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The Best Japanese Tutors in Los Angeles, CA

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Hiro M.

50/hour

Los Angeles, CA

Experienced Japanese and ESL teacher

5.0 (450)

2,144 hours tutoring

I am officially retired now, but I still teach a group of Japanese American adult students once a week on Wednesday for one hour and another group on Monday in Little Tokyo in LA. I also used to teach academic Japanese to adults at Long Beach Japanese school. The school was approved for high school credit...

Very patient and knowedgable in advanced Japanese lessons

Hiro helped me with basic sentence structure and conjugation as well as reading with kanji. He was able to help me review and answer basic Japanese to advanced Japanese questions. - Elizabeth

Mario D.

50/hour

Los Angeles, CA

Stanford's very own Japanese tutor

5.0 (15)

53 hours tutoring

Although I am not a native speaker, I have achieved near-native proficiency by attending a public Japanese high school in Aichi before coming to Stanford. Many of my students find this actually gives me an edge on tutoring as I understand what it's like to learn Japanese as a native English speaker....

Knowledgeable and very patient tutor!

Mario helped My son with his his A.P. physics 1 class and focused on basic understanding of content and learning how it all works together. My son felt more confident in his abilities to do his homework. I would highly recommend M... - Andrea

Tina H.

80/hour

Near Los Angeles, CA

Experienced Tutor Specializing in Japanese

5.0 (105)

532 hours tutoring

Response time: 3 minutes

Tutored Japanese at university level for 3 years Scored a 5 on AP Japanese Exam Scored an 800 on Japanese SAT Subject test

Organized, knowledgeable and patient

Tina was easy to schedule with, responded quickly to the emails, she was on time, organized, knowledgeable and patient. Excellent tutor for Japanese students and I highly recommend her. - Leeanne

MASAHIDE F.

50/hour

Near Los Angeles, CA

Native Japanese tutor|Genki1&2|JLPT|Clear, Structured&Practical Lesson

Response time: 8 minutes

I am a native Japanese tutor with over 1,000 hours of tutoring experience. I specialize in Genki 1 and 2, JLPT exam preparation (N5 &N4), and clear, structured lessons for beginners and self-learners. My lessons focus on practical communication, solid grammar foundations, and steady progress. Instant Book is...

A+ Tutor

I needed help crafting a speech I am going to give at a Japanese wedding. Masa did an excellent job of communicating with me ahead of the lesson to coordinate expectations and work to do ahead of time. He translated my full speech... - Lance

Laura A.

65/hour

Near Los Angeles, CA

Experienced ESL and Japanese Language Tutor

5.0 (47)

104 hours tutoring

BA Japanese Language and Intercultural Communication, ICU Mitaka, Japan International School, Waseda University, Tokyo Japan Cross border financial professional for 25 years 30 years of Japanese as a second language teaching one on one and in formal classes TEFL certified Translation, editing, proofreading...

Laura is an excellent tutor

Laura is great to work with and an excellent tutor. Her grasp of written and spoken Japanese as well as Japanese culture is masterful. She's well organized and her instruction is clear and very helpful. - Jane, 22 lessons with Laura

Kenneth I.

40/hour

Near Los Angeles, CA

Patient and Knowledgable Japanese tutor with 10+ years experience

5.0 (56)

143 hours tutoring

Response time: 57 minutes

I am a former high school teacher who used to teach Japanese. After retiring from teaching, I began to tutor students one-on-one in Japanese. I have more than 10 years experience in tutoring. What I love about tutoring is that the students who want tutoring really want to learn and I get to know my...

ケン-せんせいのクラス

Ken-Sensei is an extremely patient, kind and knowledgeable teacher. I always look forward to a lesson with Ken-Sensei. His explanations are clear and easy to understand. I have been taking lessons for a while now and I've visibly ... - Fatema , 42 lessons with Kenneth

Toshi M.

100/hour

Near Los Angeles, CA

Native Japanese Tutor | JLPT N5–N1 | 22+ Years

5.0 (160)

612 hours tutoring

I am a certified member of The National Tutoring Association and passed the Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test of the Japanese Language Teaching Association.

Good cultural understanding of both Japanese and US differences in addition to language!

In the first lesson, I learned not only how to speak proper Japanese in a way that's more natural so that real Japanese people can understand me, I also learned about cultural differences. I highly recommend Toshi Sensei if you w... - Huey, 9 lessons with Toshi

Keiko M.

60/hour

Near Los Angeles, CA

I can teach Japanese culture and language to you.

