🍣Beginner & Polite Japanese
🏝️Okinawan language
🍙Master Japanese in English
🍜University Professor
Teaches
Japanese
Native
Japanese (Okinawan)
Native
Speaks
Okinawan
Native
English
Thai
🍣Beginner & Polite Japanese
🏝️Okinawan language
🍙Master Japanese in English
🍜University Professor
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From JapanLiving in Tokyo, Japan (05:37 UTC+09:00)
About Me
italki teacher since May 14, 2021
InterestsFilms & TV SeriesMusicAnimation & ComicsSports & FitnessTravel
皆さんこんにちは!
私は沖縄出身の日本人です🇯🇵☀️
大阪の大学を卒業後、ヨーロッパと東京で働いています。
16歳からプロキックボクサーとして活動し、沖縄県王者です。
日本語と英語の細かな違いも分かりやすく教えられることが強みです。
旅行、映画鑑賞、料理、格闘技が好きです。
Hi!
I was born and raised in Okinawa, Japan
Since I graduated from Uni, I've been working in a company connecting Japan and Europe.
I've been a pro kickboxer since I was 16 and I'm the Okinawa champion.
I'm good at coaching you on minute differences between Japanese and English in an easy way so You can logically understand step by step.
I love anime and game
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Me as a Teacher
1) I've been a Japanese teacher at a college school in the US Air Force base in Japan.
2) My primary focus is to build vocabulary so students can boldly lead discussions, and speak fluently.
3) I've trained exchange students, engineers, college students, children, and so on.
4) I've also worked as a guesthouse staff and office worker in Japan, so I'm used to explaining Japanese culture and manners to tourists and expatriates :)
5) I was ever praised by my friends and students for my teaching methods.
As a result, most of my friends were able to pass the JLPT-N1 and N2 test with my support and some of them are working as skilled workers in Japan.
My lessons & teaching style
◆I can do role-plays with you imagining various situations to improve your discussion ability.
◆My lessons vary from formal to informal and focus on real-life Japanese that you can't learn from any textbooks.
◆I make your writing skill more clear and natural for Japanese people.
(It'd be smooth if you can prepare your tentative text or something)
◆I quickly explain the grammar, vocabulary, and idiom using examples in an easy-to-understand way.
(I summarize your unlearned content in a notebook and send it to you after the lesson)
◆I give you homework based on "Minna no Nihongo," "GENKI" or every lesson to fill your weakness as required.
My teaching material
PDF file
Text Documents
Image files
Video files
Articles and news
Quizzes
Test templates and examples
Homework Assignments
Certificates
420 hours of Japanese Teacher Training Course - Human Academy - 2022
Certificate verified
Teaching experience
2020 - 2022
Japanese language teacherUniversity of Maryland - Japan
Education
2018 - 2022
Bachelor’s - Business ManagementOsaka University of Commerce
Work Experience
2015 - 2022
Pro kickboxerSeishikai - Osaka, Japanundefined
2025 - Current
Marketing ManagerHelloTalk - Tokyo, Japan
5.0
Rating
178
Students
838
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
5.0
Rating
178
Students
838
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Japanese Lessons
Japanese
Japanese (Okinawan)
Trial Lesson
124 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Practical Conversation
A2 - C2Conversation359 lessons completed
USD 30.00+
Package with 10% off
General course (JLPT N5 and N4, Travel Japanese)
A1 - A2Language Essentials295 lessons completed
USD 30.00+
Package with 10% off
Availability
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77 Reviews
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Japanese
Japanese (Okinawan)
Felipe
56 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
I always have a great time in class and learn a lot. Ryoma makes the classes very interactive and is a great listener, making sure to correct any minor mistakes while encouraging further conversation. His English is very good and it's something you can always fall back on in case you forget a word or can't manage to say something correctly. I've been progressing greatly and will continue to take his class.
Aug 12, 2022
Miyoko O
176 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Pretty motivating and fun. Things are actually starting to make sense.
Jun 12, 2021
Matt
7 Japanese lessons
Nothing but good things to say about his lessons!
Nice guy to chat to, his main focus with the current lessons are conversation based, he is very patient and goes through the grammar/ breaks down the sentences very well-!
Looking forward to future lessons with him- would definitely recommend!
Sep 11, 2025
Alejandro
46 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Ryoma-san is great. He adapts easily to whatever you need and can understand the different issues a student has swiftly. He also knows his English and it makes it easier for us beginners to feel like we can express ourselves and get our message across. Great find!
Jul 23, 2021
Jeremy Wong
2 Japanese lessons
I had a great lesson with Ryoma! He is a very patient teacher, and is really good at connecting the dots between English turns of phrases and knowing how to convey that meaning in Japanese.
Nov 4, 2025
Christopher Quintero
4 Japanese lessons
Ryoma san is a such a great teacher and I highly recommend him in regards to learning Japanese! Ryoma san is patient, kind and will give you the push you need with speaking Japanese. He gives clear and thorough explanations and catches you when you trip up (which is a lot in my case. haha) I am learning a lot working with him and look forward to my future lessons!!