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Meet Your New Online Japanese Teacher: An Experienced Professional

Nihongo-Pro teachers are professional, experienced Japanese teachers, many with experience teaching Japanese in an online classroom as well as traditional classrooms. With teachers located around the world, there is sure to be a Nihongo-Pro teacher that matches your Japanese language level, desired lesson time, and learning style.

All Nihongo-Pro teachers are professionally trained, expert Japanese teachers, and many are experienced in teaching online Japanese lessons.

For details, click any teacher, or see all available lesson times here.

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ISHIKAWA Yukiko
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ISHIKAWA Satoru
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SMITH Mariko
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ASO Yutaka
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FUKANO Maiko
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HAYASHI Nami
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LILLY Michiko
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MIMURA Mai
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NAGATOMI Fusayo
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NAKAMURA Machiko
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SEI Yasuyo
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SHIMIZU Chigusa
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YAMAFUJI Hiroko
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Lesson Times to Fit Your Busy Schedule

Our teachers live around the world, so we can offer online Japanese lessons virtually 24 hours a day. Choose your level and see the times and teachers that best fit your schedule.

This schedule shows when our teachers are available. There's no need to choose a particular teacher—we will match you based on your desired lesson times, level, and learning goals. Your private lessons will be taught by that one teacher.

At the upper beginner level and above, you can also consider coordinated private lessons from two or more Nihongo-Pro teachers.

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Success in learning Japanese starts with a great teacher.

Nihongo-Pro teachers offer unsurpassed quality in online Japanese lessons. You can learn Japanese online from native-level speakers with professional Japanese teaching experience and credentials.

Nihongo-Pro teachers provide private Japanese lessons built just for you in our easy-to-use online Japanese classroom. No other online Japanese school can match our value with better teachers, better lessons, better classrooms, and better policies.

Nihongo-Pro offers paid training to our teachers, ensuring your Nihongo-Pro teacher is expertly prepared for your online lessons. We pay our teachers better than other online Japanese schools, yet offer some of the most affordable private lessons anywhere.

Our teachers are committed to your success as you learn Japanese online.

ISHIKAWA Yukiko

石川 有紀子
  • Lives in Japan
  • B.A. in Social Psychology from Toyo University
  • Completed the 420-hour course for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language
  • International experience teaching Japanese, including:
    • Taught Japanese at the National Language University of Nizhnij Novgorod (Russia) (2 years)
    • Taught private Japanese lessons (3.5 years)
  • Enjoys piano, reading, movies, and art museums
  • Speaks and understands Russian, English
Ishikawa Y.-sensei's Lesson Features
  • 50-minute private Japanese lessons at all skill levels (introductory, beginner, intermediate, and advanced), including JLPT N1, N2, N3, N4, and N5 preparation
  • Ishikawa-sensei provides customized private lessons from a variety of textbooks. If you have a specific textbook in mind, please let us know.
  • Free Trial LessonFree trial lesson offered to all new students
  • Ishikawa-sensei customizes her lessons flexibly for each student's objectives. She has experience in pronunciation instruction for giving speeches in Japanese as well as singing in Japanese.
  • Follow-up emails for your study and review
  • Periodic progress reports emailed to you
  • Ishikawa-sensei welcomes students' questions by email
  • Reservation deadline: 48 hours before class
  • Cancellation deadline: 24 hours before class
  • $ 25.00 per lesson (approx. ¥ 2,742  or  € 20.80)   Buy Ishikawa Y.-sensei's Lessons
Ishikawa Y.-sensei's Available Lesson Times
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ISHIKAWA Satoru

