Yuka

I have been a longtime student of Yuka sensei. She is wonderful! Most of our time spent in free flowing Japanese conversation. While she encourages me to expand on any topic that we land on, we always take time to clear up any mistakes I make in Japanese. Allowing yourself to make mistakes in front of others can be one of the hardest things to do but Yuka sensei makes it easy. Also, since she is based in the USA, I can always find a class time that fits my schedule.

Yuka-san is by far the best Japanese teacher. I have also had well over 4000 lessons in various languages on iTalki, and I can tell you that Yuka-san stands out among the 100+ teachers I have experienced as a knowledgeable, committed, conversationally adept, and humorous instructor. Thanks so much, Yuka-san!

I have been studying Japanese for 15 years and lived in Japan for about 4 and I can easily say that Yuka is the best Japnese teacher I've ever had. It can be really hard to find somebody who can teach beyond the intermediate level and it really stalled my learning for a long time. Yuka has a nack for really being able to zero in on your needs and build the lesson to custom fit you. I think this is especially important for the advanced level since you need to learn vocabulary, kanji, etc less and have to focus more on polishing your skills to really sound native and fluent. Yuka has improved my Japanese significanly in this way. Teachers who can teach at this level are extremely rare and I would encourage anybody at any level to learn with Yuka. She pushes you in motivating ways that really get great results.

It's always wonderful to meet up with Yukasan. I really miss the lessons when she is on vacation. It was great to see her today and to share stories again.

Yuka is brilliant when it comes to facilitating conversation and seemlessly giving corrections. It's always so much fun to work with her.

Great first lesson! We emphasized importance of output and practiced conversations. Very excited to continue learning!