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All Japonin(JOI) teachers are qualified professionals with solid academic backgrounds and teaching experience. Japonin(JOI) teachers include professionals who have specialized in linguistics or Japanese language education at university or graduate school, or who have completed the 420-hour Japanese Teacher Training Course.
Before starting lessons at Japonin(JOI), every teacher completes about two months of practical online training. They are ready to teach all levels, from beginner to advanced, as well as JLPT preparation and Business Japanese.
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HAYASHI Ayumi
Low Intermediate / Low Intermediate Grammar (JLPT N3) / Intermediate Grammar (JLPT N2) / Advanced Grammar (JLPT N1) | Private Lessons
▶ Teacher Profile: HAYASHI Ayumi
Qualifications & Background
- Japonin(JOI) instructor since 2023, 13 years of total teaching experience
- Level 2 of the English Language Proficiency Test
- Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce: Cantonese (Intermediate)
- Qualified as a medical office administrator by the Association for the Promotion of Technical Accreditation
- Completed 420-hour Japanese Teacher Training Course (Human Academy)
- Passed the Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test
- Registered Japanese Language Teacher
- Certified Psychologist (Japanese Psychological Association)

ISHIBASHI Kaori
Survival Japanese / Beginner 1 / Low Intermediate / Low Intermediate Grammar (JLPT N3) / Intermediate / Advanced / Business Japanese | Private Lessons
▶ Teacher Profile: ISHIBASHI Kaori
Qualifications & Background
- Japonin(JOI) instructor since 2013, 20 years of total teaching experience
- BA, Department of Japanese Language, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Meikai University
- Completed a 420-hour Japanese Teacher Training Course at Tokyo Central Japanese Language School
- Passed the Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test
- Taught at Japanese language schools in Chiba, Kyoto, and Osaka
- Provided corporate Japanese training in Osaka and Kyoto

MIYOSHI Miho
Survival Japanese / Beginner 1 | Private Lessons
▶ Teacher Profile: MIYOSHI Miho
Qualifications & Background
- Completed a 420-hour Japanese Language Teacher Training Course
- Licensed Junior High School English Teacher (Second-Class License)
- Work experience at an IT company and a children’s English conversation school
- Currently working as an English class support assistant at an elementary school (part-time)

OOI Tetsuya
Beginner 2 / Beginner 2 Grammar (N4) | Private Lessons
▶ Teacher Profile: OOI Tetsuya
Qualifications & Background
- Japonin(JOI) instructor since 2026, 7 years of total teaching experience
- Completed 420-hour Japanese Teacher Training Course (Human Academy)
- Graduated from the Department of Commerce, Faculty of Commerce, Aichi Gakuin University
- Passed the Level 3 Bookkeeping Certification Exam of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry

OOSAWA Miki
Beginner 1 / Beginner 2 / JLPT N4 Kanji / Low Intermediate / Low Intermediate Grammar (JLPT N3) | Private Lessons
▶ Teacher Profile: OOSAWA Miki
Qualifications & Background
- Japonin(JOI) instructor since 2015, 14 years of total teaching experience
- BA, Department of English Language & Literature, Bunkyo University Minor in Japanese Language Education
- Passed the Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test
- Passed the Practical English Proficiency Test Level 2
- Passed the 2nd grade of the Japan Kanji Proficiency Test
- Passed the World Heritage Certificate Level 2
- Teaching experience at Japanese language schools in Gunma, Nagano, and Chiba

SOMEYA Sachiko
Beginner 1 / Beginner 2 / Advanced | Private Lessons
▶ Teacher Profile: SOMEYA Sachiko
Qualifications & Background
- Japonin(JOI) instructor since 2014, 14 years of total teaching experience
- BA, Department of Humanities and Sciences, Tokyo Woman's Christian University
- Taught at Japanese schools in Tokyo and Kanagawa
- Provided lessons for expatriate employees and their families in Japan
- Experience as a Japanese language teaching assistant at a public school in New Zealand
- Volunteer experience at a local international exchange lounge

TAKANE Yukiko
Beginner 2 / Beginner 2 Grammar (N4) | Private Lessons
▶ Teacher Profile: TAKANE Yukiko
Qualifications & Background
- Japonin(JOI) instructor since 2012, 16 years of total teaching experience
- Completed Japanese Teacher Training Course
- Taught Japanese at a language academy in Saipan
- Taught Japanese at an institution in Cebu, Philippines, dispatching qualified trainees
- Japanese language instruction for trainees from companies in Chiba Prefecture

TAKASE Chiharu
Beginner 1 / Low Intermediate / Low Intermediate Grammar (JLPT N3) / Intermediate Grammar (JLPT N2) / Advanced | Private Lessons
▶ Teacher Profile: TAKASE Chiharu
Qualifications & Background
- Japonin(JOI) instructor since 2008, 16 years of total teaching experience
- BA, Ritsumeikan University (Faculty of Letters)
- Completed the NAFL Japanese Teacher Training Program
- Registered Japanese Language Teacher
- Certified Immigration Procedures Administrative Scrivener

YAMAMOTO Hiroshi
Beginner 2 Grammar (JLPT N4) / Low Intermediate Grammar (JLPT N3) / Intermediate Grammar (JLPT N2) / Advanced Grammar (JLPT N1) / Advanced / Business Japanese | Private Lessons
▶ Teacher Profile: YAMAMOTO Hiroshi
Qualifications & Background
- Japonin(JOI) instructor since 2019, 10 years of total teaching experience
- BA, Department of Business Information, Tokyo University of Fisheries
- Professional Engineer (Comprehensive Technical Management)
- Completed 420-hour Japanese Teacher Training Course (Human Academy)
- Passed the Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test
- Worked for a major machinery manufacturer for about 40 years (production, R&D, trade, sales, auditing, general affairs)

YATABE Kumiko
LRC Training | Private Lessons
▶ Teacher Profile: YATABE Kumiko
Qualifications & Background
- Japonin(JOI) instructor since 2011, 14 years of total teaching experience
- BA, Department of Japanese Painting, Tama Art University
- Completed the NAFL Japanese Teacher Training Program
- Passed the Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test

YOKOZUKA Noriko
Intermediate / Intermediate Grammar (JLPT N2) / JLPT N2 Kanji / Advanced Grammar (JLPT N1) | Private Lessons
▶ Teacher Profile: YOKOZUKA Noriko
Qualifications & Background
- Japonin(JOI) instructor since 2008, 21 years of total teaching experience
- LL.M., Graduate School of Law, Niigata University
- Completed a Japanese Teacher Training Course while in graduate school
- Community Japanese language volunteer experience
- Engaged in Japanese language education (Japanese language schools in Takasaki, Utsunomiya, and Korea, and Japanese language special courses for foreign students)

WAKO Harumi
Intermediate / Intermediate Grammar (JLPT N2) | Private Lessons
▶ Teacher Profile: WAKO Harumi
Qualifications & Background
- Japonin(JOI) instructor since 2024, 11 years of total teaching experience
- MA, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Hosei University
- Completed 420-hour Japanese Teacher Training Course (Human Academy)
- Former flight attendant and airport staff at a Japanese airline
- Founded a volunteer group for intercultural exchange; taught Japanese and promoted Japanese culture in Japan and abroad
- Private lessons for business professionals at foreign companies
- Taught Japanese at an overseas university
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