Unstoppable

Now Available for Anyone Who Wants to Be Unstoppable

The Harada Method has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Gazette, and Harvard Business School — and quietly practiced by 250,000+ people across Japan for over four decades.

The Harada Method has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Gazette, and Harvard Business School — and quietly practiced by 250,000+ people across Japan for over four decades.

  • 2,962 students enrolled

  • 91.2% satisfaction rate

  • 250,000+ practitioners in Japan

  • 43 years of research

  • Translated into 20+ languages

  • Used by executives & Olympians

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  • The mental training system behind Shohei Ohtani — taught by the man who built it
  • The exact journaling practice he followed, step by step
  • The full Harada Method — and what's coming next
  • The mental training system behind Shohei Ohtani — taught by the man who built it
  • The exact journaling practice he followed, step by step
  • The full Harada Method — and what's coming next

2 hours 47 minutes. On demand. Start tonight.

2 hours 47 minutes. On demand. Start tonight.

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This is a beta release for the U.S. market. Lectures are delivered in English audio (dubbed) and include English slide decks.This course is an edited recording of a live seminar originally held in Japan. No physical materials will be shipped. Access will be delivered by email after purchase.

Story

How a 15-year-old in rural Japan
mapped his way to a $700M career

How a 15-year-old in rural Japan
mapped his way to a $700M career

How a 15-year-old in rural Japan mapped his way to a $700M career

In 2010, a high school freshman in Hanamaki, Japan sat down and wrote out a single goal.

"Become the No. 1 draft pick in professional baseball."

Most teenagers write a goal like that and forget it by Tuesday.

Ohtani did something different. Every morning, he picked up a pen and wrote in his journal. Not once. Not occasionally. Every single night — for years.

He was drafted. He made the majors.
He became the greatest two-way player the sport has ever seen.

He was drafted. He made the majors.
He became the greatest two-way player the sport has ever seen.

The journal he kept was built on the Harada Method — developed by Takashi Harada, a former middle school teacher from Osaka who turned a struggling school in a rough neighborhood into a national track and field champion 13 times in 7 years.

The Wall Street Journal covered it. Harvard studied it. And 250,000+ people in Japan have quietly been using it for decades.

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Method

Not an app. Not a habit tracker.
A high-performance analog system.

Not an app. Not a habit tracker.
A high-performance analog system.

Not an app. Not a habit tracker.A high-performance analog system.

In an age of digital overload, the world's top performers are going back to pen and paper — and there's a reason why.

The Harada Journal is a daily practice built on 4 structured questions. Answer them every morning. Takes 15 minutes.

Once you're in the rhythm, it feels almost unfair — like you're running the same race as everyone else, but with a map.

4 Questions

What do you actually write?
Here's the structure.

What do you actually write?
Here's the structure.

What do you actually write?
Here's the structure.

These aren't journaling prompts. They're precision tools — refined over 43 years and field-tested on 250,000+ people.

These aren't journaling prompts. They're precision tools — refined over 43 years and field-tested on 250,000+ people.

Question 1

FOCUS

A single question that cuts through everything competing for your attention — and locks your full energy onto the one thing that actually moves the needle today.

Question 2

VISUALIZE

The question elite athletes use to rehearse success before it happens. Answer it every morning, and your brain starts treating your goal as inevitable — not hypothetical.

Question 3

CONFIDENCE

Most people wait to feel confident before they act. This question flips that. It builds unshakeable self-belief through evidence — accumulated one day at a time, in your own handwriting.

Question 4

LEARN & APPLY

The question that turns every experience — good or bad — into fuel. Top performers don't just work hard. They extract lessons and feed them forward. This question makes that automatic.

Question 1

FOCUS

A single question that cuts through everything competing for your attention — and locks your full energy onto the one thing that actually moves the needle today.

Question 2

VISUALIZE

The question elite athletes use to rehearse success before it happens. Answer it every morning, and your brain starts treating your goal as inevitable — not hypothetical.

Question 3

CONFIDENCE

Most people wait to feel confident before they act. This question flips that. It builds unshakeable self-belief through evidence — accumulated one day at a time, in your own handwriting.

Question 4

LEARN & APPLY

The question that turns every experience — good or bad — into fuel. Top performers don't just work hard. They extract lessons and feed them forward. This question makes that automatic.

