Japanese teacher Taka 🐶🍵

Taka 🐶🍵

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Community Tutor
Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
Indonesian
Top 1% on italki | 5 Years Experience | Guided Japanese Speaking Practice
From JapanLiving in Denpasar, Indonesia (04:52 UTC+08:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jan 28, 2022
InterestsMusicAnimation & ComicsEnvironment & NatureArtPets & Animals
Hi! I’m Taka! 😊 Does your Japanese sound like a textbook or an app? 👉 Let’s start speaking real Japanese from your first lesson. Even if you’re a complete beginner, don’t worry. I’ll guide you step by step in a simple and relaxed way 🌿 Already studying Japanese, but still struggling to speak naturally? I can help you turn passive knowledge into real conversation 😊 💬 Lesson Style In my lessons, we don’t just talk — 👉 you’ll improve your Japanese while speaking. This is not just free conversation. I’ll guide and support you step by step so you can speak more naturally and confidently. I’ll help you: ・fix your mistakes ・use more natural expressions ・speak more smoothly ・use grammar you already know in real conversation ・build longer answers naturally 👉 Want to focus on grammar? → We’ll build your foundation step by step 👉 Want conversation practice? → I’ll help you speak naturally without freezing 🌿 🌱 About Me I’m from Japan and currently living in Bali 🌴 I live with my Indonesian wife and our pets 🐶🐱🐹 I also have a 3rd-degree black belt in judo 🥋 Before teaching, I studied architecture & design and worked at Tokyo Disneyland for 5 years in lighting design 💡 I love traveling (20+ countries), nature, anime (Naruto 🍥), design, and the atmosphere of Kyoto 👘 👉 What do you like? 😊 ⏱ Lesson Length ・45 min: focused practice on one key point ・60 min: deeper practice with more feedback 👉 Not sure? Start with 45 minutes 😊
My teaching material
  • PDF file
  • Text Documents
  • Presentation slides/PPT
  • Image files
  • Video files
  • Articles and news
  • Quizzes
  • Homework Assignments
5.0
Rating
1091
Students
5882
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate

Japanese Lessons

Trial Lesson
512 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Japanese for Complete Beginners | Start Speaking from Day 1 (A1-A2)
A1 -  A2

Language Essentials

2,488 lessons completed
USD 17.00+
Package with 5% off
Speak Real Japanese Naturally | Conversation & Fluency Practice (B1–C2)
B1 -  C2

Conversation

2,084 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Package with 5% off
Guided Japanese Speaking Practice | Unlock Your Japanese (A2–B1)
A2 -  B1

Conversation

796 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Package with 5% off

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373 Reviews

Student Kat M
Kat M
21 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
I love learning with Taka sensei. Each class we review plus add new vocabulary and grammar. The mix of the two helps me to remember. He provides materials, but still allows me time to write the works in both hiragana and romanji. He gives praise on correct pronunciation and is patient when I struggle with grammar. He understands mistakes are part of the learning process. 10/10 recommend!
Jul 23, 2025
Student aboo
aboo
26 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
タカ先生は本当に素敵で、いつも他の人のことを考えてくれる方です。 雑談でも面接の練習でも、先生はいつも的確なアドバイスとサポートをしてくださいます。 何よりも、先生の励ましによって自信を持つことができました。 本当に感謝しています。 ぜひ皆さんもタカ先生とお話ししてみてください!
Sep 18, 2024
Student Harax
Harax
6 Japanese lessons
たか先生 is great at teaching conversational Japanese and Grammar. He can teach you how to speak casual conversational Japanese like a native. Highly recommend!
May 13, 2026
Student Sandra
Sandra
57 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
I really enjoy learning from Taka sensei. I’ve been a student of his for a year and a half now and in that time, I’ve gone to Japan twice, both times as a solo traveler. Because of these lessons, I have been able to carry on basic conversations in Japanese with the locals and with my Japanese friends. I enjoy his classes because he tailors them to my needs and makes them fun by using examples from my favorite anime, hobbies and foods. We focus more on casual conversation because that was my main goal and I am learning how to use grammar more naturally. I also like how sensei has lesson plans for me every week. That definitely helps to motivate me for each lesson. I have improved a lot, and I owe it all to sensei. I hope to be fluent in Japanese someday!
Jun 19, 2025
Jonathan Kim
10 Japanese lessons
Taka sensei constantly makes an effort to keep the conversations fun while also being informative. I’d highly recommend to any student.
May 18, 2026
Student Imaan (イマーン)
Imaan (イマーン)
17 Japanese lessons
Taka-sensei always tailors lessons according to my interests and helps me to learn vocabulary specific to the conversations I want to have in Japanese! He's open to so many things and even takes time outside of lessons to work on material you can talk about next time :)
May 6, 2026