Private Tutors

Welcome to our database of Private Tutors of Japanese in the UK. Users can search for a tutor by clicking on the regions listed below. Tutors wishing to register their details on this database should submit a Private Japanese Tutor form. To allow us to keep our records as up to date as possible please inform us of any incorrect information or if any of your details change.

By default, tutors are listed according to the date they registered, with the newest tutors at the top.

If you have any questions about this list, or if you are a registered tutor and need to update your existing information, please email info.language@jpf.org.uk

Please note:

• the Japan Foundation London cannot recommend any particular teacher(s), and the Japan Foundation London does not endorse tutors on the list. Students should contact the individual teachers to ensure that their needs can be met.
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Name:	Dr Keiko Kato
Location:	Basildon and surrounding towns
Email:	JapaneseLanguage [at] virginmedia.com
Phone:
Levels:	Beginner to Advanced
Details:	Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language, PhD & MA in Cultural Anthropology and BA in International Relations. Have experience in teaching in university and private tutoring. Currently working as a translator and interpreter. Willing to meet people who are interested in Japanese language and culture.

 

Name:	Mariko Miki
Location:	Bedford and the surrounding area
Email:	mariko.miki[ at ]mmjapan.co.uk
Phone:
Levels:	From beginner to advanced. From children to adults. Business Japanese lessons, with experience in the fields of automotive manufacturing, security/defence, etc.
Details:	Hi, my name is Mariko. I am a certified Japanese language teacher and passed the Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test in 2005. I am always pleased to meet people who are interested in the Japanese language. I will ensure that your lessons are tailored to your needs, whether you are a beginner or an advanced student of Japanese, and I can also introduce you to Japanese culture and customs.

 

Name:	Nadia Ali
Location:	Norwich
Email:	Nadia.Ali__[ at ]hotmail.com
Phone:	07534093384
Levels:	Up to A-level Japanese
Details:	GCSE Japanese: A* A-level Japanese: A Have prior experience teaching high school students Japanese, as well as private tutoring experience. Currently studying a BA in Japanese at the University of East Anglia Will be able to start from September onwards

 

Name:	Masahito Kawamura
Location:	Hereford
Email:	kawamurajp[ at ]gmail.com
Phone:	+16503368570
Levels:	entry level
Details:	Volunteer level of teaching Japanese. upper intermediate level of English.

 

Name:	Ryuko Oldfield
Location:	Suffolk (Yoxford)
Email:	ryuko.oldfield[ at ]gmail.com
Phone:
Levels:	GCSE AS A2 JLPT (N5 to N1) (I generally teach to these specifications, but if you don't want to take the exams that's absolutely fine.)
Details:	Post Grad Teaching Certificate 30+ years experience teaching from zero to A level in: several State and Independent Schools in Suffolk, a Business Language School in London, plus tailored courses to individuals for business and pleasure. Many students have achieved the highest grades in exams (and a few have gone on to study Japanese at University). Some students prefer to learn purely for fun and not sit exams.

 

Name:	Junko Grant
Location:	Around Cambridge
Email:	lovelyrubbish[ at ]hotmail.com
Phone:
Levels:	All levels of JAPANESE as a second language / All levels of JAPANESE as mother language (KOKUGO) GCSE JAPANESE / As and A level JAPANESE/ IB Deproma JAPANESE A / JAPANESE B/ JAPANESE Abinitio/ JPANESE for HOSHUKO/ General JAPANESE from age 3 to 18 years
Details:	Qualification : BA for JAPANESE Culture and history/ MEd Education/ Teaching JAPANESE Certificate(SOAS) Experiences: Teaching at JAPANESE at schools (Japanese schoo and international school) for more than 10 years / Teaching as a tutor GCSE, As and A levelsJAPANESE for over 10 years/ Teaching JAPANESE for small children. for over 10 years

 

Name:	Yasuka Kawakami
Location:	Norwich
Email:	yasu0617[ at ]gmail.com
Phone:
Levels:	All levels are welcomed: beginner to advance: from children to adults
Details:	BA (hons) in Business (Japan) BA (hons) in Film and Television Studies (the UK) Have been a private japanese tutor for over a year. Used to teach Japanese as a volunteer for 4 years while doing my second degree in the UK.

 

Name:	Mimi Dexter
Location:	Norwich
Email:	hiromimi2011[ at ]icloud.com
Phone:
Levels:	Beginner to Advanced
Details:	Postgraduate diploma in Speech and Language Therapy, BA in International Economics. Worked as a Speech and Language Therapist for over ten years in Japan. After I moved to Norwich, I started to teach Japanese as a private tutor. One-to-one or small groups. Skype lessons are available.