5.0 (179)

491 hours tutoring

I completed the Boat People Assistance Association training course for teaching Japanese to foreign people in 2002 and then I started to teach Japanese to Vietnamese, Laotian, and Cambodian people as a volunteer teacher in Japan from 2002 to 2005. I helped the expatriate students at the Japanese...

Excellent teacher !

Keiko, is such a professional, patient and intellectual teacher. I am so grateful for her educational background ! Looking forward for my child to continue to learn Japanese from such a wonderful teacher! - Astrid M, 83 lessons with Keiko

Mio T.

100/hour

Near Los Angeles, CA

PMP / PgMP | Patient, Attentive Public Speaking & Interview Coach

5.0 (4)

26 hours tutoring

I grew up speaking Japanese first before English in the midwest. I am first generation and went to Japanese language school on Saturdays thru high school. I still visit my extended family in Japan as often as I can every 1-2 years.

Excellent tutor

I've had a few Japanese tutors over the years, both on line and in person. I can definitely say that Mio has been one of the best so far. Like most language learners, I've spent countless hours on input (textbooks, video courses e... - Eric, 3 lessons with Mio

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Soo J.

87/hour

Certified Korean/Japanese Tutor Specializing in Speaking & TEST Prep

5.0 (394)

799 hours tutoring

I am a Korean-Japanese and both languages are the native speaker's level. I have a teacher's certification in Korea and have a certificate of language instructor.

Excellent first lesson!

My first Japanese lesson was excellent. Because of my weird amount of previous knowledge, we spent a large amount of the time finding my exact skill level and where I need to start. It was very fun to try to communicate my own t... - Christopher

Rachel F.

40/hour

FUN, ENCOURAGING JAPANESE & ENGLISH EXPERT

5.0 (191)

327 hours tutoring

TEFL certified Japanese Instructor with over 10 years of teaching experience while living abroad in Japan.

Rachel makes learning Japanese fun!

Rachel has been my tutor for several months now. Each lesson is not only informative but fun, and I look forward to my weekly classes. I feel that the personal interaction with as patient a teacher as Rachel has helped me learn Ja... - Mandolin

Jonathan L.

125/hour

PhD in modern Japanese history with 4+ Experience in Japan

5.0 (25)

130 hours tutoring

I completed a Ph.D. in Japanese history (and modern European history). During the course of my study, I completed four, fellowship-funded research trips to Japan to work in various libraries and archives. Prior to this, I spent three years...

David F. L.

137/hour

Japanese Tutor | Coursework & Teaching Experience

Response time: 26 minutes

Dr. David studied Japanese in high school and college and has taught the language to beginner and intermediate students. He helps learners with hiragana, katakana, and basic kanji, pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and everyday...

BEST Tutor EVER – Dr. Dave is a Lifesaver!

This review is way overdue, but I had to share how amazing Dr. Dave is! I worked with him for help on a really difficult statistics assignment in my political science class, and he was an absolute game-changer. I had tried working... - Iva, 2 lessons with David F.

John R.

150/hour

Experienced Language Teacher

5.0 (2643)

4,797 hours tutoring

I have a Degree in both Japanese Language and History. I have over six years of experience in teaching the language. I have experience living and working in Japan.

Amazing Japanese Teacher

I started taking lessons from John about two years ago and it was such a great decision for my language learning journey! I feel as though I have made so much progress in learning the language and I was exposed to so much new voca... - Robert, 103 lessons with John

Hiroko T.

50/hour

Japanese lessons (as a foreign language/AP 日本語/国語) 20+ yrs experience

5.0 (5)

111 hours tutoring

I teach private lessons which I customize according to the students’ needs. I can teach Japanese as a foreign language or to Japanese heritage students who already have Japanese proficiency due to native speakers at home. I...

Highly supportive Japanese tutor

Hiroko is a very talented and supportive teacher, who provided outstanding instruction to my child. She was well-prepared for each lesson and assigned carefully thought-out assignments. I also appreciated that there was excellent ... - SL, 22 lessons with Hiroko

Yumi M.

50/hour

Fun Native Japanese Professor, Beginner - Advanced, Bilingual+Licensed

5.0 (72)

539 hours tutoring

Response time: 32 minutes

Please read my resume from Linked in or Indeed. I might have omit some of the work experience in Japan and U.S. in order to fit the page. But I have plenty of work experience and teaching - a good fit.

Kate L.

