Sorry, March / April schedule is unusual because of my kids' spring break!
Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
Chinese (Mandarin)
Sorry, March / April schedule is unusual because of my kids' spring break!
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From JapanLiving in Higashihiroshima, Japan (08:58 UTC+09:00)
About Me
italki teacher since May 28, 2019
InterestsAnimation & ComicsMusicFilms & TV SeriesFoodTravel
New students & "come-back" student are all welcome!
Let’s start with a casual 30 minutes trial lesson :)
Please feel free to contact me!
Lessons are conducted by Skype or Italki classroom.
Hello! I am Tomomi, a native Japanese speaker who live in Hiroshima, Japan with a husband, two kids and a dog. I like listening to music, reading, traveling, and watching Anime. I have traveled to several counturies. For domestic travel, I LOVE Onsen.
I lived in the U.S. (Omaha, Nebraska) for 5 years (2000-2006) and received a bachelor's degree.
I lived in China (吉林省長春市) for 3 years (2010-2012) and taught Japanese at a University.
Meeting new people and learning new culture are always enjoyable for me!
My creations
Me as a Teacher
I am a certified Japanese language teacher. I have total 14 years of teaching experience, and I love doing it. Through teaching, I can discover new aspects of my native language, and it is such a pleasure to share that discovery with students.
I also love the moment of "AHA! I got it!" in my students, so I try my best to make things simple, clear, and easy to understand :)
Since this is online, face-to-face lesson, I think it is important for you to speak Japanese as much as you can during the lesson. So I will make sure you will be the one who speaks most of the time.
And of course it's okay to make mistakes!
My lessons & teaching style
Anyone from the beginner's level to the advanced (N2-N1) level are welcome.
I would like to make my lessons suitable to your aims and level as much as possible, so I will send you a message when you request the first lesson with me. Please reply me before the lesson so I can be prepared, thank you!
I mainly use textbooks Minna-no-nihongo or GENKI for the beginners. If you would like to use other textbooks, please feel free to ask.
I also can help you to prepare for JLPT tests (N5-N1).
Other things, such as reading articles, debates about some topics, learning new vocaburaries, or just free-talking are all good!
Let's relax and have fun studying together!
いっしょにがんばりましょう☆
My teaching material
Text Documents
Presentation slides/PPT
Image files
Flashcards
Articles and news
Quizzes
Test templates and examples
Homework Assignments
Certificates
Course of Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language - Hiroshima YMCA International Business College - 2010
Certificate verified
Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test - Japan Educational Exchanges and Services - 2009
Certificate verified
Work Experience
2010 - 2013
外教東北師範大学人文学院日本語学部 - 吉林省長春市, China
2013 - 2016
常勤日本語教師学校法人教文学園広島アカデミー - 広島県福山市, Japan
2006 - 2010
English-Japanese Translator, Interpretator有限会社明生企画 - 広島県広島市, Japan
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Rating
89
Students
2,503
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
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5.0
Rating
89
Students
2503
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Japanese Lessons
Trial Lesson
59 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Conversation (Free talking)
A1 - C2Conversation254 lessons completed
USD 14.00+
Package with 8% off
General Japanese
A1 - C2Language Essentials1,375 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Package with 7% off
Availability
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384 Reviews
charles
57 Japanese lessons
Classes are enjoyable and helpful.
Mar 31, 2025
charles
57 Japanese lessons
Classes are very helpful and enjoyable.
Mar 13, 2025
Pauly Perrone
12 Japanese lessons
Tomomi Sensei is an AWESOME teacher! I've only recently started learning Japanese with the Genki textbooks, and her lessons have been an invaluable way for me to start speaking Japanese and concretizing the concepts from the book. She has a lot of resources to help facilitate her lessons, and is very flexible and tailors the lessons to my needs. She does a great job of having me speak as much Japanese as possible in our lessons, but her English is very good. This is helpful for me at this point so that I can ask clarifying questions in English, but I know that in the future we will decrease our English usage. Finally, her rate is the best bang for your buck. I highly recommend Tomomi Sensei!
Feb 11, 2025
charles
57 Japanese lessons
Classes are always excellent!
Mar 21, 2025
Cecilia Meyer
56 Japanese lessons
Tomomi's enthusiasm and gentle grammar and vocabulary steering is the best and so appreciated!
Feb 14, 2025
Cecilia Meyer
56 Japanese lessons
Tomomi always delivers good energy and a positive attitude in our classes. Our conversation practice is so helpful in working my brain to pull up newly learned words and try to apply correct grammar. She doesn't make me feel bad about mistakes, but continues to guide improvement.