石川 智
  • Lives in U.S.
  • B.A. in Japanese History from Rikkyo University
  • M.A. in Japanese Language from the University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • Certified as a social studies teacher for junior- and senior-high schools in Japan
  • Completed training as an Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) Tester
  • Co-authored the 『上級へのとびら』 series of intermediate Japanese textbooks, including the kanji text 『きたえよう漢字力』 and the grammar text 『これで身につく文法力』 (published by Kuroshio Publishing)
  • World-class teaching experience, including:
    • Japanese language instructor at Princeton University (7 years)
    • Japanese language instructor at Harvard University (3 years)
    • Japanese language instructor at the University of Iowa (5 years)
    • Experience in Japanese language education at other U.S. universities
    • Experience in teaching general Japanese courses as well as business Japanese conversation courses
  • Enjoys reading, tennis, cooking, and travel
  • Speaks and understands English
Ishikawa S.-sensei's Lesson Features
  • 50-minute private Japanese lessons at all skill levels (introductory, beginner, intermediate, and advanced), including JLPT N1, N2, N3, N4, and N5 preparation
  • Ishikawa-sensei provides customized private lessons from a variety of textbooks. If you have a specific textbook in mind, please let us know.
  • Free Trial LessonFree trial lesson offered to all new students
  • Reservation deadline: 48 hours before class
  • Cancellation deadline: 24 hours before class
  • $ 25.00 per lesson (approx. ¥ 2,742  or  € 20.80)   Buy Ishikawa S.-sensei's Lessons
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SMITH Mariko

スミス マリコ
  • Lives in U.K.
  • B.A. in Psychology, Hiroshima Shudo University, Department of Human Relations
  • Postgraduate diploma in teaching Japanese as a foreign language, Institute of International Education, London
  • Wide-ranging experience teaching Japanese, including:
    • Teaches Japanese at a London primary school and secondary school as an extra-curricular activity
    • Teaches Japanese to adults at United International College, London
    • Teaches Japanese to a wide range of students privately, including those for U.K. educational qualifications (GCSE A-level and IB Japanese)
  • Enjoys delicious food, onsen spas, walks with her dog, and watching Japanese owarai programs
  • Speaks and understands English (British)
Smith-sensei's Lesson Features
  • 50-minute private Japanese lessons at introductory, beginner, and intermediate levels, including JLPT N4 and N5 preparation
  • Smith-sensei provides customized private lessons from a variety of textbooks. If you have a specific textbook in mind, please let us know.
  • Free Trial LessonFree trial lesson offered to all new students
  • Follow-up email after each lesson for your study and review
  • Reservation deadline: 48 hours before class
  • Cancellation deadline: 24 hours before class
  • $ 25.00 per lesson (approx. ¥ 2,742  or  € 20.80)   Buy Smith-sensei's Lessons
Smith-sensei's Available Lesson Times
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ASO Yutaka

阿蘇 豊
  • Lives in Japan
  • Graduated from School of Humanities, Wako University
  • Master's degree from J.F. Oberlin University, Graduate School of International Studies, in Japanese Language Education
  • Certified as a Japanese instructor, having passed the Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test
  • Decades of experience teaching Japanese, including:
    • Lead teacher at a Taiwan-based branch of Japanese Language School of the Tokyo Foreign Language Academy (TGN) (1984-1986)
    • Lead teacher at TGN Academy (1986-2005)
    • Directed Japanese language course for foreign-exchange students at the Gateway to Japan, University of Malaya, Malaysia (2005-2008)
    • Directed an intensive Japanese course at Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HEDSPI) in Hanoi, Vietnam (2008-2010)
    • Vice principal and lead teacher at the Kaizen Yoshida School in Hochimin City, Vietnam (2011-2012)
  • Enjoys tennis, books, poetry, nature, movies, and good food
  • Speaks and understands English (a little), Chinese (a little)
Aso-sensei's Lesson Features
  • 50-minute private Japanese lessons at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels, including JLPT N1, N2, N3, N4, and N5 preparation
  • Aso-sensei provides customized private lessons from a variety of textbooks. If you have a specific textbook in mind, please let us know.
  • Free Trial LessonFree trial lesson offered to all new students
  • Reservation deadline: 48 hours before class
  • Cancellation deadline: 24 hours before class
  • $ 25.00 per lesson (approx. ¥ 2,742  or  € 20.80)   Buy Aso-sensei's Lessons
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FUKANO Maiko

