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!

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 was very nice, spoke very clearly, and made the lesson easy to follow. He also gave me a clear direction for where I should go next in my Japanese learning process and what I should focus on studying. Overall, it was a very good first lesson!

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!

ありがとうございました。今日は現代アートについてのお話が面白かったです。好きな作品がどうして好きなのか、質問されるとはぜんぜん考えていませんでした。説明はかなり難しかったですけど、いいチャレンジでした。 ____ Akihisa-san's classes are great! The topics, the explanations, as well as the flow of the lessons, are perfect for me. The 1.5-hour format also works really well with my goals. Thanks a lot, Akihisa-san!

ありがとうございます。今日もフリートークのおかげで勉強になりました。シンプルな言葉をよく忘れてしまうのに、簡単な文章が言えると嬉しいです。 スポーツ漫画が好きなので、野球の漫画も読んでみたいです。 またよろしくお願いします。 _____ Akihisa-san's lessons continue to be great. I can feel myself improving over time, which motivates me to study more. Lately I've been able to express myself more easily. I know that if I practiced more, I'd be able to improvise further — but given the time I have, studying under Akihisa-san's guidance has been the best investment in my Japanese learning journey. Thanks !