I'll show you what kind of teaching materials I use for my lesson. I use online text book, audio and video materials. We'll talk what is suitable for you, check your level, and talk where to start.

Teaching materials:
-Marugoto
-NHK podcast
-NHK World video
-Genki 

*1/3 of the people who take trial lesson miss the lesson.
Please check ①Your time zone setting correct ②Make sure you book correct date/time.
Japan is close to the future. If you live in North America- night time for you, next day morning for me. Europe morning for you- Japan afternoon for me.

My class is fun!
I have several online text books. 
For the first lesson, we'll talk about your interest and goals and I prepare suitable textbooks for you :) I also prepare video, and audio materials to help you understand Japanese culture and society.

For this class, we forces on one or two key phases and learn what situation we can use the phrase. 

ex. ①First meeting greeting ②What is it? ③Where is it? ④What time is it? ⑤How much is it?.. so on up to 42. We also learn Hiragana, Katakana, and some Kanji in this class.

Teaching materials:
-Marugoto
-NHK podcast
-NHK World video
-Coscom
-Genki (3rd editon)

I'm looking forward to talking with you soon on zoom!

📕 Structured lessons with online textbooks

私は10歳の頃に「赤毛のアン」を読んで以来、この本のファンで2013- 2015年その舞台であるプリンスエドワード島に住み作者モンゴメリーさんのいとこファミリーが経営するお店で接客、ツアーガイドもしていました。その経験から大好きな「赤毛のアン」を英語と日本語で学ぶコースをつくりました。
美しい写真や季節の移り変わり、島人の暮らしなどもあわせてお伝えしたいと思っています。

(This course is for Japanese language speaker who like the novel "The Anne of Green Gables" and who want to learn English, because I use Japanese and English to teach this course)

「赤毛のアン」を日本語と英語で学ぶ (only for Japanese language speaker)

Kyoto and Tokyo getting a popular travel destination recently.
I'm a online Japanese teacher on italki since 2013, 
and Kyoto Airbnb experience host and tour coordinator/ guide since 2017.

I've lived in Kyoto and in tourism industry more than ten years, and I used to live in Tokyo for four years, and visiting there for a few times a year.

Recently, I'm helping Digital Nomads people who stay in Japan for a few month.
I'm happy to advice you place to stay, eat, drink, tours, and share office information etc.

✈️ Travel Advice & Japanese by Kyoto tour guide for Travelers and Digital Nomads.

For group lesson, or webinar,
I sometimes get Japanese learning group lessons or group of friends come to Japan take my lesson and I give you travel trip to Japan before their trip.

👑 Group lesson, Webinar etc.

私はオンライン語学教師だけではなくて、京都で英語のツアーガイドもしています。
近年インバウンド増加の影響であらゆる業種の方が英会話の必要性を感じていらっしゃるので、
このコースをつくりました。
１対１で、その方に必要な英会話のフレーズを組み立て、覚えていきます。
ときには友人のネイティブ話者にもアドバイスをもらう予定です。

タクシー運転手さん✖️英会話、
美容師さん✖️英会話
飲食店の店員さん✖️英会話
など

語学だけではなく、コミュニケーション方法の違いなどもお話ししながら、
ある程度毎回使うフレーズを一緒に固めていきたいと思います。
まずはメッセージでご相談ください。

お仕事✖️英会話（日本人向け for native Japanese students)

私は2013年より、italkiで日本語を教えています。主に英語圏の日本語初心者が対象です。自分が好きなことで仕事ができて本当にありがたいです。

最近、オンライン日本語教師になりたい、という方の問い合わせを受けてこのコースを作りました。ツール、ターゲット、教材などについてお話しします。私と同じように英語で日本語を教えたい方、他の言語で日本語を教えたい方、何か他の教科をオンラインで教えたい方の参考になればと思います。

オンライン日本語教師になりたい方へのアドバイス

When I learned English, I listened some Beatles songs, and Carpenters's song because they sing slowly and clearly.

If you like music, and interested in Japanese language, learn Japanese from Japanese songs and lyrics is one of the good, and fun way to study.

🎵 Learn Japanese from Japanese songs and lyrics

I'm a Tour Coordinator & guide in Kyoto Japan.
After I worked for a tour company for about a year, I became self-employee and became a Airbnb experience host.
Now I offering Maiko, Geisha apprentice, tour/ Private tour/ Sake tour etc. and over 60 people who took my italki lessons visited me in Kyoto and took my tour as well.

I have taught over 3,000 hours of Japanese classes to over 500 students from all around the world on a one-to-one basis through this website. 

My lesson is suitable for working professional, entrepreneur, or students who love Japanese culture, history, or willing to traveling to Japan.
I can teach from completely beginner to advance students.

My current rating on this website, provided by students in their feedback, is 5 stars / 5.

GEAR is a unique non-verbal performance that stimulates your five senses with a moving story set in the future. Accompanied by impressive stage effects set up using techniques ranging from those used in Kabuki plays to the latest technologies.
I'm helping GEAR to promote international guests who visit Kyoto, Japan.

I introduced beauty of Prince Edward Island, Canada for Japanese tourists.

We welcomed tourists from all over the world- customer service, create store's Facebook page in Japanese, answering inquiry we got from Japan, reporting about Japanese Market. (Japan is Prince Edward Island's second largest international market.)

While I was working in Prince Edward Island, Canada for two years, I wrote a series of articles called "The Four Seasons of Prince Edward Island" for the local newspaper, Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun.

"The 24th Ship for World Youth Program"
I am honoured to be a staff of the Ship for World Youth family, having been a member of SWY24 which sailed from Tokyo to Sri Lanka, India, and Singapore during January- March 2012. SWY is an international program sponsored by the Japanese government to foster understanding and goodwill among young people across many nations. SWY24 included around 260 youth from 14 participating countries.

"The 38th Ship for South East Asia Youth Program"  
I am honoured to be a staff of the Ship for South East Asia Youth family, having been a member of SSEAYP which sailed from Tokyo to Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, ad Vietnam, during October- December 2011. SSEAYP is an international programme sponsored by the Japanese government to foster understanding and goodwill among young people across ASEAN countries and Japan. SSEAYP38 included around 328 youth from 11 participating countries.

Learn rural community empowerment though exploring local resources.

Fushimi Planning Center/ Kyoto Fushimi Tourism Association
Edited eleven town magazines in Kyoto, "Shijo", "The Fushimi", and booklet of Gion Festival. Also organized Sake events.

Worked Yojiya Cafe Ginkakuji Store as a customer service representative. This store' building was old Japanese style house, and had beautiful Japanese garden in front. We got many tourists not only from other parts of Japan, but also from overseas. Not only serving food and drink to the customer, I often provided tourist information around the area both in Japanese and English.

worked unique travel company which provide Japanese traditional experiences like tea ceremony, Japanese flower arrangement, Japanese cooking, and Japanese drams.

Escort about thirty junior high, and high school students from Okinawa, Japan to Los Angeles for Home Stay Program for a month during summer vacation season for students. It was pleasure to see students who couldn't speak English at all turn to be talkative, and confident.

When I was a university student, I got a chance to work for NHK, one of the biggest TV station in Japan. I was working as a Journalist Assistant in International Section, press room.