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Mastering Japanese is a huge undertaking, from the three different writing systems to the unique grammar rules. It is a beautiful language, but notoriously difficult to support at home if you are not a speaker yourself.
By hiring a specialist Japanese tutor, you delegate that academic weight to a professional who knows how to make hiragana, katakana, and kanji finally click. This ensures your child receives the patient, one-to-one focus they need to turn a confusing subject into a genuine skill, while you get the peace of mind that they are finally making real progress.

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Connecting your child with a mentor who understands their specific learning style should not be another task on your to-do list. Instead of you spending your evening scrolling through endless unverified profiles, our Tutor Match service handles the research for you. By understanding your child’s specific hurdles and goals, we provide a hand-picked shortlist of specialists we genuinely trust. We have already vetted the experts—accepting only 1 in 8 applicants—so you skip the guesswork and move straight to a confirmed lesson with a tutor who fits your family.
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Our online learning space is a purpose-built hub designed to keep your child’s focus sharp and prevent them from zoning out. Within our interactive digital classroom, your child and their tutor work together on a shared whiteboard, practising characters and solving grammar problems in real-time.
This active participation makes the hour fly by and keeps the learning collaborative rather than a lecture. To keep you in the loop, our tutors provide weekly progress reports, giving you a clear update on exactly what your child has mastered and how their confidence is growing.
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12 Japanese tutors:

£28/hr
5.0
Sally C
Experienced & Patient Japanese Japanese & Cantonese Tutor
Hello, everyone! I'm Sally. Nice to meet you :) I'm a qualified CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) teacher (obtained in 2018).I studied in Japan and worked full-time (as a teacher) in Tokyo, Japan. I’ve taught English in five Japanese public junior high schools for 3 years and tutored private students in Japan before moving to the U.K..I was a part-time tutor in a secondary school in Hong Kong. With 8 years of teaching experience, I understand the challenges that second language learners encounter when learning a new language. Until now, I've taught over 400 p...
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£37/hr
5.0
Tamsin B
Enthusiastic & engaging languages Japanese tutor
**Spaces for September 2025 start - message me for availability ** I'm a fully- qualified MFL teacher and have been teaching and tutoring French, English, German and Japanese in the UK and in Japan for over 20 years. The learning and teaching of languages is something I find extremely rewarding, and my passion for languages, culture and travel is something I love to share. After studying A-level French and German, I took up Japanese at university. Having gained a first class degree in French & Japanese, I lived and worked in Japan for four years, teaching English. When I returned to the UK I worked...
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£50/hr
5.0
Masa I
Enthusiastic teacher and examiner of Japanese
I am a passionate and enthusiastic geography teacher with 8 years of teaching experience. I have also been coaching and tutoring for several years. Exam groups I taught have achieved very well with many accessing the top grades. I have success in raising achievements for SEN/ EAL students and support Higher Prior Attainment students reach their full potential (20% of my last GCSE class achieved grade 9).I can offer bespoke geography lessons from KS3 to KS5 level and Nat 5 level. Provide tailored tutoring for exam preparations. Support with essay writing, NEAs for A level and writing a strong personal...
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£54/hr
5.0
Mei K
Experienced Native Japanese Chinese / Japanese tutor
I am a native speaker of Chinese mandarins and native level speaker of Japanese. I provide tailor-made lessons designed to meet each student’s individual learning needs and goals. My teaching style is fun, engaging, and student-centred, aiming to create a relaxed yet stimulating atmosphere where students feel encouraged to express themselves and explore the language confidently.I am a warm, smiley, and friendly teacher who genuinely enjoys meeting new people from all walks of life. Seeing my students make progress brings me great joy, and it warms my heart when they can read my favourite Chinese p...
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£47/hr
5.0
Ben S
Engaging Japanese tutor
Nice to meet you! I’m currently 19 and studying Natural Science - chemistry- at the University of Cambridge. I thoroughly enjoy helping people grapple with a range subjects, from the basics through to the trickier areas.I am the oldest of 4 and so have plenty of experience teaching to younger children (and teenagers!). I hope to use this experience, along with the memory of learning many of the subjects I offer being still relatively fresh, to teach in an easy to understand and relatable manner.I would say that I’m highly flexible in terms of approach, being willing to concentrate on certain are...
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£47/hr
4.9
Kurumi F
Experienced & relaxed Japanese tutor for all levels learners
Hi, I'm Kurumi! :)I'm a native Japanese tutor who is originally from Hokkaido, the north island of Japan but currently live in Bristol. I started tutoring since I came to the UK so now I have nearly 5 years of experience. Although I'm originally an engineer, my tutoring carrer began before then, when I was a uni student. At the time I was working as a part time tutor at evening classes and I really enjoyed it.So since I moved to the UK, I decided to start this carrer again. I had several students in Glasgow and since I moved to Bristol, I've got more students and tutoring them every day. My classes...
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