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Nat
Japanese
Native
English
Spanish

From Japan

Living in Other, United States

Notice: I'll be taking an extended break from September 2026. Hi, I'm Natsu, a native Japanese speaker. I'm 36 years old and currently living in Texas. I've been learning English and Spanish for many years, so I truly understand the difficulties of learning a foreign language. I enjoy traveling, walking, watching movies and anime, reading manga, and doing creative activities like writing, painting, and handicrafts. I'm a friendly and easy-going teacher, and I hope you feel relaxed and enjoy learning Japanese at your own pace with me. I've been teaching Japanese online for five years. I also take language classes on the italki platform as a student, and that experience has been helping me improve my teaching skills a lot. One of the most important things for me as a teacher is understanding my students' feelings. In my classes, I believe that learning the basics is important, but I also think it’s essential to understand Japanese culture. I value giving students opportunities to discover and experience things that are not always found in textbooks. My teaching style is interactive and balanced. My lessons usually follow this flow, though it may vary by student and course: 1. Warm-up 2. Main lesson 3. Practice I also adjust lessons based on each student’s needs, interests, and goals. By observing their strengths and weaknesses, I may add extra practice or skip certain parts to make the lesson as effective and enjoyable as possible. I always aim to help students stay confident and motivated throughout their learning.
My teaching material
  • PDF file
  • Text Documents
  • Presentation slides/PPT
  • Image files
  • Video files
  • Articles and news
  • Quizzes
  • Homework Assignments
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Interests

Food
Animation & Comics
Travel
Films & TV Series
Trial Lesson
21 lessons completed
USD 9.00+
Conversation and Article Reading 会話と読解
B1-C2
Language Essentials
405 lessons completed
USD 19.30
Basic Japanese for Beginners (A1-A2) 初級
A1-A2
Language Essentials
641 lessons completed
USD 19.30
Intermediate Japanese Class 中級
A2-B2
Language Essentials
140 lessons completed
USD 19.30
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Student Yang
Yang
156 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Been taking lessons with Natsu sensei for months now and every lesson has been great. Natsu sensei is very supportive and helpful. Thanks so much for 2023 and look forward to continuing in the new year! :)
Student Anna
Anna
55 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
I have been studying with Nat for months, and can‘t recommend her enough. She is very patient and gives creative, easy to understand explanations for words or expressions I dont understand yet. She makes it easy to carry a conversation and is always pleasant and kind. I also like that she has been slowly increasing the difficulty of the material we use according to my level - that has been immensly useful for the development of my japanese skills. I hop to continue studying with her for a long time!
Student reem
reem
21 Japanese lessons
本当に楽しくて、面白い授業でした! 先生は私のレベルにふさわしい話題や教材を準備してくださって、とても良い表現や言い回しをたくさん教えてくれました。 次の授業もよろしくお願いします!
Student Emma
Emma
153 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Nat is the best teacher I have had. She sets goals for the lesson and explains things so well. We have our class in Japanese but if I don’t know a word in Japanese she is always able to help me with English. Always learning so much ☺️
Student reem
reem
21 Japanese lessons
Yet another great class from Nat sensei! we start with free talking for 3p minutes to discuss various expressions and words. On the second half of the class, we read a dialogue. Then, I rephrase every sentence to practice word and grammar synonyms. In the original dialog, some words and expressions are highlighted, and we make example sentences using them. Lastly, a list of useful expressions from the dialog is provided at the end of the document. I love the class and I feel like my spoken Japanese is genuinely improving! Nat sensei organize the materials beautifully and send it after class. Whenever I have time, I read them aloud myself + practice writing using the expressions and words provided. Thank you very much sensei!
Student Javi
Javi
138 Japanese lessons
Una profesora increíble, muy paciente y motivadora, si quieres aprender japonés te aseguro que con Nat sensei no te vas a arrepentir