From JapanLiving in Fukuoka, Japan (22:55 UTC+09:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Apr 10, 2020
Interest topicBusiness & FinanceFoodTravel
I am a native Japanese speaker with good English comprehension so I can easily understand your questions and explain anything you need to know.
I lived in New York for a year and a half and I have been traveling between Japan and the US twice a year since 2009 for my fashion company.
Currently I'm studying economics at the university.
Some things that I like to do are;
Tending the plants and flowers in my garden, working out at the gym, watching LIVE basketball and baseball games. I aIso love dogs! (I follow cute dog accounts on Instagram.)
The countries and regions I have been to are;
China, USA, Korea, Hong Kong, Australia, UK, Netherlands, Germany, Morocco, Taiwan and Ireland
Me as a Teacher
As a community tutor, I can help you to improve your vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar. I can also give you tips and examples of how to speak more naturally.
I am very supportive and I can help you to become a great Japanese speaker with my patient and easy-going personality :)
I grew up in Fukuoka and I have been trained in professional speaking and pronunciation at my job at the information service center in the airport so I can teach you Hyojyungo (Tokyo dialect). I can also teach Hakata dialect which is spoken here in Fukuoka.
My lessons & teaching style
For a beginner level English speaker, we can use online lesson materials based on your needs. We can also do basic role playing exercises together.
If your Japanese level is intermediate or higher, I recommend having conversations without the use of a textbook and making note of corrections. We can review them during our next class.
If we are interested in some of the same movies or shows (Terrace House!), we can watch them before the lesson and then talk about it.
***If you don't show up within the first 15 minutes without notice, it will be charged for the lesson.***
My lessons with Sa-chan are always really great and I look forward to each one. We talk about a broad variety of subjects, from pets and daily life to reality TV, politics, and current events. She is kind, fun, and patient, and provides all necessary corrections, new vocab, and grammar tips. I have become incredibly more confident with my spoken Japanese since taking lessons with Sa-chan. Highly recommend.
Aug 23, 2020
Luca Pagano
56 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
さっちゃん is truly an amazing teacher. Every lesson she comes up with new funny and interesting topics and stories, so that we can always have enjoyable and fruitful conversations. While doing that, she is patiently correcting my mistakes and explaining new words/grammar points.
I love the positive attitude of さっちゃん which creates a great atmosphere for the lessons! Highly recommended!
Aug 14, 2020
Amin Sammara
230 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Sa-chan has such a nice personality and is so fun to talk to that I end up talking about so many things and forget I'm still learning the language.. But she's very patient so I don't shy away from making mistakes or long blanks. I end up learning any unknown words anyway since she provides context-rich sentence notes after each lesson
Thanks for all you do :)
Aug 11, 2020
Katja Haslinger
10 Japanese lessons
Great lesson as always!I had lots of time to converse and practise during my lesson. Looking forward to my next lesson!
Jun 7, 2024
Rodney Acda
3 Japanese lessons
Sa-chan sensei is truly amazing at teaching. We went through different travel scenarios and she really is helping me prepare for my Japan trip. I can't thank her enough!