Japanese teacher Mana

Mana

Professional Teacher
Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
French
Finnish
Russian
For learners committed to steady progress 🌸 Using Genki + Intermediate Grammar
From JapanLiving in Osaka, Japan (20:57 UTC+09:00)
About Me
italki teacher since May 18, 2021
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※Video was taken in 2022 Hello! I'm a certified Japanese teacher with 4 years of online teaching experience. I'm calm, kind, and always happy to support your learning at your own pace. I studied political science at university. I have lived in Osaka, Nagoya, and Tokyo in Japan, as well as in France, Morocco, and Finland. In my free time, I enjoy traveling, cooking, and making things with yarn. I like knitting, making beaded accessories, and crafting mats. I also enjoy designing hand-knitted socks🪴 I also love learning languages—I studied French at university, have explored Arabic and Finnish a little, and now I'm learning Russian.
5.0
Rating
150
Students
947
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate

Japanese Lessons

Trial Lesson
78 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Conversation Practice (Beginner-上級)
A2 -  C2

Language Essentials

325 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
Package with 5% off
Grammar with “Genki” (Beginner–Intermediate)
A1 -  B1

Language Essentials

100 lessons completed
USD 25.00+
Package with 3% off
Conversation + Genki Review (Beginner–Intermediate)
A2 -  B1

Conversation

397 lessons completed
USD 25.00+
Package with 3% off
Reading and Conversation with “Genki Japanese readers”
A2 -  B1

Language Essentials

16 lessons completed
USD 25.00+
Package with 3% off
Reading and Conversation (Intermediate)
B2 -  C2

Language Essentials

1 lessons completed
USD 25.00+
Package with 3% off
Grammar, Reading and Conversation with “中級を学ぼう” (Intermediate)
B1 -  B2

Language Essentials

22 lessons completed
USD 25.00+
Package with 3% off
書いた文章を直してもらいたい人
B1 -  C2

Language Essentials

0 lessons completed
USD 29.00

Availability

76 Reviews

Marty Fox
8 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
I absolutely loved this lesson with Mana! I'm very much a beginner (I have only studied the first two lessons in Genki I before this lesson). Mana conducted the lesson almost entirely in Japanese, which surprised me, but very pleasantly. I wasn't expecting that at all, and I would have expected it to not be possible at my very early stage in the learning process. But Mana used very basic vocabulary, and very occasionally helped out in English when I just couldn't grasp what was being said or written. But what I loved about this is that it forces you to concentrate much more when not able to use your native language, and it felt like such an achiement to complete a lesson in that way. Most importantly it has helped my confidence in my own ability to read, hear and speak japanese greatly which of course is a huge plus. Mana is a great tutor, and I'm very much looking forward to our next lesson. ありがとうございます!
Feb 13, 2026
Student Dezmond
Dezmond
29 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Mana-sensei has everything you want in an Japanese teacher. She's really good at defining Japanese words, in Japanese, without stitching to English. She always understands my struggling sentences and offers the more natural way of saying the same thing. Most of all she is very pleasant, and always fun to talk to. Definitely one of my favorite teachers. Period.
Jun 1, 2025
Student Kenny的笔记
Kenny的笔记
23 Japanese lessons
Great lesson as always!
Feb 28, 2026
Student Kenny的笔记
Kenny的笔记
23 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Hands down one of the best Japanese teachers on Italki. I'm always learning something new with Mana-san during our lessons and she is always have encouraging. Stop reading this review and just book a lesson with her. ありがとうございました
Jan 11, 2026
BM214
2 Japanese lessons
Manasan était très souriante et sympathique. La leçon d'essai s'est très bien déroulée.
Mar 27, 2026
Marty Fox
8 Japanese lessons
Another great lesson from Mana. I'm very happy with my choice of tutor. She keeps the lesson relaxed, whilst working you hard at the same time (in a good way!). Very friendly, helpful when needed of course, and explains things really well when.
Feb 19, 2026