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Toshi
Professional TeacherTeaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
German
Mongolian
Spanish
I can understand well what you students can't understand as I've studied many languages.
Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
German
Mongolian
Spanish
I can understand well what you students can't understand as I've studied many languages.
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From JapanLiving in Other, Japan (01:15 UTC+09:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Mar 11, 2021InterestsPets & AnimalsTravelMusicScience
https://youtu.be/3pNP1LpDPtU
You can see the atmosphere of my classroom via the link above.
My hobbies and interests.
Aerobatics, playing the guitar (flamenco, bossa nova, classical, singing while playing), off-road biking, horseback riding.
I love aerobatics, so I went to the US to train as a pilot and got my license.
I've traveled to the US several times specifically for aerobatics.
I have also competed in an aerobatics competition held in Arizona.
I enjoy horseback riding and have been to Mongolia.
I studied Mongolian hoping to communicate with the nomadic people.
Links to my guitar performances are below.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeBWhwMyIhgcq_jJOLZazzu-YlNDy0b4z
Me as a Teacher
My Japanese language skills. Teaching experience, etc.
I attended a Japanese language teaching school to study teaching methods and conducted trial lessons.
In 2019, I also passed the "Japanese Language Teaching Proficiency Test".
I'm a "Language Geek" and have studied Spanish, Mongolian, German, and more besides English.
From my experience studying these foreign languages, I know the tricks of the trade: what's needed to learn a foreign language, what causes confusion, and how to achieve understanding.
I also understand the differences in thinking patterns between languages.
This knowledge will surely be useful to you when learning Japanese. My lessons & teaching style
Generally, I conduct lessons in Japanese.
I don't use textbooks.
Since you can understand textbooks by reading them yourself, spending time aimlessly reading textbooks with a teacher during an online lesson is a waste of time.
Of course, if you encounter anything you don't understand while reading a textbook, feel free to ask questions anytime.
I'll explain that point until you fully understand it.
Google Docs is convenient, so if you'd like, create a document and send me the link.
However, this is not required.
We'll have conversations or read books/articles you want to explore, then discuss or I'll explain any grammar points, expressions, or pronunciation that come up.My teaching material
- Articles and news
Certificates
日本語教育能力検定試験合格 - 日本国際教育協会 - 2019The pass rate of this exam is about 25%.
It needs extensive knowledge of Japanese.
Grammar, history, phonetics, teaching methods and so on.
I was only one who passed this exam in our Japanese teaching class of twenty students.
Certificate verified
Teaching experience
2020 - 2024
teacher
Education
1982 - 1986
Bachelor’s - Nuclear Engineering
Work Experience
1995 - 2002
company employeeSterilization of medical instruments and modification of silicon wafers by electron irradiation
5.0
Rating
168
Students
1,400
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Japanese Lessons
Trial Lesson
85 lessons completed
USD 8.00+
Free talk, General 気楽な会話。一般
A1 - C2Conversation617 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Package with 4% off
Japanese grammar and reading, writing 日本語文法と読み書き
A1 - C2Language Essentials247 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Package with 4% off
Listening and Speaking, Pronunciation by phonetics 聞く、話す。音声学による発音
A1 - C2Language Essentials411 lessons completed
USD 11.00+
Package with 4% off
Correction your essay assignment 作文の添削
A2 - C2Language Essentials0 lessons completed
USD 21.00+
Package with 4% off
Availability
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204 Reviews
Melissa
34 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
In this lesson we talked about the long road to learning Japanese. I started teaching Japanese myself and we discussed what is the best way to approach Japanese for beginners. We also talked about the difference between conversational Japanese and Japanese found in manga and comics. As usually a very thorough and interesting lesson. I highly recommend Toshi Sensei. このレッスンは日本語の戦略アプローチする話し合いました。最近、わたしも日本語始めたは教えてので「なにか一番おすすめ教えてスタイルがあたんとおもいますか」最近このかんじはよくかんがえています。でも私の生徒はまんがだけ教えてもいい問いましたからちょと大変ですよね。
May 10, 2023
Alan Wallat
271 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Toshi-sensei is a great teacher! Each and every lesson is lots of fun! ^ _ ^
Mar 22, 2021
Maria
6 Japanese lessons
トシ先生のレッスンはとても楽しくて、自信がつきました！
Nov 5, 2025
Jeff
392 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Toshi sensei is just the absolute best. My Japanese is leveling up faster than I ever hoped.
Mar 29, 2022
Alexander Parady
1 Japanese lesson
Toshi San did a great job with jumping around a few topics I wanted to cover for an upcoming trip of mine to Japan. I do think the lesson structure and language barrier was a bit challenging for me given I’m a complete novice and probably needed a bit more structure for what was covered and what I should be doing through the class. I appreciate his help and guidance 🙏🏼
Nov 8, 2025
Harrison Marks
6 Japanese lessons
Toshi is an exceptionally helpful tutor. He is always ready to answer any question I have, no matter how small.
Oct 16, 2025
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