Japanese teacher 🌻 Kenya Sensei

🌻 Kenya Sensei

Professional Teacher
Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
Spanish
Portuguese
Catalan
Italian
Chinese (Mandarin)
Other
Specialties
Test Preparation
🏆 Top 1% Teacher|✅ Certified|🧑🏻‍🏫 8+ Years of Experience|👥 Group|🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ Friendly
From JapanLiving in Barcelona, Spain (13:22 UTC+01:00)
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/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 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
287
Students
4928
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate

Japanese Lessons

Trial Lesson
174 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
(Beginner/Basic/Intermediate) General Lesson [50min]
A1 -  B1

Language Essentials

2,933 lessons completed
USD 60.00+
Package with 14% off
(Beginner/Basic/Intermediate) General Lesson for Groups [50min]
A1 -  B1

Language Essentials

1,060 lessons completed
USD 88.00+
Package with 12% off
(Intermediate/Advanced) Conversation Practice 会話練習 [50min/25min]
B1 -  C2

Conversation

409 lessons completed
USD 25.00+
Package with 12% off
Special Trial Lesson [30min]
A1 -  C2

Language Essentials

23 lessons completed
USD 25.00+

Availability

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394 Reviews

Student Cyle (カイ)
Cyle (カイ)
102 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
Student Kelley
Kelley
119 Japanese lessons
I've taken well over 100 lessons with Kenya over the past few years, and every single one has been a joy. He's incredibly patient, kind, and well-organized. I always look forward to our sessions—he makes learning Japanese feel both approachable and rewarding. Highly recommended!
Jun 20, 2025
Student Mauricio Cruz
Mauricio Cruz
240 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
Student Alipio
Alipio
5 Japanese lessons
Every lesson I am exponentially learning more and more things. Conversely, Kenya is learning more about me after every lesson. ChatGPT will never replace this experience.
Jul 11, 2025
Student Alipio
Alipio
5 Japanese lessons
italkiで最高の先生
Jun 20, 2025
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