🇯🇵 Certified Japanese Teacher
Learn Japanese
with Yuya
Learning languages has never been this fun! Friendly, personalized online Japanese lessons tailored to your goals.
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Learning languages has never been this fun! Friendly, personalized online Japanese lessons tailored to your goals.
Book a Lesson See Courses
Nice to meet you! こんにちは！
I'm a certified Japanese language instructor based in Oita City with over 4,000 hours of teaching experience over the past 4 years.
My mission is to make learning fun and easy and bring smiles to students' faces with lots of success in the language.
My lessons are very beginner-friendly. I can tailor lessons to your goals whether you want to work in Japan, pass the JLPT, or study as a hobby. My lessons are laidback, and all materials are prepared by me, so we can focus more on speaking. I can also provide English support throughout your growth — so even if you're not confident in Japanese, you can join my classes with ease.
Get to know me and my teaching style in a minute and a half.
Real feedback from my students.
Yuya speaks mostly Japanese to me in lessons, which may sound intimidating to some beginners, but Yuya adapts his speech so you can understand him perfectly. You never feel panicked or rushed to respond as he creates a very safe space for you to practise and take your time. His patience is truly admirable! As a teacher myself, I see his passion and willingness to help his students. He's one of the best teachers I've ever had and anyone would be incredibly lucky to be his student!
I started lessons with Yuya in January because I wanted to improve my Japanese speaking and the lessons with Yuya really help me with that. I'm more confident speaking Japanese. We practise conversations and also use the Genki books to learn many things like grammar and vocabulary. I'm having a lot of fun improving my Japanese. If you want to learn Japanese without ever getting bored, I recommend lessons with Yuya.
Yuya has all the qualities of a great teacher. He is patient, easy-going and supportive and attuned to my level immediately — offering a challenge at times but helping me to feel comfortable throughout. I would highly recommend his style of teaching and conversing to anyone who is feeling nervous about speaking Japanese. With Yuya you'll be in very good hands!
I have prepared three courses to fit your schedule. Lessons can include any or all of these topics: JLPT, Grammar, and Free Talk. Choose any course that suits your availability.
Booking opens in Calendly — pick a time that works for you. It takes less than a minute.
Questions before booking? Send me a message — I usually reply within 24 hours.