35/hour

Japanese Tutor for Beginner to Intermediate Adults

With 5 years of Japanese tutoring experience and 4 years of living and working in Japan, I help learners at the beginner and intermediate level improve their comprehension, listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills in...

Knowledgeable, personable and understands my goals

Kate is an excellent teacher—patient, knowledgeable and caters lessons to what I want to learn. She has a good sense for my level and interests, so I’m making good progress on all fronts—speaking, reading and writing. - Richard, 25 lessons with Kate

Karin A.

49/hour

A Fun, Patient and Certified Native Japanese Tutor for All Levels!

5.0 (55)

302 hours tutoring

I hold Bachelor of Science in Educational Theater major from New York University, and Associate degrees in Home Economics from Obirin Junior College in Tokyo, Japan.

Excellent Sensei

I highly recommend Amano-Sensei. She is lively, supportive, and helpful in all ways. I’m learning so much and having a blast! I look forward to my lessons each time. She is a joy! I don’t have pressure over me to learn quickly. We... - Tanya, 2 lessons with Karin

Maya C.

55/hour

Certified Japanese and Korean Teacher

5.0 (1)

3 hours tutoring

State certified Japanese teacher 10+ years experience teaching Japanese Advanced ACTFL + JLPT N1 certified

Allen E.

240/hour

Patient and Passionate Japanese Tutor

4.9 (587)

2,836 hours tutoring

After completing my bachelor's degree in Chinese (Mandarin), I became interested in studying Japanese as well. Since then, I have studied Japanese through college coursework and independently for many years with the goal of...

ACT math

Allen had just one month to make a difference in my daughter’s ACT math score, and he absolutely delivered. He quickly pinpointed her weak areas, created a focused plan, and worked through them with clarity and precision. The resu... - Sky, 21 lessons with Allen

Rianna A.

40/hour

JLPT N2 Certified Japanese Tutor | Beginner–Intermediate Focus

5.0 (1)

6 hours tutoring

I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Japanese (summa cum laude) and have passed the JLPT N2, with continued study toward N1. I studied abroad in Tokyo, where I strengthened my practical communication skills and cultural...

Phenomenal Tutor!

Rianna is an exceptional Japanese tutor who blew away all of my expectations. She brings a unique level of professionalism and expertise that make learning with her feel more like two friends studying rather than a barrage of note... - Parker

Aki M.

80/hour

I love working with diverse students including LGBTQ learners!

5.0 (3583)

6,911 hours tutoring

Response time: 49 minutes

I am a native Japanese speaker. I have taught beginning and intermediate Japanese to young adults and adults at the Japan Society of Boston from October 2017 to May 2018, and have Japanese course planning experience from...

High level knowledge and incredible flexibility

Aki was such a pleasure to work with! My needs were in the business Japanese area, especially when conducting communications with government entities, so Aki's background and expertise were incredibly helpful. Aki not only helped ... - Momoko, 4 lessons with Aki

Kana E.

39/hour

Experienced native Japanese language instructor

Response time: 43 minutes

I have a certification of ACTFL writing and speaking certificates.　

Knowledgeable, patient native speaker teacher

I will start by saying I'm a bit of a unique case. I approached Kana after 5 years of self study and learning to help fill in cracks and gaps in my knowledge, as well as help me with my listening and speaking ability. Living in th... - Brian, 7 lessons with Kana

Sayaka M.

52/hour

Master in Education w/12+ years of Japanese Tutoring (Native)

Response time: 55 minutes

Teach All Ages, Groups, Learning Levels of Japanese. Proficient in all Levels of AP, JLPT Tutoring. Teach you not only Language, but also Culture, Custom, Trends and about People in depth! Patient and Great Motivator! Top 10% Tutor in...

Incredibly helpful and kind.

Sayaka helped me edit my Japanese assignment at my level. She was very encouraging, I would not have been able to do it without her! I would recommend her as a tutor for anyone learning the language especially if you are using the... - Audrey

Nathan H.

27/hour

Japanese Language Specialist Who LIved and Worked in Japan 9 Years!

5.0 (75)

388 hours tutoring

I can also teach slang, and local dialects (Northern, Central, and Southern Japanese). My unique strength is that I am a Native English speaker, so I can help explain and give you detailed advice/instruction in English along with...

Best Teach For Japanese

I am... WAS a senior in college, and Nathan helped me accomplish that. When I first met Nathan, I was on the verge of failing my Japanese class, in which I needed to pass to graduate. He was patient, kind, and understanding. No ma... - Erica, 22 lessons with Nathan

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