Japanese tutor & ESL tutoring for Japanese people

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Hi everyone! My name is Miku. I was born and raised in Japan. I graduated from Dokkyo University in Saitama, Japan, where I majored in Hospitality and Tourism. I worked as a flight attendant for ANA (All Nippon Airways) in Tokyo until 2016, when I moved to Hawaii. I am now a flight attendant with American Airlines. During university, I also took classes to become a teacher, and I’ve been teaching Japanese for almost 10 years. In my lessons, I can help you with: • Conversation skills • Correct pronunciation • Proper grammar I usually use the textbook Genki as a foundation. I provide the materials, so you don’t need to buy anything. With Genki, we’ll practice grammar points, build vocabulary, role-play real-life situations, refine pronunciation, and do plenty of exercises to improve both listening and speaking skills. I strive to keep my classes relaxed and supportive, so you’ll feel comfortable speaking and learning at your own pace. 📍 Lesson Format: Online only (FaceTime) — no in-person lessons. 📚 Materials: Provided by me. 💵 Trial Lesson: First 1-hour lesson is $30. Group lessons are also available. Cancellation Policy • 50% charge for cancellations made within 24 hours of the scheduled lesson time. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. I look forward to meeting you and helping you on your Japanese learning journey!

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Hired 24 times

Serves Honolulu, HI

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Gina o.

Mar 14, 2024

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miku is the perfect teacher. she is patient and helps walk you through anything youre confused about. i had some experience with japanese before starting lessons, although it wasnt much and i was rusty, miku was able to explain it and get me back up to speed. shes always able to give me the perfect answer to any questions i may have she is punctual and always on time, and always makes sure to let me know about her availability for our next lesson! shes super professional, and also kind :) you can tell she really wants to help you succeed and accomplish your goals. she knows what i need to work on and we establish a plan on how to get it done. i look forward to all of our lessons and i feel accomplished after every single lesson.

Details: 18 - 25 years old • Beginner • Full fluency • Beginner • Beginner • Full literacy • I travel to the japanese tutor • The japanese tutor travels to me • Phone or internet (no in-person meeting)

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Jonathan L.

Apr 24, 2023

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Details: 26 - 44 years old • No experience • Conversational proficiency • No experience • No experience • Basic reading/writing skills • 60 minutes • I travel to the japanese tutor • Phone or internet (no in-person meeting)

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James D.

Mar 12, 2022

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Miku has been beyond useful in helping my personal understanding of the Japanese language. She has always been punctual and has lessons almost every week possible. I generally ask a million questions and she answers every single one to the best of her ability without making the answers too confusing for someone new to Japanese. I think going through Genki 1 with her has mostly helped my grammer. I have to form Japanese sentences every lesson and her corrections are very useful due to how she explains even the smallest reasons why you'd say something one way in Japanese and not a different way. I can't speak to the quality of other tutors because this is my first tutor but I can say that if you want a tutor that is easy to understand and easy to speak with without feeling judged or pressured then she is perfect. みく先生ありがとうござました！

Details: 18 - 25 years old • Beginner • Full fluency • Beginner • Beginner • Full literacy • 60 minutes • Phone or internet (no in-person meeting)

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Starr R.

Oct 27, 2020

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Mikuさん is awesome! I started taking Japanese lessons for fun (I go to Asia every year - thought it would be helpful) - this year was obviously different due to COVID but helpful in another way: I can listen to my anime’s now and understand some of the sentences without having to sit in front of the screen (so if I walk away for a second I’m not 100% missing out). And that’s just with lessons for under a year, she’s very good at going over vocabulary and incredibly patient (cannot stress this enough!). Even though we are on opposite sides of the US she is very accommodating with timing lessons as well. Can’t say enough good things about Miku I look forward to my lessons every week. 😊

Details: 26 - 44 years old • No experience • Conversational proficiency • No experience • No experience • Basic reading/writing skills • 60 minutes • Phone or internet (no in-person meeting)

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Adrienne P.

Jul 14, 2020

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Miku is a great teacher to work with! I've been doing weekly lessons with Miku remotely since December of 2019 (now July 2020 as I'm writing this) starting from no experience. I was worried about my ability to learn a new language since my only experience prior to this was learning Spanish in school years ago, but learning to read and speak Japanese with Miku's guidance has been the right level of challenging, and fun. Miku is a great communicator, flexible, really knowledgeable, adds nuance to the lessons we move through, and also really just fun to talk to and learn from.

Details: 18 - 25 years old • No experience • Conversational proficiency • No experience • No experience • Basic reading/writing skills • 60 minutes • Phone or internet (no in-person meeting)

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