Saya T.
Japanese tutor
·From Japan
Make your desire to speak come true!🍀 From Anime Phrases to Business Japanese! Learn Japanese with materials built around what you love, and make real progress with confidence! 📚✨
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About me
🥕 Hi, I’m Saya! I’m from Mie Prefecture, Japan, and now live in Canada 🍁 I spent six years as a wedding planner in Japan, so I have experience with polished, professional Japanese! 🎂 People say I’m friendly and a good listener ☀️ I love travelling, hiking, watching anime and dramas on Netflix, reading manga, and learning the tea ceremony 🍵
My Lessons are Perfect for:
- Those aiming to speak conversational Japanese
- Anime or manga fans who want to use phrases from their favourite series
- People who want to learn basic Japanese for travel
- Professionals needing business Japanese to enhance their careers
What’s Included:
✅ Custom lessons tailored just for you
✅ No need to buy textbooks; all materials provided ✨
✅ Lessons based on your goals and interests 🤝
✅ 24/7 message support ⏰🙋♀️
✅ Extra support in English if needed 🥰
✅ Practice with popular words and phrases from anime and manga so they feel natural!
Course Levels
📕 Beginner: [Perfect for Travellers!]
- Learn useful Japanese phrases and customs for travel
- Basic hiragana and katakana reading and writing 📝
- Essential greetings, phrases, and vocabulary
- Conversation practice with personalized feedback 👌
📗 Intermediate: [Chatting with Japanese Friends about Your Interests!]
- Natural conversational skills and expressions
- Grammar, vocabulary, and listening practice
- Pronunciation training
- Reading and writing improvement ✍️
- Understanding of Japanese customs and cultural insights
📘 Advanced: [For Those Who Want to Live or Work in Japan!]
- Advanced grammar and complex sentence structures
- Guidance on natural Japanese expressions and editing
- Business Japanese and interview prep
- Professional communication, email writing, and editing 💻
I’m also learning English, so I know how challenging language study can be. Whether you’re a big fan of anime and manga or want to master business in Japanese, I’d love to help! ✨ Let’s work together to make your Japanese learning journey enjoyable and effective.
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What my students say
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Based on 51 student reviews
Courtney
April 23, 2026
Saya is so efficient in lesson time. I feel I get such a good understanding. I am impressed how well she tailors the lesson to my goal of learning to my specific role in Japan.Raymond
March 28, 2026
Saya is a wonderful teacher. She communicates effectively and takes her to ensure that you have an understanding of what area of Japanese you are having trouble with. I am happy to have her as my teacher, highly recommended!Sydney
March 12, 2026
The lessons are very well planned and personalized to meet my goals. I feel like I make steady progress each lesson while still spending enough time on each grammar point to make sure I understand. Saya-sensei provides very clear explanations and answers questions both during and outside of lessons. I look forward to continuing to learn!Shen
March 6, 2026
SayaSensei is an exceptional teacher who makes every lesson engaging, clear, and genuinely motivating. SayaSensei’s patience, structured guidance, and ability to explain complex ideas simply have accelerated my progress tremendously. SayaSensei is able to adapt and fluidly record the lesson in real time without missing a beat! I always leave lessons more confident and inspired. I’m truly thankful to LearnZone for such a natural experience to learn Japanese.Jonathan
February 19, 2026
Saya is amazing, her positive attitude encourages me to do my best.Harrison
February 2, 2026
Saya is #1
Schedule
Resume
2025 — 2025
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My specialties
Conversational Japanese
For students who want to improve their conversation skills, my lessons are based on natural, friend-like conversations rather than fixed scripts. We talk about everyday topics such as work, hobbies, daily life, and current news. I note your mistakes during the conversation and explain vocabulary and expressions clearly. If grammar points are unclear, I also provide explanations and practice based on your preferences.
Japanese for beginners
This course is perfect for those new to Japanese! We’ll focus on essential vocabulary, basic grammar, and simple sentence structures to help you start communicating with confidence. Lessons are based on original materials created from the textbook "Minna no Nihongo", making them clear, practical, and easy to follow. Step by step, we’ll build a strong foundation to prepare you for more advanced learning.
JLPT
For students preparing for the JLPT, I provide targeted training in grammar, reading, and listening, tailored to your level (N5 to N4). We’ll use past exams, practice questions, and test-taking strategies to help you gain confidence and feel well-prepared for the exam.
Intensive Japanese
This class is ideal for travellers who want to communicate in Japan without learning hiragana or kanji first. We focus on practical spoken phrases and pronunciation for real travel situations.All materials are provided in romaji, making the lessons easy and stress-free for beginners. You’ll practice greetings, ordering food, asking for directions, shopping, and other common situations, along with helpful tips on Japanese culture and etiquette.
Business Japanese
In this course, we focus on Japanese presentations, speeches, and interviews in professional and formal settings. Lessons cover appropriate formal expressions, clear and natural phrasing, and effective ways to organize and deliver your message in Japanese. You will practice confident speaking and receive feedback to sound natural and professional.
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