こんにちは♬ Let's study Japanese with me!Let's have fun♬
Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
French
Specialties
Test Preparation
こんにちは♬ Let's study Japanese with me!Let's have fun♬
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From JapanLiving in Toulouse, France (09:45 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since May 21, 2015
InterestsAnimation & ComicsFilms & TV SeriesFoodTravelReading
I am certificated professional Japanese teacher.
* I taught in the language school in France and I've been teaching on italki since 2015.
*I'm a bit shy but curious and cheerful. I like exchanging thoughts and opinions with others.
*I'm a Japanese drama and manga, anime fan.
*I like teaching and I love to support my students.
*I am looking forward to meeting people over the world and to studying Japanese language and Japanese culture&customs together.
はじめまして!
italkiで プロの教師として日本語を教えています。
世界のいろいろな国の学生と 日本語や 日本の文化、習慣について 勉強するのを 楽しみにしています♬
My creations
Me as a Teacher
I love teaching Japanese to all the levels.
I also like to share things about Japanese culture and customs.
***COURSE***
*Japanese for beginners
✔ grammar
✔vocabulary
✔hiragana, katakana,kanji
✔reading
✔ writing
✔speaking, conversation
*Reading Comprehension
✔ news articles
✔ reading texts from the textbooks
✔ reading manga/novel
*Japanese One on One
✔flexible class depending what a student want to practice
✔ speaking
✔ discussion
✔ check and correct students school homework or writing text
*JLPT Preparation
🙏As mentioned in the italki lesson policy, no show or cancellation with less than 24hours before the lesson will be charged in full price. Thank you for your understanding.
My lessons & teaching style
* レッスンは ほとんど 日本語です。あまり 英語を使いません。
I speak Japanese most of time in the lesson. I don't use English much.
*Japanese for beginners:using textbooks and original PDF to learn the grammars from zero
✔ This course is only for beginners
✔ grammar/vocabulary/kanji/reading/writing/conversation
*Reading Comprehension:reading the articles or books together to understand deeply as wel as to improve reading skills.
*Japanese One on One:flexible class, depending on what a student practice
✔ Speaking/reading/discussion/check&correct homework or texts.
✔ To study the grammars from the intermediate levels, please take this course.
*Recording lessons and posting them on Youtube or other media
My teaching material
PDF file
Text Documents
Image files
Articles and news
Quizzes
Test templates and examples
Homework Assignments
Certificates
Completed 420 hours training for Japanese teaching - Human Academy - 2004
Certificate verified
日本語教師 - Human Academy - 2004日本語教師になるためのコースを完了しました。
これまでの、italkiのレッスンでも試験対策のコースを提供しており、合格者を出しています。
I have completed a course to become a Japanese teacher.
In my previous lessons on italki, I have also offered exam preparation courses and have helped students pass their exams successfully.
Certificate verified
Education
2008 - 2012
Bachelor’s - Humanities and Social ScieancesMie University
Work Experience
2012 - 2014
Japanese Language Teacher (Formatrice de Langue Japonais)ICREC (Language Institute) - Perpignan, France
5.0
Rating
567
Students
11.6k
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
5.0
Rating
567
Students
11564
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Japanese Lessons
Trial Lesson
312 lessons completed
USD 14.00+
Japanese for Beginners
A1 - A2Language Essentials6,514 lessons completed
USD 16.00+
Package with 5% off
Reading Comprehension
A1 - C2Language Essentials179 lessons completed
USD 24.00+
Package with 8% off
Japanese (One on one)
A1 - C2Language Essentials3,531 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
Package with 15% off
JLPT Preparation course
A2 - C2Test Preparation189 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Package with 14% off
Informal Speaking Tutoring
A2 - C2Conversation63 lessons completed
USD 17.00+
Package with 6% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
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Quiz (1)
2,959 Reviews
Emily
133 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Today we reviewed quite a few new grammar !! Ayako's lessons are fun and interesting, we talk about lots of different topics too, which helps me to learn and practice new vocab, and to try to respond naturally in Japanese. I am glad to have found Ayako as a teacher, there has been a huge improvement in my Japanese since I started taking lessons in Spring last year. I am excited for my next trip to Japan, to be able to use what I have learned so far and to see how much I have improved since my last trip in October ^-^
ありがとうございました、あやこ先生!
Sep 18, 2025
Kim
11 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Les leçons avec Ayako me font beaucoup progresser ! J’étudie avec des manuels souvent mais c’est grâce à mes leçons avec Ayako que je peux faire le lien entre tout ce que j’apprends et le mettre en pratique. Elle réponds à mes questions et développe toujours ses réponses et c’est très enrichissant 😊 Ma compréhension du japonais a nettement augmenté mais je dois travailler dur sur l'oral ! C'est un rendez-vous que j’attends toujours avec impatience merci beaucoup pour votre gentillesse アヤコさん♪
Oct 23, 2024
Ang
65 Japanese lessons
Another fantastic class. Always surprised by how many new things I learn each week. Thank you, Sensei!
Dec 21, 2025
Miriam
299 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Great lesson with Ayako talking about how much coffee and tea we drink each day, going out to eat vs takeout, and the kind of shows we’re addicted to these days. Another joyful and helpful lesson with Ayako! She never ceases to be fun to talk to and her dedication to giving notes and feedback is always there and very much appreciated!
Jun 27, 2025
Emily
133 Japanese lessons
In this lesson, we went over a reading exercise about 小泉八雲, and we also read the story of 「雪の女」by 小泉八雲!!! Was a fun lesson and was interesting to read one of 小泉八雲's stories ^-^! This was my last lesson of this year (until next ofc) ! I have definitely learned a lot this year in lessons with Ayako (we have had so many fun conversations, reviewed sooo much new grammar, kanji and vocab, I have learnt a lot about Japanese culture [and sometimes about French culture too !!] etcc) It has been a very fun and productive year ! I feel like I have made some good progress in my Japanese (since I started lessons with Ayako last year) too :] !!! ありがとうございました、あやこ先生!楽しいお正月を😊
Dec 28, 2025
Emily
133 Japanese lessons
Today we went over some laundry word questions of the vocabulary that I learnt last lesson, and a workbook (おかげで /ば ほど etc), we also spoke about college/animal care, about learning languages etcc (so speaking practice too) !!! レッスンは楽しかったです!ありがとうございました、あやこ先生!