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The Best Japanese Tutors in Poway, CA

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Kazumasa U.

40/hour

Near Poway, CA

Start Learning Japanese Today! All Levels Welcome!!!

5.0 (4904)

11,999 hours tutoring

Response time: 40 minutes

I am a Japanese national and have been living in the United States since 2001. I currently live in San Diego, California. I graduated college in Japan and my major was education. My courses focused on international culture and the classes prepared me to teach the Japanese language and culture to...

Great teacher

He really helps you understand the topics in Japanese that are difficult. He went through adjectives and I can even complete sentences now in Japanese. He’s a wonderful teacher! - Paul

Eriko M.

60/hour

Near Poway, CA

Effective Japanese Tutor For Beginners through Advanced Level

5.0 (7)

13 hours tutoring

I am Japanese born and grew up in Japan.

Hiroko Y.

60/hour

Near Poway, CA

Piano, Singing, and Japanese lesson by a Japanese teacher

4.7 (24)

100 hours tutoring

Finished high school and college in Japan.

Very good tutor

Greatly helped with Japanese homework which involved writing an essay. Appt was made at last minute, so it was very helpful to find a tutor that quickly. - Toni

Maachan-sensei I.

60/hour

Near Poway, CA

Professional Japanese language teacher with a Master's degree

5.0 (1)

7 hours tutoring

Master degree(Japanese education)

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Yukari E.

72/hour

Fun and Experienced Japanese Tutor with PhD for All levels

Response time: 2 minutes

I have over 10 years' experience teaching Japanese at all levels (JLPT N5–N1), including travel Japanese. My lesson is really practical using many images and phisical exersices as I have PhD of Art. Of course we can talk...

Excellent language tutor!

Yukari-sensei continues to help me advance my Japanese greatly! She's a very patient teacher, and because of her teaching style, the results have been dramatic! Lessons involve writing, working from a variety of teaching material... - Robert, 86 lessons with Yukari

Tetsuo M.

85/hour

Your Path to Proficiency: From JLPT/IB Success to Real-World Fluency

5.0 (117)

314 hours tutoring

Currently working as the head Japanese teacher at Brooklyn Nihongo Gakuen in NY

knowledgeable, experienced, and genuinely very helpful

We are very lucky to have found Tetsuo to help our daughter in her IB Japanese studies. Firstly, he is a very good teacher who can engage students and keep the students’ interest level up. Our daughter had a lot of reluctance with... - Sam, 4 lessons with Tetsuo

MASAHIDE F.

50/hour

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...

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

John R.

150/hour

Experienced Language Teacher

5.0 (2605)

4,738 hours tutoring

Response time: 6 minutes

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

Adam W.

220/hour

Japanese Language & Fluency Coach | PhD in Japanese History

5.0 (3887)

11,431 hours tutoring

I have been engaged in academic Japanese language research and education for over a decade, holding a PhD in Japanese history. Because I began my own Japanese language journey just a year before entering graduate school, I had...

very knowledgeable tutor

Adam was a huge help to my son who is a sophomore in High School taking an online Japanese class. He gave my son resources to help him, led him in a positive direction. I'm sure after the holiday break we will be using Adam again.... - Kimberly

Shinsuke H.

60/hour

Experienced Japanese Tutor

5.0 (3800)

9,456 hours tutoring

Hello, My name is Shinsuke and I am a native Japanese. I have been in this country for 12 years and graduated from the University of Arizona. After my graduation I was fortunate to secure a position as a teacher at a private language...

Best Japanese teacher.....PERIOD!!!!!

I have been waiting to write this review until I attended a few lessons. Shinsuke is by far the BEST Japanese teacher I ever had. His level of patience is superhuman, especially if your someone who likes to take their time to dige... - Kiera, 7 lessons with Shinsuke

Sayaka M.

50/hour

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

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...

So kind and helpful!

She is so kind and explains everything in such good detail without making things complicated. My favorite part is her lessons are customized for each student so our lesson was based on my goals and learning style. She is a very ad... - Rene, 7 lessons with Sayaka

Lydia T.

45/hour

9+ Years Language Teaching Experience, Kids and Adults

5.0 (829)

2,587 hours tutoring

Response time: 7 minutes

JLPT N2 Certification, 2 years of Japanese language school in Japan, 4 years abroad in Japan

Very helpful and knowledgeable Japanese Tutor

Lydia T. helped me with learning some basic Japanese, including all the katakana, how to introduce myself, how to use present tense verbs, how to say you like or dislike something, how to say you are good or bad at something, and ... - Kevin, 21 lessons with Lydia

Soo J.

87/hour

Certified Korean/Japanese Tutor Specializing in Speaking & TEST Prep

5.0 (394)

797 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

Seiko D.

78/hour

Expert Japanese Tutor with Credentials, Specializing in JLPT Prep.

5.0 (191)

581 hours tutoring

I am a native speaker, born and raised in Japan. I had Japanese education through to college. I graduated college in Japan and earned a teaching certificate. I have also a BS degree in the U.S.