 

Name:	Sanae Host
Location:	Ely, Cambs
Email:	shost63[ at ]gmail.com
Phone:
Levels:	Beginner to Intermediate (JLPT N5 - N3 level)
Details:	BA in Humanities/English from University of Maryland, USA. BA in Education/TJSOL from Soka University, Japan. Taught Japanese Language and Culture to Americans resided in Northern Japan for 3 years. 4 years of experience in private tutoring in the UK.

 

Name:	Aki Moritani
Location:	Cambridge
Email:	moritani-aki[ at ]live.jp
Phone:
Levels:	From Beginners to Mid-level Students
Details:	CERTIFICATIONS: • National Teaching Certification: Social Study at Junior High School • National Teaching Certification: Geography and History at High School • National Teaching Certification: English at Junior High School • Cambridge University CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) • The 420 hour Advanced Japanese Teacher Training Course EXPERIENCE: • Japanese Teacher Assistant in Sand Lake Elementary School Alaska, USA

 

Name:	Claire O'Shea
Location:	Luton (and also London)
Email:
Phone:	01582 -732305
Levels:	Beginners, intermediate
Details:	B.A., PGCE. Lived & studied in Japan for more than 10 years. Teaches Japanese for the University of the Third Age Luton since 2014.

 

Name:	Miki Kurisu
Location:	Norwich
Email:	mmmkurisu[ at ]gmail.com
Phone:	+44 (0)7741 675 514
Levels:	Any level
Details:	Certified in the Advanced Skills of Teaching in Japanese language. I am currently MA student at UEA, specialized in art history and cultural anthropology, and interested in teaching Japanese culture in general.

 

Name:	Hitomi Kerr
Location:	Cambridge
Email:	sushi[ at ]hitomikerr.com
Phone:
Levels:	Beginner to advanced
Details:	Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language from the Institute of International Education in London. Experience providing one on one private tuition

 

Name:	Yoshimi Nakane Berrecloth
Location:	Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire
Email:	yorinberry[ at ]gmail.com
Phone:
Levels:	Beginner, intermediate (Adult/children)
Details:	Certificate in Japanese Teacher Training at SOAS, University of London

 

Name:	Megumi De Fanis
Location:	Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Hampshire
Email:	megumi.defanis[ at ]googlemail.com
Phone:
Levels:	Any level, both classes and one-to-one tutoring
Details:	Japanese Language Teaching Competency test in 2000. Teaching in Japan and UK since 1998.

 

Name:	Hitomi Shin
Location:	South West Hertfordshire (St.Albans, Harpenden, Hemel Hempstead, Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield
Email:	hitomi.shin[ at ]ntlworld.com
Phone:
Levels:	All levels
Details:	Japanese Teacher Training Certificate, SOAS, University of London. CPE. Business background.

 

Name:	Chieko Kuribara
Location:	South East, East and East of London (The areas along the One railway line between London Liverpool Street station and Cambridge, and also Ware and Hertford)
Email:	ckuribara[ at ]hotmail.com
Phone:
Levels:	Beginner to Intermediate levels
Details:	BA in English & American Literature and Linguistics, MA in Linguistics, Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition. Fluent in both Japanese and English. Teaching experience at the level of secondary and higher education, as well as in the private tuition context. I also offer online lessons via Skype.

 

Name:	Yukiko Isono
Location:	South East Cambridge
Email:	yukiko.isono[ at ]gmail.com
Phone:	01223 242430
Levels:	Beginner to Advanced
Details:	30 years teaching in UK. Author : BBC ""TALK JAPANESE"" BA Japanese language and literature.Teaching qualification in Japanese modern and classical for high school

 

Name:	Kazuko Gibson Koike
Location:	London: NW, N, SE, SW, W London, HA8, HA9 and Herts, Bucks (within 30 min drive)
Email:	info[ at ]kimonojlt.co.uk
Phone:	0208-958-9166
Levels:	All levels, GCSE, A-level, JLPT 1-4, intensive course for 1-3 weeks
Details:	Qualifications: Cambridge UCLES Japanese Teaching Diploma, Practical English Test 1st grade Experience: 20 years Japanese teaching/tutoring for business people, Adult Education, GCSE/A-level and special interests in Japan. All lessons are tailor-made. Web-site: www.kimonojlt.co.uk

 

Name:	Katsuko Ishiguro
Location:	London, Herts
Email:	katsukois30[ at ]hotmail.com
Phone:	07835 120797
Levels:	All levels
Details:	UCLES Certificate. Taught Japanese and music at Palmers Green High School, Farrington and Stratford House Senior School, Salcombe Primary School, Sumner Primary School Hampstead Hill School and Institute of International Education in London.