Japanese teacher Takeshi Spada

Takeshi Spada

Community Tutor
Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
Entertaining Japanese!
From JapanLiving in Utsunomiya, Japan (16:53 UTC-05:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Feb 10, 2022
InterestsWritingAnimation & ComicsFoodMusicGaming
Hello! My name is Takeshi. I lived in Toronto for two years, and now I'm back in Japan! I also spent 9 months in the States. While I was in the States, I spent my time recording music in Chicago and studying English. I'm super passionate about music, movies, acting, creating content, and language. I'm also addicted to improving myself. I want to meet people who are serious about learning Japanese and whom I can share my vast knowledge with! I'm looking forward to meeting you!
5.0
Rating
104
Students
654
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate

Japanese Lessons

Trial Lesson
92 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Entertaining Japanese!
A1 -  C1

Language Essentials

562 lessons completed
USD 46.00+
Package with 14% off

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Vocabulary (2)
Podcast (10)
Quiz (10)

60 Reviews

Student nera
nera
1 Japanese lesson
Great teacher! 🌟 Takeshi is so good at explaining things and it was always interesting to listen to him. I really like his teaching style which is more on the casual side. He also had a lot of resources and studying materials prepared which helped me out a ton! 😊
Jun 13, 2025
Student Logan Jones
Logan Jones
1 Japanese lesson
Very enjoyable first lesson, explained everything thoroughly and made for a comfortable learning experience!
Apr 29, 2025
Student Hardy
Hardy
7 Japanese lessons
I'll sound like a broken record, but I cannot recommend Takeshi enough. He really goes the extra mile to ensure you understand & not feel alone in your language-learning journey. Amazing!
Mar 24, 2025
Student Anthony Huntley
Anthony Huntley
82 Japanese lessons
I've been taking lessons with Takeshi for going on two years, he always brings a ton of energy and enthusiasm to our lessons and never fails to make them both extremely fun and challenging. Lately we've been working on filling out my vocabulary and developing a more natural pitch accent by watching a pair of interesting short videos and having me share my thoughts about them in Japanese, one of which I study beforehand and prepare and memorize sentences for as a homework assignment and the other which we watch for the first time together and I talk about off the top of my head. We've been using close variations of this method for a few months and I've made leaps and bounds on my Japanese progress! I can't recommend Takeshi enough, especially if you're open to more unconventional, creative learning methods.
Jun 3, 2025
Student Nate
Nate
23 Japanese lessons
I really enjoied the trial lesson, great range of content, very relaxed and encouraging when it came to correcting mistakes. I am looking forward to the next session.
Mar 30, 2025
Student Vanessa A.
Vanessa A.
1 Japanese lesson
Takeshi-sensei is great! It's clear that he is very experienced with what he is doing, and he is very prepared with lots of materials to use in lessons. If you are more of a beginner, or more intermediate, he will still be able to help you either way.
Mar 9, 2025
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