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I've taken nearly 30 lessons with Akihisa-Sensei now, and we've recently finished the first textbook. I was scared to take Japanese lessons at first because of my busy work schedule and not having a lot of time/energy to study. Akihisa encourages mistakes and happily makes corrections as needed. He provides extremely detailed homework/study sheets after each lessons and can easily switch lesson formats as needed. I would have never had the confidence to continue learning as an adult if it had not been for Akihisa. If you're considering taking Japanese lessons trust me- if you go with Akihisa-sensei your investment will be worth it!

Akihisa先生 is a great teacher that really helps me get better in speaking, grammar, vocabulary and gaining confidence in outputting Japanese. He encourages me to speak a lot by asking good questions and being a patient listener. His explanations are easy to understand and the feedback and homework afterwards is super valuable. It also helps to have some common interests like the NBA and movies :) I highly recommend Akihisa先生 and looking forward to many more lessons!

I am finishing my last lesson package with Akihisa-san, and I can safely say he is the best teacher I have ever had at Italki. First of all, the flow of the class is very good, Akihisa-san natrually slows or speeds up the conversation depending how the conversation is going. I also feel confident on taking risks with more difficult sentences, since his in-class feedback is very good, it doesn't stop the flow of the conversation, but helps you understand the point you missed. Also after every class Akihisa-san sends me a very organized and useful feedback with relevant lesson points, like grammar or vocabulary I missed, or that he thinks will help me out. For sure will continue with the classes, since I feel my japanese has improved since I started my lessons.

Akihisa Sensei always answers any questions I have and corrects my homework with thoughtfulness. Today's lesson was mostly just me asking questions on grammar and why you couldn't make certain conjugations with certain grammar points. I really appreciate the willingness to answer questions and even give examples to make sure I understand. Along with that when I explain something in Japanese he will restate what I said making sure he understands the meaning and intentions behind my words which I really appreciate because often the restating gives me an inside on how to word my sentences better. I usually need a bit of time to process new information and I never feel rushed. I'm highly thankful for finding a sensei like Akihisa.

First Lesson went very well! I am a complete beginner and Akihisa san was extremely helpful. Looking forward to more.

It's been a few months with Akihisa Sensei, and I really enjoy the types of checks he does with grammar.