Question 1

FOCUS

A single question that cuts through everything competing for your attention — and locks your full energy onto the one thing that actually moves the needle today.

Question 2

VISUALIZE

The question elite athletes use to rehearse success before it happens. Answer it every morning, and your brain starts treating your goal as inevitable — not hypothetical.

Question 3

CONFIDENCE

Most people wait to feel confident before they act. This question flips that. It builds unshakeable self-belief through evidence — accumulated one day at a time, in your own handwriting.

Question 4

LEARN & APPLY

The question that turns every experience — good or bad — into fuel. Top performers don't just work hard. They extract lessons and feed them forward. This question makes that automatic.

"Knowing" and "doing" are completely different things. The course teaches you how to write each question in a way that actually changes your behavior — not just your awareness.

"Knowing" and "doing" are completely different things. The course teaches you how to write each question in a way that actually changes your behavior — not just your awareness.

"Knowing" and "doing" are completely different things. The course teaches you how to write each question in a way that actually changes your behavior — not just your awareness.

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This is a beta release for the U.S. market.
Lectures are delivered in English audio (dubbed) and include English slide decks.

Proof

What 600+ Organizations Already Know

What 600+ Organizations Already Know

What 600+ Organizations Already Know

From Japanese boardrooms to Olympic stadiums — the same system, proven everywhere.

Japan's Corporate Elite

Toyota. Sony. Uniqlo. When Japan's most demanding companies want to develop people who actually perform, this is the method they reach for. Not motivation training. Not workshops. This.

600+ Organizations

Business

Leadership

Japan's Corporate Elite

Toyota. Sony. Uniqlo. When Japan's most demanding companies want to develop people who actually perform, this is the method they reach for. Not motivation training. Not workshops. This.

600+ Organizations

Business

Leadership

Professional Sports Teams

The Nippon-Ham Fighters — the team that drafted Ohtani. Nadeshiko Japan — 2011 Women's World Cup Champions, the first Asian team to win it. The method doesn't care what sport. It produces champions across all of them.

Olympic Athletes

Professional Sports Teams

The Nippon-Ham Fighters — the team that drafted Ohtani. Nadeshiko Japan — 2011 Women's World Cup Champions, the first Asian team to win it. The method doesn't care what sport. It produces champions across all of them.

Olympic Athletes

Going Global

Introduced to the West by Norman Bodek — the "Godfather of Lean," the man who brought Toyota's production philosophy to American manufacturing. Today, translated into 20+ languages.

Global Coaches

Going Global

Introduced to the West by Norman Bodek — the "Godfather of Lean," the man who brought Toyota's production philosophy to American manufacturing. Today, translated into 20+ languages.

Global Coaches

The Ohtani Effect

250,000+ practitioners. 600+ organizations. Decades of results across every field imaginable. Ohtani isn't an outlier. He's proof of what the system produces — at scale.

43 Years

Built to Scale

The Ohtani Effect

250,000+ practitioners. 600+ organizations. Decades of results across every field imaginable. Ohtani isn't an outlier. He's proof of what the system produces — at scale.

43 Years

Built to Scale

Reviews

Reviews from
Japanese students

Reviews from
Japanese students

Reviews from
Japanese students

I was truly moved! It gave me so much strength!

I was truly moved! It gave me so much strength!

There’s a big difference between “knowing” and “doing.” I realized that once again.

There’s a big difference between “knowing” and “doing.” I realized that once again.

The training on using a journal as a tool for growth and self-actualization was a real eye-opener.

The training on using a journal as a tool for growth and self-actualization was a real eye-opener.

I feel like I’ve been recharged with new energy.

I feel like I’ve been recharged with new energy.

I submit weekly reports at work. I used to do it reluctantly, but now that I understand the importance of journaling, I want to incorporate it into my routine.

I submit weekly reports at work. I used to do it reluctantly, but now that I understand the importance of journaling, I want to incorporate it into my routine.

It was a wonderful experience that helped improve my mindset and way of thinking.

It was a wonderful experience that helped improve my mindset and way of thinking.

Everything was immediately applicable to my daily work.
I believe putting this into practice from here on out is crucial.

Everything was immediately applicable to my daily work.
I believe putting this into practice from here on out is crucial.

