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    Riku Y.

    Japanese tutor

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    From Japan

    Japan

    Trilingual Japanese tutor with 6 years' teaching experience 👨‍🏫Expert in teaching Japanese pronunciation and pitch accent💪🏋

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    Approachable

    Adaptable

    Patient

    Structured

    Strengths

    Riku has 5 years of experience and has taught over 300 learners, specializing in business Japanese and daily conversation. His bilingual skills enhance communication.

    Teaching style

    Riku tailors lessons to individual learning goals and levels, using interactive discussions and practical situations to build confidence and fluency.

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    About me

    Hi! I am a Japanese teacher Riku from Brazil😎

    *Currently I only accept students who are older than 18 years old

    *I don't do group lessons


    ・Has been teaching over 400 students with 6000 hours👨‍🏫📕

    ・Has been teaching Japanese on the online platform for more than 6 years👨‍🏫📕

    ・Worked as a Sales engineer and Career Consultant👨‍💼💼

    ・Lived in the UK, Mexico, Argentina and trilingual speaker(Japanese, English, and Spanish)🛫

    ・Good at teaching Business Japanese and daily life Japanese😎


    Look forward to seeing you!


    -----------------------------------👨‍🏫Lesson plans👨‍🏫-----------------------------------

    【👶Absolute beginner course👶】(JLPT N5)

    ・Learn Japanese from scratch! (Provide you original study materials)

    ・Learn Hiragana and Katakana, and their history and pronunciations

    ・Learn basic Japanese phrases(Greetings, self-introduction, color, a day of the week....etc)


    【👦Intermediate course👧】(JLPT N4, N3)

    ・Develop your overall Japanese skill(Grammar, vocabulary, reading, listening, Kanji)

    ・Focus on your weak points(Tell me what you want to improve!)

    ・JLPT preparation


    【👩‍🎓Advanced course👨‍🎓】(JLPT N2, N1)

    ・JLPT preparation

    ・Read and discuss articles

    ・Pros and Cons discussion

    ・Practice public speech and academic essay writing


    【👩‍💼Business Japanese👨‍💼】

    ・Learn honorifics phrases and points for doing business with Japanese people💼

    ・Learn "When", "Where", "To whom", and "How" use honorific words and should behave in the Japanese business environment


    【👩‍💼Interview Preparation Course👨‍💼】

    ・Create and review Japanese-style resume and CV

    ・Do roleplay for job interviews


    Are you ready for starting the Japanese learning journey with me? Don't miss a chance!


    -----------------------------------📌Things I want to tell you📌-----------------------------------

    I know how difficult it is to learn foreign languages because I spent tons of time acquiring English.

    I believe, from my experiences, that learning foreign languages is like a "long journey".

    It's impossible to arrive at the destination the next day but we know we can arrive there someday unless we stop moving forward💪


    Let's pleased with our small progress than big progress🙌


    I look forward to joining your journey!

    I speak

    Japanese

    Native

    Spanish

    Advanced C1

    English

    Advanced C1

    Portuguese

    Pre-Intermediate A2

    Lesson rating

    5.0

    Reassurance

    5.0

    Clarity

    5.0

    Progress

    5.0

    Preparation

    Based on 62 anonymous student reviews

    What my students say

    5

    Based on 130 student reviews

    Reviews summary

    Students say Riku is friendly, well-prepared, and adapts lessons to their needs, fostering a supportive learning environment.

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    • LearnZone

      Stefan

      300 lessons · Jul 5, 2023

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      Learning Japanese with Riku-san has been a truly wonderful experience. He is patient, encouraging, and always finds the best way to explain even the most difficult grammar points. His lessons are structured but never feel stressful — he creates a comfortable atmosphere where asking questions and making mistakes is completely natural. What I especially appreciate is how he adapts the lessons to my pace and interests, making learning both effective and enjoyable. Riku-san also shares cultural insights alongside the language, which makes every class feel enriching and inspiring. Thanks to his guidance, I’ve gained not only more confidence in my Japanese but also a deeper appreciation for the culture. I highly recommend Riku-san to anyone who wants to learn Japanese with a supportive, skilled, and truly dedicated teacher.
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      Gaby