深野 まいこ
  • Lives in Austria
  • Graduated from Tezukayamagakuin University, School of Humanities, Department of Humanistic Studies
  • Completed the 420-hour course for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language
  • Taught Japanese, principally business Japanese and keigo, to Chinese students
  • Taught introductory Japanese at the Austrian Cultural Center
  • Enjoys sampling coffee shops and cafes, reading, the Internet, classic ballet, language and linguistics
  • Speaks and understands English, Chinese, German
Fukano-sensei's Lesson Features
  • 50-minute private Japanese lessons at introductory, beginner, and intermediate levels
  • Fukano-sensei provides customized private lessons from a variety of textbooks. If you have a specific textbook in mind, please let us know.
  • Free Trial LessonFree trial lesson offered to all new students
  • Reservation deadline: 48 hours before class
  • Cancellation deadline: 24 hours before class
  • $ 20.00 per lesson (approx. ¥ 2,194  or  € 16.64)   Buy Fukano-sensei's Lessons
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HAYASHI Nami

林 奈美
  • Lives in Belgium
  • Graduated from Meiji Gakuin University with a major in French literature
  • Spent a year in Lyon, France, as a foreign exchange student during her university studies
  • Completed a foreign exchange program in Sydney, Australia
  • Completed the 420-hour course for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language (Arc Academy)
  • Taught private Japanese lessons to French-speaking students, focused on Japanese grammar, essay correction, and free Japanese conversation (2 years)
  • Enjoys languages, travel, reading, Japanese sake, movies and TV dramas, and balloon art decoration
  • Speaks and understands French, English
Hayashi-sensei's Lesson Features
  • 50-minute private Japanese lessons at introductory, beginner, and intermediate levels, including JLPT N3, N4, and N5
  • Hayashi-sensei provides customized private lessons from a variety of textbooks. If you have a specific textbook in mind, please let us know.
  • Hayashi-sensei strives to provide effective, one-on-one personalized online Japanese lessons, using textbooks and other content interesting to her students.
  • Free Trial LessonFree trial lesson offered to all new students
  • Reservation deadline: 24 hours before class
  • Cancellation deadline: 24 hours before class
  • $ 20.00 per lesson (approx. ¥ 2,194  or  € 16.64)   Buy Hayashi-sensei's Lessons
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Hayashi-sensei is not currently accepting new students.

LILLY Michiko

リリー 美千子
  • Lives in Minnesota, U.S.
  • Graduated from Kokugakuin University, Department of Literature, Japanese Literature Course
  • Completed the course for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language, NAFL Institute correspondence course
  • Works as a professional Japanese translator with a focus on educational materials
  • Certified as junior-high and high-school teacher of Japanese (as a native language) and as a librarian teacher
  • Taught at the North Mississippi Japanese Language Supplementary School (2008-2009)
  • Served as librarian teacher at the Schurr High School, California (2003-2007)
  • Worked as a copywriter and editor in Japan
  • Speaks and understands English
Lilly-sensei's Lesson Features
  • 50-minute private Japanese lessons at all skill levels (introductory, beginner, intermediate, and advanced), including JLPT N1, N2, N3, N4, and N5 preparation
  • Lilly-sensei provides customized private lessons from a variety of textbooks. If you have a specific textbook in mind, please let us know.
  • Free Trial LessonFree trial lesson offered to all new students
  • Follow-up email after each lesson for your study and review
  • Monthly progress report emailed to you
  • Lilly-sensei loves to exchange emails with her students!
  • Reservation deadline: 24 hours before class
  • Cancellation deadline: 24 hours before class
  • $ 25.00 per lesson (approx. ¥ 2,742  or  € 20.80)   Buy Lilly-sensei's Lessons
Lilly-sensei's Available Lesson Times
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MIMURA Mai