I was once again struck by the power of the Harada Method.It has renewed my determination to write in my journal every day.

I was once again struck by the power of the Harada Method.It has renewed my determination to write in my journal every day.

Just as I was starting to feel gloomy thinking, “Back to work tomorrow…,”it has reignited my passion.

Just as I was starting to feel gloomy thinking, “Back to work tomorrow…,”it has reignited my passion.

Testimonials shown are from real participants.
Individual results may vary.

About Harada-sensei

43 years. 280,000 people.
One mission.

43 years. 280,000 people.
One mission.

43 years. 280,000 people. One mission.

Creator of the Harada Method
Creator of the Harada Method

Takashi Harada

He isn't a Silicon Valley productivity guru. He's a former public middle school teacher from Osaka — who, in a school where students brought knives to class, quietly built a track and field program that won the Japanese national championship 13 times in 7 years.

He did it using a system of daily journaling, goal visualization, and character development. A system he then spent the next four decades teaching to executives, Olympic athletes, police officers, and students across Japan and beyond.

Today, Harada-sensei has spoken to 280,000+ people across 600+ organizations. His books have sold 250,000+ copies across more than 20 countries. And this is the first time his signature journaling course is being made available as a video program in English.

He isn't a Silicon Valley productivity guru. He's a former public middle school teacher from Osaka — who, in a school where students brought knives to class, quietly built a track and field program that won the Japanese national championship 13 times in 7 years.

He did it using a system of daily journaling, goal visualization, and character development. A system he then spent the next four decades teaching to executives, Olympic athletes, police officers, and students across Japan and beyond.

Today, Harada-sensei has spoken to 280,000+ people across 600+ organizations. His books have sold 250,000+ copies across more than 20 countries. And this is the first time his signature journaling course is being made available as a video program in English.

He isn't a Silicon Valley productivity guru. He's a former public middle school teacher from Osaka — who, in a school where students brought knives to class, quietly built a track and field program that won the Japanese national championship 13 times in 7 years.

He did it using a system of daily journaling, goal visualization, and character development. A system he then spent the next four decades teaching to executives, Olympic athletes, police officers, and students across Japan and beyond.

Today, Harada-sensei has spoken to 280,000+ people across 600+ organizations. His books have sold 250,000+ copies across more than 20 countries. And this is the first time his signature journaling course is being made available as a video program in English.

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This is a beta release for the U.S. market.
Lectures are delivered in English audio (dubbed) and include English slide decks.

Agenda

3 hours. Everything you
need to start tonight.

3 hours. Everything you
need to start tonight.

3 hours. Everything you
need to start tonight.

Part 1：Mental Training Foundations

Part 1：Mental Training Foundations

  • with Takashi Harada

  • with Takashi Harada

  • The philosophy behind the method. Why journaling works when other systems don't. How to build mental strength the same way Ohtani did. What a "real goal" actually looks like — and how most people are setting theirs wrong.

  • The philosophy behind the method. Why journaling works when other systems don't. How to build mental strength the same way Ohtani did. What a "real goal" actually looks like — and how most people are setting theirs wrong.

  • ＊What mental training actually is — and what it isn't
    ＊    How top performers use "prediction and preparation" to stay ahead
    ＊    The 5 mental qualities that separate winners from everyone else

    ＊What mental training actually is — and what it isn't
    ＊    How top performers use "prediction and preparation" to stay ahead
    ＊    The 5 mental qualities that separate winners from everyone else

    ＊The conditions of a goal strong enough to change your behavior
    ＊    The relationship between habit and self-confidence
    ＊    How Ohtani was built — step by step

    ＊The conditions of a goal strong enough to change your behavior
    ＊    The relationship between habit and self-confidence
    ＊    How Ohtani was built — step by step

Part 2：How to Write the Journal

Part 2：How to Write the Journal

  • with Masaki Kawasaka, Pro Coach & Mental Trainer

  • with Masaki Kawasaka, Pro Coach & Mental Trainer

  • Step-by-step instruction on all 4 questions. Common mistakes beginners make. How to build the habit so it actually sticks. Real examples from high-performers who've used it.

  • Step-by-step instruction on all 4 questions. Common mistakes beginners make. How to build the habit so it actually sticks. Real examples from high-performers who've used it.