Patient teacher

It is comfortable to talk to Seiko in Japanese as I had difficulty to talk Japanese to Japanese people. Right now, speaking in Japanese is more important than speaking perfect Japanese. - Thomas, 2 lessons with Seiko

Aki M.

80/hour

I love working with diverse students including LGBTQ learners!

5.0 (3524)

6,841 hours tutoring

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

Yasuko M.

40/hour

Native Japanese Tutor - Let's master Japanese together!

5.0 (580)

1,709 hours tutoring

I am native Japanese speaker with total of 4 years of experience in teaching beginner, intermediate, and advanced level Japanese learners of various ages (grade schools, college, and graduate school students, and adults). I also...

Amazing Japanese Tutor!

I'm very happy to have found Yasuko to help me work on my Japanese. She is friendly and kind so I felt very comfortable speaking and asking questions during our lessons. In our first session, she listened to my learning goals as w... - Shan-Tan, 15 lessons with Yasuko

Kana E.

39/hour

Experienced native Japanese language instructor

5.0 (2008)

5,821 hours tutoring

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

Seukyung K.

55/hour

Efficient and Patient Tutor- Korean, Japanese, and Business

5.0 (1880)

3,365 hours tutoring

Response time: 21 minutes

As a native speaker of Japanese and Korean, I'm highly qualified to teach two languages. I have taught Japanese to many students in various levels about five years. I have obtained my educational background from a top rank...

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT TUTOR!

Seukyung is way more than I ever expected of a Japanese Tutor! Seukyung spent an exuberant amount of time with my son and myself before my son began his lessons. Seukyung has an extensive background in Asian languages and taught m... - Jacquelyn

Stephanie A.

35/hour

Elementary Reading and Math Teacher

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5.0 (807)

2,000 hours tutoring

I am qualified to tutor Japanese because this was my undergraduate major. I also studied in Japan for one year as a university student in one of Japan's most prestigious universities. In addition, I lived in Japan an additional year as...

Alex Toshiaki M.

55/hour

Native Japanese speaker with over 20 years of experince in teaching!

5.0 (958)

3,399 hours tutoring

I'm a seasoned Japanese tutor and I have a strong passion in what I do. I can teach any level of Japanese regardless of your age. I can tailor the lesson for your needs.

Amazing Japanese Tutor

Toshiaki-Sensei is an amazing Japanese tutor who has been very helpful in my Japanese learning journey. He taught me many important concepts and thoroughly explained many helpful grammar features, common kanji radicals, and kanji ... - Erika, 91 lessons with Alex Toshiaki

Lily C.

60/hour

JP-EN Language & Art Tutor, Translator

5.0 (289)

1,181 hours tutoring

Response time: 7 minutes

I have taken and passed level N1 (the highest level available) of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test.

Good teacher or Elementary school kids and adults

Lily has been able to work with all 3 of my kids that are 3 diiferent ages, 13, 11, 6; as well as myself in a fun, interactive and educational way! We have been learning how to use some verbs, like "I eat x" in the positie/neg... - Laura, 30 lessons with Lily

Yumi M.

50/hour

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

5.0 (72)

468 hours tutoring

Response time: 24 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.

Yuko F.

55/hour

420-hour Advanced Japanese Teacher Training Course (online)

5.0 (253)

586 hours tutoring

I have been tutoring college students and high school students for three years. I focused on their preference and goals when I create their lesson plans. I'm good at talking in Japanese according to the learners' level.

Friendly and patient Japanese tutor

I have had Yuko sensei as a tutor for over a year now and highly recommend her. I look forward to every class with her because she is fun and patient with me. She explains things I have trouble with very well and helps me to under... - Tatiana, 122 lessons with Yuko

Chase K.

55/hour

Japanese teacher with experience living and working all over Japan

5.0 (225)

708 hours tutoring

I have been studying Japanese for almost 10 years now and have my bachelor's degree in Japanese. I also have the highest certification available by the Japanese Language Placement Test. I have lived in many different...

So knowledgable and kind!

Chase helps me feel so comfortable as I'm learning such a new and different subject! I'm often too hard on myself and place unrealistic expectations but I feel very supported and encouraged while we study. A safe place to learn! <... - Liv, 6 lessons with Chase

Gina I.

65/hour

Well Rounded Tutor Specializing in the Earth Sciences and Writing

5.0 (677)

1,754 hours tutoring

Response time: 55 minutes

I have taken three years of Japanese language courses at the college level and one Japanese literature class that was conducted in Japanese. I can explain topics such as customs, manners, foods and travel in Japan from...

Knows how to tailor lessons to meet student's expectations

I have only had 3 lessons of Japanese with Gina, following 3 months with another teacher in Las Vegas. I feel that I am already making progress. She understands my goal and adapts her teaching to my needs. I am having a great time... - Maureen, 125 lessons with Gina

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