Japanese teacher Japanese Specialist Shuji

Japanese Specialist Shuji

Professional Teacher
Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
From JapanLiving in Kumamoto, Japan (09:35 UTC+09:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Oct 30, 2014
InterestsBusiness & FinanceMusicSports & Fitness
I have 27 years of Japanese teaching experience. I can teach students who are absolute beginners with no Japanese ability to advanced students. I would love to teach you Japanese. I am welcoming new students!
5.0
Rating
1350
Students
12126
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate

Japanese Lessons

Integrated Japanese
A1 -  C2

Language Essentials

7,660 lessons completed
USD 14.00+
Japanese Accent Rules
A1 -  C2

Language Essentials

2,385 lessons completed
USD 14.00+
Japanese Conversation
A1 -  C2

Conversation

1,178 lessons completed
USD 14.00+
Answering Your Questions about Japanese
A1 -  C2

Language Essentials

381 lessons completed
USD 14.00+

Availability

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3,166 Reviews

Student Alex
Alex
281 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
As usual, I had a great lesson with the Specialist. He is always patient in answering any questions I have about Japanese grammar.
Feb 22, 2019
Student Kitt
Kitt
91 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Japanese Specialist is the only teacher I know who teaches the rules of Japanese accent in systematic way. Other Japanese teachers will correct your pronunciation only if you get it so horribly wrong as to be incomprehensible. Japanese Specialist is different. He teaches you how to vary the pitch within Japanese words and phrases to achieve natural, native-like intonation. If you have a musical ear or have studied a tonal language like Mandarin Chinese as a second language, you will easily understand the principles of Japanese intonation once they are explained to you. Otherwise, you may find this method of study extremely challenging. I highly recommend this teacher for students with a good ear for language and a serious interest in achieving a good accent.
Nov 1, 2016
Eric_
6 Japanese lessons
老师上课很认真!学到很多~下次继续上课~
Nov 13, 2025
Student Tatjana
Tatjana
53 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
I'm so astonished by how professional Shuji Sensei is! He is the expert among the experts of Japanese! He answered my questions which existed in my brain for so many years! How I hate myself for not starting lessons with Shuji Sensei earlier! 先生、どうぞよろしくお願いいたします!
Nov 11, 2018
Blue
1 Japanese lesson
Specialist Shuji was kind, patient, and worked at my pace. I really appreciated our lesson!
Dec 16, 2025
JustAGuy
2 Japanese lessons
I am very particular about my teachers, and I find that Shuji-sensei is very helpful, he explained concepts that over learning, and now re-learning the language I'd never previously encountered, which as basoc as they were, are actually very important!
Sep 30, 2025
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