From JapanLiving in Yokohama, Japan (09:09 UTC+09:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Apr 21, 2020
Interest topicHistoryTravelSports & Fitness
Hello everyone. I'm Tom from Japan. I'm a Japanese native speaker and I would like to help you improve your Japanese. I look forward to meeting new students and speaking Japanese together in a relaxed way.
Feel free to watch my YouTube channel "nihongo Tom":
https://www.youtube.com/@nihongo_tom/videos
My interests :
Studying Japanese history, visiting shrines and temples (collecting stamps in Goshuincho booklets), travel, running, playing guitar (flamenco guitar!), learning English, relaxing in a cafe, etc.
My creations
Me as a Teacher
Prior to my teaching career, I have more than 15 year working experience in IT and educational institutions. I also have a managerial experience in business, so I can share how to use Business Japanese in various situations with you. I have taught students from different countries for more than 2,500 lessons on italki as well as provided one-on-one lessons for business persons working in Japan. I ask students to try your Japanese as much as possible to check what you can do and can't. If necessary, I will explain meanings or grammar points in English.
<Certification>
・420 hour Japanese Teacher's Course
・Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test
My lessons & teaching style
For many learners, I believe that time they have with the tutor for lessons is limited. I hope that you will monitor what you were able to do and what you were not able to do from lessons, then apply that to your learning outside of your lessons. As an instructor, I not only teach, but also want to be a coach to help you reach your goal as quickly as possible. Don't be afraid of making mistakes. It's part of learning. Let's enjoy the process!!
Cancellation/Reschedule policy: My policy reflects the italki restriction - Rescheduling lessons must be completed on the system at least 24 hours before their start time.
Textbook or customized Lesson (Please choose one from the following courses)
A1 - C2General1,431 lessons completed
USD 19.50+
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Let's start Japanese with "TOBIRA BEGINNING JAPANESE Ⅰ&Ⅱ(初級日本語 とびら)" for introductory and beginner levels
A1 - C2General7 lessons completed
USD 19.50+
Package with 4% off
Reading Lesson
A2 - B1General0 lessons completed
USD 19.50+
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JLPT N2 Mock Test Exercise
B1 - B2Test Preparation15 lessons completed
USD 19.50+
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Availability
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My creations
Vocabulary (2)
Podcast (4)
Quiz (23)
516 Reviews
Jesse
229 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
いつも教えていただきありがとうございます! このレッスンもすごく楽しかったです! Thank you, for yet another great lesson!
May 23, 2022
Dave Reinemann
197 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Another enjoyable and beneficial lesson from Tom Sensei. I highly recommend his lessons to anyone at any level looking to improve their Japanese in an effective manner.
Apr 25, 2022
Rory
101 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Tom is patient, throughtful and increadibly knowledgable. It is allways a pleasure having a lesson with him.
Jan 8, 2022
Grant
1 Japanese lesson
Great class!
Oct 6, 2023
Arthur Piper
11 Japanese lessons
I have done 10 of Tom先生's NHK reading sessions and would highly recommend them to people looking to break into reading original material and deepening their knowledge of Japanese culture. Tom is patient, knowledgeable and has excellent English if needed.
Apr 6, 2023
Arthur Piper
11 Japanese lessons
Thanks for an interesting introduction to the world of Proー 将棋!