三村 麻衣
  • Lives in Guam
  • Graduated from Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, School of Foreign Languages, Department of Japanese Language
  • Graduate degree from Himeji Dokkyo University, Language Education with a specialization in Japanese
  • Taught Japanese at the Salvador Japanese Language School in Brazil (2 years)
  • Taught at a Japanese language supplementary school in Guam (3 years)
  • Enjoys the culture, foods, and history of various countries, with a particular fondness for the music and movies of Brazil, where Mimura-sensei previously lived. Now residing in Guam, she enjoys trying her hand at Guam cooking.
  • Speaks and understands English, Portuguese
Mimura-sensei's Lesson Features
  • 50-minute private Japanese lessons at all skill levels (introductory, beginner, intermediate, and advanced)
  • Mimura-sensei provides customized private lessons from a variety of textbooks. If you have a specific textbook in mind, please let us know.
  • Free Trial LessonFree trial lesson offered to all new students
  • Reservation deadline: 48 hours before class
  • Cancellation deadline: 24 hours before class
  • $ 25.00 per lesson (approx. ¥ 2,742  or  € 20.80)   Buy Mimura-sensei's Lessons
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NAGATOMI Fusayo

永富 房代
  • Lives in Japan
  • Graduated from Kyorin University, School of Foreign Language, Department of Japanese Language
  • Graduated from Aoyamagakuin Junior College, Department of English Language
  • Completed the 420-hour course for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language at Human Academy
  • Passed the Japanese Language Teacher Proficiency Test
  • Over 10 years' experience teaching Japanese, including:
    • Taught Japanese at Nanjing Language School in China (1 year)
    • Taught Japanese at the Sudbrook Magnet Middle School in Maryland, U.S. (1 year)
    • Taught Japanese at a Tokyo-area Japanese language school (4 years)
    • Currently teaches Japanese at a Japanese language school in Chiba (5 years)
  • Trains instructors for the course for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language
  • Enjoys talking with people from different cultures, girl scout activities, languages, movies and TV dramas, yoga, ice skating, and karaoke
  • Speaks and understands English, Chinese (a little)
Nagatomi-sensei's Lesson Features
  • 50-minute private Japanese lessons at all skill levels (introductory, beginner, intermediate, and advanced), including JLPT N1, N2, N3, N4, and N5 preparation
  • Nagatomi-sensei provides customized private lessons from a variety of textbooks. If you have a specific textbook in mind, please let us know.
  • Free Trial LessonFree trial lesson offered to all new students
  • Reservation deadline: 24 hours before class
  • Cancellation deadline: 24 hours before class
  • $ 25.00 per lesson (approx. ¥ 2,742  or  € 20.80)   Buy Nagatomi-sensei's Lessons
Nagatomi-sensei's Available Lesson Times
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NAKAMURA Machiko

中村 真智子
  • Lives in Japan
  • Six years' experience teaching Japanese at a Tokyo area Japanese language school
  • Certified as junior-high and high-school teacher of Japanese (as a native language) and librarian teacher
  • Also holds certification as a museum curator, psychologist, and supporter of special needs education
  • Completed the 420-hour course for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language at Human Academy (1996)
  • Passed the Japanese Language Teacher Proficiency Test (2003)
Nakamura-sensei's Lesson Features
  • 50-minute private Japanese lessons at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels, including JLPT N1, N2, N3, N4, and N5 preparation
  • Nakamura-sensei provides customized private lessons from a variety of textbooks. If you have a specific textbook in mind, please let us know.
  • Free Trial LessonFree trial lesson (30 minutes) offered to all new students
  • Reservation deadline: 24 hours before class
  • Cancellation deadline: 24 hours before class
  • $ 22.00 per lesson (approx. ¥ 2,413  or  € 18.31)   Buy Nakamura-sensei's Lessons
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SEI Yasuyo

