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Mayo
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Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
Friendly Japanese tutor
Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
Friendly Japanese tutor
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
From JapanLiving in Las Vegas, United States (02:39 UTC-07:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Sep 10, 2021InterestsFoodAnimation & ComicsTravelMusic
Hi, my name is Mayo. **For English speakers, please pronounce my name in Spanish, like Cinco de Mayo. Not Mayonnaise ((´∀｀)) ** I don't speak Spanish though.
I was born and raised in Japan but have been in the us for long time. And I am a Japanese tutor, travel escort and a professional Japanese lyricist. Like to meet people (in person or online) and have conversation, and also like to do different things everyday.Me as a Teacher
Please tell me about your favorite and then you and I study Japanese thru your favorite topic. Though I'm not a certified teacher I have met and talked thousands of people every year as a travel escort, so I know how to have good conversation. You don't need to worry much. Just relax and have fun together.My lessons & teaching style
For grammer lesson, I go over grammer topics along with "GENKI" textbook. Explain the grammer by using presentaion slides and then practice it. If you don't have the text book, I send the presentatioon slide after the lesson.
For reading lesson, read a Japanese article, find out the new vocabulary and grammer and discuss about the article. I am going to prepare vocabulary sheet and send it after the lesson.
For Japanese lyric lesson, pick a song you like and inform me in advance. Then I prepare the lyric sheet with lists of vocabulary meaning and reading. After the lesson, I send the sheet to you.My teaching material
- Articles and news
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
5.0
Rating
124
Students
1,562
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Japanese Lessons
Trial Lesson
73 lessons completed
USD 7.00+
informal style lesson
A1 - B2Language Essentials1,089 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Package with 12% off
ANISON "Anime Song" & JPOP lyrics
B1 - C1Language Essentials375 lessons completed
USD 17.00+
Package with 12% off
Free talk!
B1 - C2Conversation25 lessons completed
USD 14.00+
Package with 13% off
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127 Reviews
Zen
1 Japanese lesson
Mayo san was very patient, which means a lot to me as a beginner. She explained things clearly and communicated with me very well, making it easy to follow along and stay engaged. I’m looking forward to learning more! Thank you!!
Aug 29, 2025
Bailey Brewster
57 Japanese lessons
Mayo-san is an excellent teacher! She uses the Genki textbooks to teach an introduction to Japanese. She is incredibly patient and her mastery as a teacher really shines. She is always willing to answer questions and gives cultural context to Japanese phrases and sayings. I also appreciate that she starts off talking slowly then repeats the phrase at a more natural pace. That has helped me with listening comprehension. I would highly recommend Mayo-san as a teacher for people who are just starting out.
Jul 6, 2025
Miranda Hafeli
14 Japanese lessons
Mayo is a great teacher. Every class is well organized, with a lot of practice opportunities and scenarios. Mayo is very supportive and kind, offering her students a lot of patients and opportunities to revise anything that may still be unclear. A great class every time!
Feb 7, 2025
yuni ユニ
22 Japanese lessons
Another wonderful lesson with Mayo-sensei. I always come out of the lesson learning a lot of new things about Japanese, and having a better grasp of it than I did before!
Jul 26, 2025
Liz
16 Japanese lessons
Easy to talk to; Mayo is helping me develop speaking and listening skills.
Feb 12, 2025
Liz
16 Japanese lessons
Mayo is easy to talk to and understands my priorities in improving my conversational ability in Japanese.
Feb 5, 2025
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