      203 lessons · Jul 30, 2020

      Really enjoyed learning with Riku, he's really patient and helps you even outside of classes. The classes themselves are really enjoyable as it isnt just pure work and there is a bit of small talk here and there. Really recommend choosing roku
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      Claudia

      176 lessons · Jul 8, 2022

      Riku is a very friendly and patient teacher. I wanted to learn Japanese but didn't know where to start. He is easy to talk to and gets an idea of what your goals and interests are in order to see what would work best for you. I've taken a few classes and I already learned so much. I always look forward to the lessons. I highly recommend!
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      Gabriela

      136 lessons · Jan 8, 2021

      Very nice and the way of teaching is easy to understand!
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      Christena

      119 lessons · Mar 10, 2023

      Riku san is so patient and is so good a explaning everything, makes it so easy to learn. Always has lessons plans which i find amazing and very profesional! i really recommend him for japanese classes ! Always looking forward to them !
    • Duncan

      Duncan

      94 lessons · Feb 10, 2025

      always great lessons!

    Schedule

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    Mar 7 – 13, 2026

    Mar 7 – 13, 2026

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    Resume

    • 2015 — 2016

      University of Sussex

      Master of Arts

      Diploma verified

    My specialties

    Conversational Japanese

    There are 2 ways to learn conversational Japanese.◆Textbook and online source-based conversation classIn this lesson, we can use vocabulary and grammar books or online materials.All JLPT levels from N1 to N5 are available. We can read through and learn new wordsand phrases. Then we will encourage related conversation by using words and phrases thatyou now learned.◆Free conversation lesson(Recommended for the advanced level learners)In this lesson, we will encourage the free conversation that we want to discuss.Most likely I will use online news articles or debate topics site. We will intensively discuss andtalk about topics that we chose. I will correct your words or expression throughoutthe discussion.

    Japanese for beginners

    ◆For complete beginnersWe can start with the very basic Japanese! let's start with Hiragana and Katakana.I have some original materials, PDF, PowerPoint slides, Words.I will massively use Google documents to learn words in realtime. We can read loud andwrite basic Japanese words on the same page.◆For beginners who already know basic Japanese wordsI will use a very useful and famous textbook which is called Genki Book.I will pass you a PDF version of it so don't worry about purchasing it.In addition, I will share with you some Japanese learning websites and materials inaccordance with your goal.

    JLPT

    ・All JLPT level lessons from N1 to N5 are available. However, N1 materials are limited compared to other levels. We can use each level focused textbook in accordance with your JLPT level.

    Business Japanese

    About me:I......◆Worked in Japanese companies for over 3 years.◆Worked as a sales engineer and career consultant.◆Have experienced negotiating with clients in business meetings.What I can.....?・Teach you proper business Japanese- You can practice how you properly talk with your co-workers, superiors, clients.We need to use different expressions for different social class people.・Do business role-play- How to behave in a Japanese business meeting? You can prepare for the next meeting!・Do Job interview role-plays and advice- I worked as a career consultant before. As an interviewer, I attended over 100 job-seekersinterviews, including non-Japanese, and gave them advice on how to pass job interviews.If you want, I will coach you how to impress Japanese interviewers, answer difficultquestions, appeal to your advantages.....etcI have some examples of questions and answers scripts that the majority of Japanesecompanies may ask you in the interview.・Review and correct Japanese resume, business e-mail, presentation documents......etc- In Japanese work culture, we still have strict resume rules and business e-mail.You want to impress Japanese job interviewers or co-workers with brilliant beautifuldocuments? Take my lesson and see how it will change it!

    Japanese Literature

    Let's have read wonderful Japanese literature together!◆Japanese classical literatureI will pass you Japanese classical literature that you want to read in our lesson.When it comes to Japanese classical literature, almost all of them have already been expiredtheir copyright hence we can legally and freely download them and use them as materials.We will probably use Google documents. Paste sentences and interpret the meaning ofsituation and story.◆Japanese contemporary literatureIt could be negotiable. If you already have PDF or word based literature you can pass meand read together. However, if you don't have literature that you want to use, we might have topurchase the book. In this case, we first discuss whether or not we should really purchase it.

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