I've taken nearly 30 lessons with Akihisa-Sensei now, and we've recently finished the first textbook. I was scared to take Japanese lessons at first because of my busy work schedule and not having a lot of time/energy to study. Akihisa encourages mistakes and happily makes corrections as needed. He provides extremely detailed homework/study sheets after each lessons and can easily switch lesson formats as needed. I would have never had the confidence to continue learning as an adult if it had not been for Akihisa. If you're considering taking Japanese lessons trust me- if you go with Akihisa-sensei your investment will be worth it!

I am finishing my last lesson package with Akihisa-san, and I can safely say he is the best teacher I have ever had at Italki. First of all, the flow of the class is very good, Akihisa-san natrually slows or speeds up the conversation depending how the conversation is going. I also feel confident on taking risks with more difficult sentences, since his in-class feedback is very good, it doesn't stop the flow of the conversation, but helps you understand the point you missed. Also after every class Akihisa-san sends me a very organized and useful feedback with relevant lesson points, like grammar or vocabulary I missed, or that he thinks will help me out. For sure will continue with the classes, since I feel my japanese has improved since I started my lessons.

ありがとうございました。今日もとても勉強になりました。 僕にとって、字幕なしの動画はかなり難しいですね。でも、晃久さんのおかげで、少し理解できるようになりました。いい動画だと思います。音楽の解説も日本語のコンテンツも完璧です。 次のレッスンを楽しみにしています。それでは、また！ ___ Excellent lesson! I get to study grammar and also talk about my favorite subjects. In this lesson, I brought up a video I couldn't understand (there were no subtitles either), and Akihisa-san helped me make sense of a lot of the passages. Akihisa-san is great at explaining nuances through examples - I wouldn't have caught many of them without him. Thanks a lot!

Akihisa先生 is a great teacher that really helps me get better in speaking, grammar, vocabulary and gaining confidence in outputting Japanese. He encourages me to speak a lot by asking good questions and being a patient listener. His explanations are easy to understand and the feedback and homework afterwards is super valuable. It also helps to have some common interests like the NBA and movies :) I highly recommend Akihisa先生 and looking forward to many more lessons!

ありがとうございます。今日も勉強になりました。「つもり」のニュアンスが理解できるようになりました。前回のレッスンはわかったと思っていたんですけど、もう一回説明してもらえてよかったです。 今日のトピックは難しかったですが、役に立つ語彙がたくさんありました。復習します。 前にお伝えした通り、三週間ぐらい休むので、次のレッスンは１０月になります。楽しみにしています。また次回お会いしましょう。 ____ Excellent class! I thought I'd understood a grammar point, but in reality I hadn't fully grasped it. I asked Akihisa-san to explain it to me again and he made it really clear. I know I can safely ask him to explain something several times and he'll make sure I understand it properly. I really like that! Thanks again!

Akihisa-San is super helpful in his explanations and patient in walking through nuanced differences or more challenging grammar points. The material he provides post-class for follow up is incredibly valuable and I highly recommend him as a teacher!!!