Hi, I’m Yuka. My goal as a teacher is to help my students learn as many useful expressions as possible — In my lessons, you will listen to and speak a lot of Japanese, so your Japanese level will definitely improve!
●Teaching Japanese on italki and other platforms since 2021
●Specialize in: Currently Strengthening My Beginner Lessons
●Often told that I am friendly
●Limit the number of lessons per day to provide high-quality lessons
●Most students come from the US, China, Taiwan, and Australia
Me as a Teacher
●Teaching Japanese on italki and other platforms since 2021
●Specialize in:
Currently Strengthening My Beginner Lessons
Hiragana & Katakana (suitable for absolute beginners)
●Often told that I am friendly
●Limit the number of lessons per day to provide high-quality lessons
●Most students come from the US, China, Taiwan, and Australia
●Students range in age from 18 to their 50s
My lessons & teaching style
●Beginner Class
- Lots of pictures are used, and target grammar is practiced many times.
- The lesson is mainly in Japanese, with English explanations provided when necessary.
●Intermediate & Advanced Class
- Aimed at improving speaking skills using all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing (inputting).
●Japanease for Travel
- Recommended for those who are planning to visit Japan. Learn Japanese through real travel situations, plus useful tips for your trip to Japan!
Feel free to message me if you have any questions.
My teaching material
PDF file
Text Documents
Presentation slides/PPT
Image files
Video files
Articles and news
Quizzes
Graphs and charts
Certificates
TEACHING JAPANESE AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE - Musashino Women’s University - 2005
Certificate verified
5.0
Rating
109
Students
904
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
5.0
Rating
109
Students
904
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Japanese Lessons
Trial Lesson
41 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
Conversation class
A1 - C2Conversation152 lessons completed
USD 28.00+
Package with 10% off
Intermediate and Advanced class ~中級&上級レッスン~
B1 - C2Language Essentials547 lessons completed
USD 32.00+
Package with 12% off
Beginner Class with "みんなの日本語"
A1 - A2Language Essentials153 lessons completed
USD 32.00+
Package with 10% off
Japanese for Travel
A1 - A2Language Essentials2 lessons completed
USD 32.00+
Package with 10% off
Hiragana & Katakana for beginner
A1 - B1Conversation6 lessons completed
USD 32.00+
Package with 10% off
Trial lesson(45min.)
A1 - C2Language Essentials2 lessons completed
USD 20.00
Availability
39 Reviews
David
228 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Yuka-sensei is a wonderful teacher—truly deserving of 5 ⭐️! After taking numerous lessons with her, I can confidently say she is knowledgeable, experienced, and incredibly talented at teaching. Her student-focused, engaging, and enthusiastic approach has been exactly what I needed to elevate my Japanese skills.
Throughout our lessons, Yuka-sensei tailors the curriculum to my specific interests, helping me improve dramatically in areas like reading news articles, conversation, pronunciation (including proper accent), keigo, and penmanship (writing Japanese beautifully). Yuka-sensei’s positivity and enthusiasm make each lesson not just educational but also fun.
Thank you, Yuka-sensei, for all your help on my Japanese language journey!
Oct 16, 2025
Steve
110 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Fantastic!
Oct 11, 2024
Allyn Regencia
24 Japanese lessons
Very friendly and encouraging. Exactly what you need when first learning a new language.
Nov 6, 2025
Kaytlen Jud
56 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Yuka is a great teacher who has really helped me improve my Japanese. Her explanations are thoughtful and thorough. It really helps me that the lesson is almost 100% in Japanese, it forces me to actually use Japanese and not depend on English at all. Yuka’s lessons are well planned and thought out and she always shares the notes from the class. 10/10 would recommend Yuka’s classes.
Oct 2, 2025
Cynthia Vu
1 Japanese lesson
Yuka先生 was so helpful! She helped me make an action once I shared my goals with her. My goal is to speak Japanese more natural and practice the grammar/vocabulary I learned, so she helped facilitate a plan. I am very comfortable with daily speaking, and I can get my point across, but that means no one would correct me if I make a small mistake, but Yuka先生 corrected a lot of little things I didn’t notice! I felt really comfortable and I’m excited to continue the lessons