Toru

I have taken lessons with Toru for close to three years now, and have enjoyed every moment. He is a kind and patient instructor, able to match your skill-level and adjust the lesson accordingly and with ease. It is a casual learning environment, but that is not to say you won’t be tested. Take lessons with Toru if you’d like to genuinely improve with a teacher that will cultivate a close relationship with you.

Another great session with Toru. We spoke about lots of interesting topics in Japanese and I was able to practice new grammar I had recently started studying. Toru is an excellent teacher and is always very patient with any mistakes and will always offer helpful ways to say things more naturally. Thank you again for another enjoyable lesson!

thank you

He is a really gentle sensei that has patience and is very supportive of your progression and learning rate.

very friendly and easygoing! thank you

My casual conversation lessons with Toru are great! Each lesson feels very natural and conversations veer to different topics each time. He makes every moment of the conversation very smooth and natural, while at the same time, provides vocabulary or more Japanese sounding ways of saying it (instead of transliteration)　in a way that keeps the flow of conversation going. Toru is very energetic, supportive, and attentive. I always feel energized and motivated after the lesson! Toru is fluent in English, and while convos are 95% in Japanese we are able to quickly switch to English for any tricky thought or phrases, which he then restates in Japanese. If you are looking for a Japanese tutor, I highly recommend Toru! トルさんはいつも優しくて思いやりのあります。いつもお世話になっております。