I am very pleased with the amount of effort and time that Takeo puts into his lessons. He creates an environment where studying, even with a busy schedule, is fun and easy. He also tailors homework to what we've previously discussed and provides great material to keep me on my toes. It makes it very easy to keep going!

After having several lessons with Takeo now I can say he's a great dude and he's awesome to talk to. If you're looking to have conversations in real natural Japanese rather than fake textbook Japanese, his lessons are perfect. Every lesson has been very fun and he's always attentive, helping me figure out how to express words and ideas that I couldn't use before. Helps so much with gaining that initial confidence to be able to speak in the language. Looking forward to many more!

Really appreciated how Takeo took the time to gauge my level and adjust every sentence to support me with picking up new vocabulary and breaking down use cases

I've been taking lessons with Takeo for over a month now - during which we've steadily gotten to know each other not only as tutor and student, but also as peers. For what I'm after, namely a Japanese-speaking conversation partner with native insights, Takeo has been stellar. In addition to being a reliable and professional tutor who always wants to make sure his students' needs are being met, as a person he brings an earnest attitude and plenty of genuine lived experience. There will always be some degree of subjectivity with human relationships, and others' experiences may vary - but for my part, I'm extremely grateful to have met Takeo, and I look forward to continuing our relationship.

We went over some photos that I took on my first trip to Japan. Some of them had text and I had to read and translate them. A challenging but fun exercise

In this lesson Takeo and I dicussed games and our favourite anime. He asked me to give a brief summary and we used that as a springboard for expanding on some vocabulary and sentence construction