Japanese teacher Maru 🍣

Maru 🍣

Professional Teacher
Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
French
Spanish
Fun and practical lessons available in EU & US time! With me, you’ll talk a LOT!🗣️
From JapanLiving in Other, France (10:43 UTC+09:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Apr 27, 2024
InterestsEnvironment & NatureFoodTravelAnimation & ComicsArt
Hi there! Bonjour à tous! こんにちわ、みなさん！ I'm Maru, a travel and food lover! 😋🍴 I was born in Tokyo, studied at an art university in the UK🎨, and have worked as a scuba diving instructor in Egypt🤿 and a backpacker hostel manager in Okinawa🧔🏾‍♂️👩🏾‍🦰👩🏻‍🦰👱🏻. I have travelled to many countries, and now, I’m living in France🥐, working as a Japanese teacher and travel planner. Since I love Japan, I’m passionate about helping people who want to learn Japanese. Of course, I teach Japanese, but I’m also happy to give advice about travelling in Japan or living there😊
5.0
Rating
102
Students
889
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
99%
Response rate

Japanese Lessons

Trial Lesson
45 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
🗣️A2-C2: CONVERSATION PRACTICE with corrections: Personalised lesson note is provided!!
A2 -  C2

Conversation

348 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
Package with 13% off
🌱A0→A2: BECOME CONVERSATIONAL in 50-100 lessons : Learn basic Japanese structure and vocabulary through speaking practice and exercises!
A1 -  A2

Language Essentials

358 lessons completed
USD 14.00+
Package with 12% off
⭐JAPANESE for SPECIFIC PURPOSES :Resume review, Job interview, Trip planning and survival travel phrases, or any help you need (*Contact me in Advance!)
A1 -  C2

Conversation

95 lessons completed
USD 16.00+
Package with 6% off
🎙️JAPANESE RECORDING: for flashcards, books, animations, and more ⚠️Contact me before booking! This is not a video lesson.
A1 -  C2

Conversation

39 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
Package with 6% off

Availability

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63 Reviews

Student Rachel
Rachel
24 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Thank you so much for a great class. Maru San is helping me get much more comfortable in Japanese. Great conversation and great follow up to give me vocabulary and sentence structures for useful conversation.
Jul 1, 2025
Student john spencer
john spencer
80 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I had over 300 lessons now on Italki and Maru-san is the best teacher! Please don't steal her from me (too much😁).
Jul 31, 2024
Skye
12 Japanese lessons
Excellent instructor
Oct 28, 2025
Student Josh
Josh
109 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
I take Maru-sensei's lessons regularly, and am very grateful for her ongoing help and support with my Japanese learning. She's been very accommodating, and the format of our lessons have evolved over time as my needs have changed. These days, I'm using Japanese more in work related situations, so I've really appreciated being able to practise those kinds of scenarios. Thank you for the continued help and support in my studies! I'm looking forward to the many lessons that are yet to come, and am grateful for the time, effort and energy that you put in. Thank you!
Apr 7, 2025
Anne
37 Japanese lessons
As always, my lesson with Maru Sensei was very enjoyable! She always gives feedback in a way I can understand. If I don't understand a sentence of hers, she will rephrase it. She's very friendly, patient and always curious to hear more about topics I talk about. That way, she encourages me to talk as much as I can :)
Oct 31, 2025
Sarah
6 Japanese lessons
Great review of materials around adjective and conjugating for past and present. Helpful for review and making sure I have it sorted in my head for use as it has been very confusing.
Sep 22, 2025
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