  • ＊The single biggest reason people who journal don't get results
    ＊    What separates people who achieve from people who just dream
    ＊    The two patterns that keep effort from becoming results

    ＊The single biggest reason people who journal don't get results
    ＊    What separates people who achieve from people who just dream
    ＊    The two patterns that keep effort from becoming results

    ＊The unexpected factor that determines your performance ceilin
    ＊    Why "trying harder" is sometimes the wrong move
    ＊    The right sequence: design first, then execute

    ＊The unexpected factor that determines your performance ceilin
    ＊    Why "trying harder" is sometimes the wrong move
    ＊    The right sequence: design first, then execute

Part 3：Mastering the Harada Method

Part 3：Mastering the Harada Method

  • Information for those who want to learn more about the Harada Method, including tools other than the journal and *Open Window 64* by Shohei Ohtani. We’ll also share a message from Takashi Harada.

  • Information for those who want to learn more about the Harada Method, including tools other than the journal and *Open Window 64* by Shohei Ohtani. We’ll also share a message from Takashi Harada.

Price

The course that Fortune 500
companies pay millions for.

The course that Fortune 500
companies pay millions for.

The course that Fortune 500 companies pay millions for.

Regular price: $51（8,000 JPY）
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Regular price: $51
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$ 20

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（3,000 JPY)
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  • We are looking for
    100 Founding Students in the U.S.

    We are looking for
    100 Founding Students in the U.S.

    People willing to experience this system and share honest feedback — in exchange for access at our beta price, before the full English launch.

    Once we have our 100 students, this offer closes. There is no waitlist.

Instructors

Two Coachs

Two Coachs

Two Coachs

Creator of the Harada Method
Creator of the Harada Method

Takashi Harada

For 43 years, Takashi Harada has helped people achieve their goals across business, education, sports, and family life — working with everyone from Fortune 500 executives to Olympic gold medalists. After 20 years as a public school teacher in Osaka, he guided his track and field team to 13 national championships in just 7 years. From that experience, he developed the Harada Method — now adopted by 600+ organizations and 280,000+ people worldwide. His mission: developing self-reliant human beings who can achieve on their own terms.

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Professional Coach / Mental Trainer

Masaki Kawasaka

A former student of Takashi Harada from his junior high school days. He is currently active as a personal coach for business executives and athletes, as well as an up-and-coming training instructor specializing in goal achievement. His clients include national-level athletes across various sports, as well as athletes who have achieved the top rankings in Japan and the world. His lectures, delivered from a practitioner’s perspective, are highly praised by participants for being “easy to understand,” “easy to apply,” and “deepening understanding.” His book, The Art of Building a Winning Mindset, has received a high rating of 4.2 out of 5 on Amazon.

A former student of Takashi Harada from his junior high school days. He is currently active as a personal coach for business executives and athletes, as well as an up-and-coming training instructor specializing in goal achievement. His clients include national-level athletes across various sports, as well as athletes who have achieved the top rankings in Japan and the world. His lectures, delivered from a practitioner’s perspective, are highly praised by participants for being “easy to understand,” “easy to apply,” and “deepening understanding.” His book, The Art of Building a Winning Mindset, has received a high rating of 4.2 out of 5 on Amazon.

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Please Note

BETA LAUNCH NOTICE

BETA LAUNCH NOTICE

BETA LAUNCH NOTICE

This is the first time this course has been offered outside of Japan. We are looking for 100 Founding Students — early adopters in the U.S. who want to experience the system and share their feedback before the full English launch.

▼What's included in Founding Student access:
  • Complete 3-hour video masterclass — now with English dubbing
  • English visual slide decks — following every lesson in clear English
  • Complete 3-hour video masterclass — now with English dubbing
  • English visual slide decks — following every lesson in clear English

If you're serious about being one of the first Americans to learn this method — and you're ready to share what you discover — this is your moment.

If you're serious about being one of the first Americans to learn this method — and you're ready to share what you discover — this is your moment.

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This is a beta release for the U.S. market. Lectures are delivered in English audio (dubbed) and include English slide decks.This course is an edited recording of a live seminar originally held in Japan. No physical materials will be shipped. Access will be delivered by email after purchase.