Japanese teacher 🌻 Kenya Sensei

🌻 Kenya Sensei

Professional Teacher
Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
Spanish
Portuguese
Catalan
Chinese (Mandarin)
Other
Specialties
Test Preparation
🏆 Top 1% Teacher|✅ Certified|🧑🏻‍🏫 9 Years of Experience|👥 Group|🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ Friendly
From JapanLiving in Barcelona, Spain (19:10 UTC+02:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Oct 28, 2019
InterestsFoodHistoryAnimation & ComicsTravelPets & Animals
こんにちは!賢哉(けんや)です。Konnichiwa! My name is Kenya ^^ I'm originally from Yokohama. I've lived in 6 different countries 🇯🇵🇨🇦🇺🇸🇲🇽🇧🇷🇪🇸 I also do house-sitting/pet-sitting, so you will see me in different houses every now and then Things I love: Traveling✈️|🐶Animals🐵|🍜Food🥘|Learning Languages 🗣 ⚽️Sports🧗|Yoga & Meditation 🧘|Quiet Time in the Nature 🌳 Meeting New People 👬👭|Boardgames♟️|Thriller & Sci-Fi & Anime 🎬 ►Maybe you already know but learning Japanese is FUN! :D ►Contact me anytime and I'll be more than happy to help you out. ►My class is a safe space for LGBTQ+ 🏳️‍🌈
5.0
Rating
296
Students
5005
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate

Japanese Lessons

Trial Lesson
180 lessons completed
USD 25.00+
(Beginner/Basic/Pre-intermediate) General Lesson [50min]
A1 -  B1

Language Essentials

2,986 lessons completed
USD 60.00+
Package with 8% off
(Beginner/Basic/Pre-intermediate) General Lesson for Groups [50min]
A1 -  B1

Language Essentials

1,063 lessons completed
USD 100.00+
Package with 8% off
(Beginner/Basic) General Lesson [50min] - only in Romaji
A1 -  A2

Language Essentials

278 lessons completed
USD 80.00+
Package with 8% off
(Upper-Basic/Intermediate/Advanced) Conversation Practice 会話練習 [50min/25min]
B1 -  C2

Conversation

422 lessons completed
USD 25.00+
Package with 8% off

Availability

398 Reviews

Student Cyle (カイ)
Cyle (カイ)
108 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Kenya is truly an amazing teacher. He is extremely friendly and kind, always encouraging, and seamless in how he gives feedback. The feedback (correcting sentence structure, grammar, or word choice, for instance) is either worked naturally into the conversation or he will update a shared Google doc during the conversation so that you can review afterward. Always patient and ready to swap stories (he lives a very exciting life!), he also always comes prepared and is purposeful about what you're learning and why) so that you're always improving and following a course of action that is relevant to you. We've known each other for years now because of Italki and I always look forward to our lessons. You will, too!
Nov 28, 2023
Student Ayumi
Ayumi
55 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Another great lesson with Kenya Sensei! I feel like I've learnt so much more with his lessons than with any other course I've tried, and can finally understand how to structure a sentence! He's really easy going but comes so prepared and explains things in such a clear way that it's easy to make quick progress. Definitely recommend him as a great teacher!
Jun 1, 2020
Kameron T
5 Japanese lessons
Kenya Sensei was very kind and engaging on our first lesson! I look forward to many more!
Mar 19, 2026
Student Mauricio Cruz
Mauricio Cruz
241 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
I’ve been having classes with Kenya せんせい for over 6 months now and I’m really happy I found him. Classes are extremely well prepared - you can tell that he put a lot of effort into preparing the sides and handouts. He’s also able to speak many languages, which creates some fun moments when comparing their differences. If what you want is to really learn japanese, then he’s your teacher!
Jun 16, 2020
Kameron T
5 Japanese lessons
Kenya Sensei continues go be an amazing teacher!
Mar 24, 2026
Johnathan Chan
5 Japanese lessons
Kenya Sensei is really friendly and encouraging! I was a bit nervous in the beginning since it was my first lesson, but sensei made it easy for me to express myself. He also made notes of expressions we went through in class, mistakes that I made and how to correct them at the end of the lesson.
Feb 18, 2026