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    Makoto H.

    Japanese tutor

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    From Japan

    Japan

    【Just 3 Months】From Zero to Speak with Japanese Locals🌟

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    Highlights

    Patient

    Encouraging

    Strengths

    Makoto brings over 3 years of experience and has taught 2171 lessons, excelling in supporting learners from beginner to advanced levels in Japanese.

    Teaching style

    He uses visual aids and interactive methods to make learning engaging, focusing on practical conversation and cultural insights.

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    About me

    🌻About Me🌻


    My name is Makoto.

    I live in Tokyo, Japan.

    My hobbies are traveling abroad 🌎 and basketball (NBA) 🏀.

    My favorite anime and manga are Dragon Ball, NARUTO, and ONE PIECE.

    I can speak English. (I am currently studying Spanish and Indonesian!)


    → I absolutely love traveling abroad. Please tell me about your country!!

    I’ve been to 🇵🇭🇦🇺🇳🇿🇮🇩🇻🇳🇹🇭🇸🇬🇲🇾🇭🇰🇲🇴🇹🇼🇪🇬🇮🇳


    I have experience teaching Japanese abroad.

    I also have over 2 years of experience as a teacher in Japan.

    Having lived abroad myself, I am also able to teach in English.



    ✏️My Teaching Style✏️


    I teach all levels—beginner, intermediate, and advanced.👌


    🌼Recommended for people like this🌼


    ・Want to understand anime without subtitles 😋

    ・Want to communicate with Japanese people

    ・Want to enjoy traveling in Japan to the fullest

    ・Want to work at a Japanese company!

    ・Want to learn more about Japanese culture!


    🌼What I can teach🌼


    🍎Beginners →


    ・Master hiragana and katakana! 👍

    ・Learn basic grammar and start creating your own sentences!

    ・Pick up simple daily phrases to enrich your conversations!

    ・Understand Japanese culture in a fun and engaging way!


    \Let’s learn to have simple everyday conversations!😋/


    🍊Intermediate learners →


    ・Master casual phrases to enjoy conversations with Japanese friends! 👍

    ・Deepen your understanding of grammar and vocabulary!

    ・Watch anime and movies to improve your listening and pronunciation!

    ・Gain deeper knowledge of Japanese culture!


    \Use Japanese with confidence!✨/


    🍇Advanced learners →


    ・Master advanced grammar! 👍

    ・Learn how to communicate in business situations!

    ・Understand Japanese news and newspapers!

    ・Use honorifics appropriately depending on the situation!


    \Develop practical skills and enjoy expressing yourself while taking your learning to the next level♪/


    ※If there’s anything you don’t understand, I can explain it in English 👍

    【Even total beginners are welcome!!】

    I speak

    Japanese

    Native

    English

    Upper-Intermediate B2

    Spanish

    Beginner A1

    Lesson rating

    4.9

    Reassurance

    4.9

    Clarity

    4.9

    Progress

    4.9

    Preparation

    Based on 140 anonymous student reviews

    What my students say

    5

    Based on 46 student reviews

    Reviews summary

    Students say Makoto is patient and encouraging, making learning enjoyable and clear.

    AI Summary based on the students reviews

    • LearnZone

      Rachel

      176 lessons · Dec 22, 2024

      nice and helpful
    • Rebecca

      Rebecca

      100 lessons · Feb 3, 2025

      very good at teaching
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      Jeffrey

      99 lessons · Mar 23, 2025

      just completed my first month with Makoto, and I've learned so much with him already! His lesson plan is very well structured and breaks everything down and makes it easy to understand. 100% recommend!!!
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      Joshua

      82 lessons · Dec 28, 2024

      (edited)

      I knew no Japanese before beginning with Makoto. He began at the basics with me and after several lessons of working together, I am feeling more confident. He teaches me not only how to speak, but how to write and how to participate in the culture. He is friendly and enthusiastic but pays close attention to pronunciation, helping you to perfect your accent, as well. Makoto provides diagrams and visual aids to study, while also using repetition and conversation to advance your understanding. I am thoroughly pleased with his tutorship so far and highly recommend him.
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      Jared

      76 lessons · Dec 17, 2024

      He is very understanding and helpful in guiding you through what you are doing well and what you are struggling with.
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      Kameren

      66 lessons · Mar 16, 2025

      Makoto is a great teacher who will take the time to teach you step by step and gradually elevate you to the next level.

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    My specialties

    Conversational Japanese

    日本旅行で日本語で会話したい方、日本で働きたい方、日本に移住したい方、日本の大学に入学したい方、アニメや映画を字幕なしでみたい方、日本人と流暢に話せるようになりたい方を応援しています

    Japanese for beginners

    簡単なオリジナル教材をつかって、わかりやすく、楽しくレッスンしてきます。

    JLPT

    いままで20人以上の生徒が希望レベルのテスト合格!!\ 文法、語彙、漢字を中心に復習も兼ねながらテストに向けて /

    Intensive Japanese

    1〜3ヶ月間の毎日のレッスンのおかげで、日本に旅行した時に日本語で会話できたり、テストに合格したり、たくさんの方々が目標を叶えています⭐️

    Japanese for children

    簡単な絵や画像をつかってレッスンします。そしてよく使うフレーズから学んでいき会話がすぐできるようになります。

    Business Japanese

    仕事で使える、面接に使う日本語をメインのレッスン

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    $25

    50-min lesson

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