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Yuko (ゆうこ)
Community TutorTeaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
Spanish
🌸 Your Clear Path to Japanese: Conversation, Structure, & Culture! 🌸
Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
Spanish
🌸 Your Clear Path to Japanese: Conversation, Structure, & Culture! 🌸
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
From JapanLiving in Tokyo, Japan (09:25 UTC+09:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jul 30, 2025InterestsTravelReadingFilms & TV SeriesMusicEnvironment & Nature
Hi! I'm Yuko.
I love traveling and enjoy meeting people worldwide🌎
I've visited Vietnam, China, the UK, Switzerland, France and more for work and vacation🇻🇳🇨🇳🇬🇧🇨🇭🇫🇷
I'm also learning Spanish as a third language🇪🇸
My hobbies are cooking and playing the piano🥘🎹
I'm a mom of two boys (ages 12&7)👬
I studied in California (the US) for 4 years when I was a student🇺🇸👩🎓
I majored in liberal arts and ethnomusicology, learning about the link between language, culture and music📚🎵
After returning, I've worked in translation and music production💻
I currently work as a freelance Japanese teacher and web editor/writer🇯🇵✨
I’m looking forward to seeing you in my lessons!!Me as a Teacher
As your Japanese community tutor, I use my international experience and professional background to structure effective lessons.
I am communicative, patient, and responsible, and I genuinely love connecting with people!
I have volunteer teaching experience (including piano), and I'm skilled at creating a friendly, relaxed lesson space.
I can, of course, provide explanations or support in English upon your request! My lessons & teaching style
Lessons are fully customized to your goals, and include practical grammar and materials (Custom worksheets, books, media, movies, songs, and more).
You'll have plenty of chances for speaking and practice, and questions are always welcome!!
What You Can Learn (sample focus areas):
🔷 Beginner/Elementary
- Hiragana/Katakana, core grammar
- Essential phrases (order, ask directions, introduce yourself), simple conversation
🔷 Intermediate
- Deep conversation, role-play, opinion exchange
- Japanese culture, current trends, and media analysis
🔷 Advanced/Expert Level
- Mastering vocabulary and nuance
- High-level/business communication to achieve native-level fluencyMy teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Audio files
- Image files
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Homework Assignments
5.0
Rating
10
Students
50
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
99%
Response rate
Japanese Lessons
Trial Lesson
8 lessons completed
USD 7.00+
💬 Free Talk & Conversation（日本語でたくさん話そう！） — Relaxed & Fun Japanese Conversation
A2 - C2Conversation26 lessons completed
USD 8.00+
Package with 15% off
📚 Step-by-Step Japanese（日本語を基礎から学ぼう！） — Confidently Build Grammar & Vocabulary
A1 - B2Language Essentials14 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
Package with 12% off
✈️ Survival Japanese for Travelers & New Residents（旅行・生活で使えるサバイバル日本語！） — Real-Life Japanese Essentials — Master the Basics Fast!
A1 - B1Conversation2 lessons completed
USD 14.00+
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
My creations
Vocabulary (3)
Quiz (5)
18 Reviews
Joan
6 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Conversations with Yuko are engaging, fun, and insightful. Today we discussed various topics and I walked away with an expanded vocabulary and better appreciation of Japanese culture. I intend to continue with Yuko's lessons next year as well!
Dec 18, 2025
Shona Reed
10 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Yoko is very patient and provides me with customized teaching materials. She is a responsible and supportive teacher :)
Sep 25, 2025
Stanley Barnabas
1 Japanese lesson
Yuko-san is very friendly and energetic! It makes the lesson so much easier to understand and really focuses on the issues that you would like to learn
Dec 26, 2025
Joanne
12 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Had an awesome trial lesson with Yuko. She was so patient when I had some tech issues at the start and made sure I felt ready to begin. We talked about my level and goals to create a good plan. I loved the free talk time at the end—I got to practice a lot! Her lessons are creative and easy to understand. I’d definitely recommend her!
Nov 11, 2025
Jocelyn Toyl15 To
2 Japanese lessons
ゆうこさん、今日はありがとうございました。音楽とお正月のことをいっぱい話して楽しかった。良いお年を!
Dec 30, 2025
Theo Lumina
1 Japanese lesson
Very warm and welcoming teacher. Very patient as well, even in trial lesson. I learned a lot in just one lesson. She encourages me to speak in Japanese and also explain the things that I don't understand. We went a bit overtime but she just let me continue, which was very nice of her. I would definitely recommend her.
Dec 25, 2025
Trial Lesson
USD 7.00
Your final payment will be made in USD