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まさひこ
Community TutorTeaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
Other
Specialties
Test PreparationI'm experienced to teach Japanese as a foreign language over 4 years.
Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
Other
Specialties
Test PreparationI'm experienced to teach Japanese as a foreign language over 4 years.
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From JapanLiving in Nishitokyo, Japan (15:32 UTC+09:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Nov 29, 2021InterestsTravelGamingMusicArtFilms & TV Series
こんにちは。すきなことはありますか？Hello. I'm Masa. What do you like? How was the day? Anything funny, interesting or strange? Tell me your story. Expressing is the best way to improve your language skill. Anything is fine! Things you saw, felt and heard today, they are going to be tomorrow's your Japanese skills!
It doesn't sound too difficult, does it?
Let's express yourself and it's totally fine even though you make mistakes on grammar or words.
I correct them immediately.
I can mix English in conversation but if don't want me to do it, I speak only Japanese.You can choose a way you prefer.
I have a few text books so I can carry out lessons following them if you would like to.Me as a Teacher
Here are some facts about me
-Completed all the requirements of Japanese Language Teacher Training Course (420 hours above.)
-Over 5 years experience teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language
Experienced to make students pass JLPT N2
-Native Speaker
-Teaching Japanese children English
-Teaching junior high school students English
-Teaching high school students English
-CEFR B2+ (English) My lessons & teaching style
My lesson is focused on speaking.
I can also teach grammar by following some text books.
Here are some of the things I can help you with:
-Improve your speaking, writing, listening or reading skills
- Understand and use Japanese grammar correctly
- Pronunciation
- Job applications - CVs, covering letters, interview questions, etc
Extra
- Japanese for music industry (Such as PA and studio works)
- English speaking lesson (for Japanese and non-native English speakers)My teaching material
- PDF file
- Homework Assignments
- Text Documents
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
Certificates
Japanese Language Teacher Training Course - Human - 2025
Teaching experience
2021 - 2024
TutorTeaching kids English as a group lesson.
2021 - Current
TutorTeaching junior high and high school students English for Japanese Eiken exam.
2023 - Current
TutorTeaching elementary school kids English in a group.
2024 - Current
TutorTeaching Japanese and English junior high school students as one-to-one or one-to-two.
Work Experience
2011 - Current
Recording / PA EngineerI used to work at Blue Note Tokyo, Jazz Club and I still work as a sound engineer.
5.0
Rating
111
Students
403
Lessons
99%
Attendance rate
96%
Response rate
Japanese Lessons
Trial Lesson
50 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Let's begin with topics about things you like
A1 - B2Conversation351 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Japanese for music industry
B1 - C2Language Essentials2 lessons completed
USD 35.00
Availability
13 Reviews
Damon Broussard
1 Japanese lesson
Great lesson! I'll be booking again
Feb 26, 2026
Cake Walker
5 Japanese lessons
Masa is calm, patient, and understanding. He is really good at implying meaning thru context clues. I highly recommend his services.
May 28, 2025
陳昭広
1 Japanese lesson
It didn’t seem like he was paying much attention. Sometimes, regardless of whether he understood me or not, he would just say, “面白いですね。”
Feb 16, 2025
Gabriel Bataga
2 Japanese lessons
Teacher Masa provided and maintained a great environment and atmosphere conducive to a smooth, fun, and insightful lesson. Learned a lot.
Jul 23, 2025
Cake Walker
5 Japanese lessons
great teacher. very personable. answered questions diligently and understandably. was patient when asked to repeat something. great experience.
May 22, 2025
Aria Ashwood
1 Japanese lesson
Masahiko san's lesson is very interesting! He's very humorous!
Dec 15, 2024
Trial Lesson
USD 15.00
Your final payment will be made in USD
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