Yako Kimura

Yako-sensei is so sweet and helpful! She helped me speak in grammatically correct sentences and was quick to stop and explain the words she used when I didn't understand. I felt completely comfortable speaking and making mistakes because I knew that she would help me speak better. ありがとうございました、木村先生！

Another wonderful class and a great opportunity to practice my accent and conversation. I recently discovered Kimura sensei's podcast on spotify, and I like hearing it during work. She has such a pleasant voice! Thank you again for your patience and kind words.

Another fantastic session with Yako! She began by asking what I wanted to focus on and delivered perfectly. Since I’m preparing for an upcoming trip to Japan, she helped me practice through realistic role-playing scenarios, which was both fun and practical. Her use of a shared document is incredibly helpful for clarifying points and providing something to review afterward. An excellent experience overall — highly recommend!

Long-term Japanese language learner here. I can't recommend Yako highly enough: she's knowledgdable, professional, and always tailors lessons to the needs of her students. On top of that, she's also just a fun person to talk to!

Yako is excellent at explaining and giving examples for difficult linguistic concepts in Japanese.

When I showed her the grammar points I was studying on, she immediatly came up with excercises and examples. She is a highly skilled teacher!