From JapanLiving in Suita, Japan (22:29 UTC+09:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jul 30, 2021
InterestsAnimation & ComicsHistorySports & FitnessTravelFilms & TV Series
Hi there! I’m Atsushi.
Thanks for visiting my profile!
IG: __atsushi
I love traveling and learning about cultures. I’ve visited over 20 countries!
Before 2023: 🇹🇭 🇸🇬 🇭🇰 🇺🇸 🇪🇸 🇮🇹 🇬🇧 🇦🇺 🇳🇱 🇲🇾 🇻🇳
2023–2024: 🇹🇷 🇬🇪 🇦🇲 🇪🇸 🇵🇹 🇫🇷 🇧🇪 🇩🇪 🇨🇿 🇵🇱 🇸🇰 🇭🇺 🇭🇷 🇲🇪 🇲🇰 🇬🇷
2025–2026 (plans): 🇰🇷 🇹🇼 🇹🇭
I’m a coffee lover☕️, hand-drip almost every day! I also enjoy visiting cafes. I worked at Starbucks for 20 years and ran an online coffee shop.
Running🏃 is another hobby. I’ve started joining marathons recently. It helps me stay healthy and positive.
Let’s enjoy learning Japanese while talking about travel, coffee, or anything you like!
My creations
Me as a Teacher
I’m a certified Japanese teacher with 420 hours of training.
In my lessons, I focus on conversation and getting to know you. I love learning about people, so I’ll ask many questions—please tell me your answers in Japanese! Don’t worry, I’ll help you every step of the way. I’m always patient and encouraging.
I’m also learning English on italki, so I understand the feelings of language learners—both the frustration and the excitement.
I believe language is a bridge to connect people. My goal is to make friends all over the world through Japanese!
If you feel we’d be a good match, let’s talk in a lesson. I’m looking forward to meeting you!
My lessons & teaching style
My lesson is free conversation.
We can talk about many topics—culture, history, religion, politics, the economy, and business in our countries.
Many learners also enjoy reading Japanese news articles and discussing them during lessons.
I’ll ask you lots of questions about you, your life, and your country—because I love learning about people! Please tell me about yourself in Japanese.
Of course, we can also chat about daily life, hobbies, anime, music, movies, books, and anything else you’re into. And pets(I love cats!).
Let’s enjoy fun and meaningful conversations that match your interests and goals!
My teaching material
PDF file
Text Documents
Presentation slides/PPT
Image files
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Articles and news
Test templates and examples
Certificates
日本語教育能力検定試験 合格証書 - 公益財団法人 日本語国際教育支援協会 - 2022
Education
1996 - 2000
Bachelor’s - 体育学部体育学科大阪体育大学
Work Experience
2001 - 2020
STORE MANAGERSTARBUCKS COFFEE JAPAN - 大阪、岡山、鳥取, Japan
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Japanese Lessons
Trial Lesson
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casual conversation in Japanese 日常会話!
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282 Reviews
ジョナ
94 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
I have been taking lessons with Atsushi for quite some time now and found him to be extremely easy to talk to and try new grammar points and phrases. I really like that he often takes my sentence and words it for me-- which is SUPER helpful. Highly recommended! Awesome teacher!
Nov 16, 2022
Chad
74 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Atsushiさん is one of the few really great teachers on this platform. I find all of the conversations incredibly engaging and entertaining. Moreover, I'm constantly cracking up because of Atsushiさん's awesome sense of humor. Most important however is that he's patient and a good teacher that speaks at a level that's comfortable for me yet, constantly teaches me new vocabulary and grammar. I appreciate all of the hard work he puts into transcribing all of the new concepts to review.
Oct 8, 2022
CodyMeuer
6 Japanese lessons
Great time talking with Atsushi. I wrote a story in Japanese (a short one) and the whole time I read it he took notes and we talked through the corrections afterwards. I didn’t ask him to do this, he took it upon himself to do it. It was super helpful.