Nozomi

Words cannot explain how much I love learning with Nozomi-san. She transformed learning Japanese from a simple interest into something I eagerly look forward to every morning. She is always friendly, easy to talk to and makes you feel very comfortable no matter where in your Japanese learning journey you are. Anytime I have had doubts about how I am progressing, she helps me see that I am getting better little by little. She is quick to adjust to any needs or questions that may arise and we always share a laugh and some fun conversations. Her knowledge is very apparent, and the way she explains concepts is easy to follow and well structured. In my opinion, if you are looking for the best Japanese teacher on italki, you have found her here with Nozomi-san!

As most of you will agree, learning a new language is a bumpy road. Particularly for self-study. However, thanks to Nozomi's lessons, I feel back on track to make progress. Despite the many mistakes I make, she is very patient and kind as she explains useful vocabulary and grammar to me. In addition to the lessons from the Genki textbook, there is plenty of room for real conversations that are normally difficult to practice in self-study. I feel strengthened to continue studying Japanese. Thank you, Nozomi sensei!

Initially I was looking for a teacher in italki to support my Japanese self-study. I had trial lessons with several teachers, but personally Nozomi Sensei suited my learning style the most. I have had 4 sessions so far, so I feel I could provide a more unbiased review. One major point I like about her teaching is how she corrects my speaking and sentence examples respectfully and kindly, with no judgement. Her explanation is easy to understand and whenever I feel confused about some grammar points, she patiently repeats her explanation until I understand. She also likes to go the extra mile at her explanations whenever there are important grammars or vocabularies related to my questions. And lastly, she is a very flexible teacher for a self-taught Japanese learner like me. I regularly list questions before the session begins and she explains them all in detail during the session! のぞみ先生のレッスンを受けられて良かったです！本当におすすめの先生だと思います！

It was a great experience, Nozomi has a lot of patient and she'll make sure that you understand

Over the past few weeks, I have had the pleasure of working with Nozomi on reviewing the material from Genki II after selfstudying them before in a very casual setting. I think Nozomi as a teacher, stands out on; - Superb English skills, which makes it easy to discuss not only the words and grammar themselves, but also discuss when or how it should be used, when your Japanese is not yet good enough to discuss this. - Great at detecting weaknesses in your understanding. Sometimes I dropped the ball on a grammar point once in a class, only the find it part of next weeks homework, which is good! - As a teacher she is very present in the class and really good at keeping a conversation going. - Does stuff outside of your booked lesson as well. Usually she is well prepared with questions or homework sent in beforehand or sends out homeworkstuff to you outside of the "booked hour". - Great person to talk to in general! Looking forward to more lessons.

a very patient teacher who is great at coming up with interactive ways to help me learn grammar and vocabulary. She's also able to give feedback on speaking errors in real time in a way that does not interrupt the flow of conversation, and helps me to quickly learn from my mistakes so that I feel my speaking level increases with each lesson