瀬井 康代
  • Lives in U.S.
  • Graduated from the Prefectural University of Kumamoto, Department of Japanese Language and Literature
  • Graduated from Himeji Dokkyo University, Graduate School of Language Education (Japanese course)
  • Taught Japanese in the Phillipines (1 year)
  • Taught Japanese in China at a Shanghai language school and a Shenyang university (4.5 years)
  • Enjoys swimming, playing the piano, reading, and walking
  • Speaks and understands English, Chinese
Sei-sensei's Lesson Features
  • 50-minute private Japanese lessons at all skill levels (introductory, beginner, intermediate, and advanced), including JLPT N1, N2, N3, N4, and N5 preparation
  • Sei-sensei provides customized private lessons from a variety of textbooks. If you have a specific textbook in mind, please let us know.
  • Sei-sensei customizes her lessons flexibly for each student's objectives.
  • Follow-up email after each lesson for your study and review
  • Monthly progress report emailed to you
  • Free Trial LessonFree trial lesson offered to all new students
  • Reservation deadline: 48 hours before class
  • Cancellation deadline: 24 hours before class
  • $ 25.00 per lesson (approx. ¥ 2,742  or  € 20.80)   Buy Sei-sensei's Lessons
Sei-sensei's Available Lesson Times
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SHIMIZU Chigusa

清水 千草
  • Lives in Japan
  • Graduated from Toyoko Gakuen Women's College, Department of English Language and Literature
  • Completed the 420-hour course for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language at Alpha Japanese Language Institute (London)
  • Taught Japanese at a Japanese language school in London (1 year) and a Japanese language school in Japan (1.5 years)
  • Taught private Japanese lessons (3 years)
  • Enjoys tennis, driving, sake, movies, and music
  • Speaks and understands English
Shimizu-sensei's Lesson Features
  • 50-minute private Japanese lessons at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels, including JLPT N2, N3, N4, and N5
  • Shimizu-sensei provides customized private lessons from a variety of textbooks. If you have a specific textbook in mind, please let us know.
  • Shimizu-sensei customizes her lessons flexibly for each student's objectives.
  • Shimizu-sensei uses the direct method of teaching, with instruction and explanation in Japanese as much as possible.
  • Follow-up email after each lesson for homework and review
  • Free Trial LessonFree trial lesson offered to all new students
  • Reservation deadline: 24 hours before class
  • Cancellation deadline: 24 hours before class
  • $ 25.00 per lesson (approx. ¥ 2,742  or  € 20.80)   Buy Shimizu-sensei's Lessons
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YAMAFUJI Hiroko

山藤 弘子
  • Lives in Japan
  • Completed a linguistics foreign exchange program in China and Singapore
  • Completed the 420-hour course for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language at Sendagaya Japanese Institute
  • Has attained 3rd dan (rank) in kendo
  • 10 years' experience teaching Japanese at a Tokyo-area Japanese language school and a Japanese language education organization
  • Enjoys touring archeological sites, stepping out in traditional kimono, carrying mikoshi during Japanese festivals, chorus singing, and cooking
  • Speaks and understands Chinese
Yamafuji-sensei's Lesson Features
  • 50-minute private Japanese lessons at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels
  • Yamafuji-sensei provides customized private lessons from a variety of textbooks. If you have a specific textbook in mind, please let us know.
  • Yamafuji-sensei uses the direct method of teaching, with instruction and explanation in Japanese as much as possible.
  • Free Trial LessonFree trial lesson offered to all new students
  • Reservation deadline: 48 hours before class
  • Cancellation deadline: 24 hours before class
  • $ 25.00 per lesson (approx. ¥ 2,742  or  € 20.80)   Buy Yamafuji-sensei's Lessons
Yamafuji-sensei's Available Lesson Times
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