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Kensaku

5 (8 reviews)

Rate ₦55999
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Number of students accompanied by Kensaku since their arrival at Superprof

5 (8 reviews)

₦55999/h

1^st lesson free

Japanese
Japanese speaking
Japanese vocabulary
Japanese listening
Japanese reading
Japanese translation

Why not learn the Japanese language/culture with a professional language professor with a TESOL degree at Columbia University!!

Japanese
Japanese speaking
Japanese vocabulary
Japanese listening
Japanese reading
Japanese translation

Lesson location

- webcam

About Kensaku

I am a professional language teacher with 18 years of experience teaching English in Japan and Japanese internationally. I am currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Florida, teaching: ・All levels of Japanese language ・Business Japanese ・Travel Japanese Education: Master’s degree from Columbia University (GPA: 3.86) Doctoral degree from McGill University (GPA: 4.0) Areas of Study: English education, English teacher education, linguistics, psychology, neuroscience, and educational psychology. Hobbies: Traveling, sports, coffee, and tea.

About the lesson

I utilize different methods/approaches depending on each learner. I make the most of the Modern Communicative Approach, CLIL Approach, Task-Based Language Teaching, Writing-Diary Process, etc. For example, for learners who want to improve their communicative skills, I will make much of the communicative approach, or if the learner hopes to brush up their pronunciation level, I will employ the phonological approach. I'm very flexible with plenty of needs which, I believe, can be achieved by my 20 years of teaching experience.

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5 (8 reviews)

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Lydia
- 5
Perfect! I recently had the pleasure of taking an introductory Japanese class with Ken and I’m so glad I did. As someone with absolutely no prior knowledge of the language, I truly appreciated his patience and the calm, encouraging way he guided me through my first steps.

He helped me learn some essential basics for my upcoming travels to Japan, and we even prepared a full sheet of useful phrases and vocabulary tailored specifically for my trip. I’ve since printed it out and look forward to carrying it with me — it’s already helping me feel more confident and prepared.

Thank you for making my first experience with Japanese so positive and practical!
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Lydia

Perfect! I recently had the pleasure of taking an introductory Japanese class with Ken and I’m so glad I did. As someone with absolutely no prior knowledge of the language, I truly appreciated his patience and the calm, encouraging way he guided me through my first steps.

He helped me learn some essential basics for my upcoming travels to Japan, and we even prepared a full sheet of useful phrases and vocabulary tailored specifically for my trip. I’ve since printed it out and look forward to carrying it with me — it’s already helping me feel more confident and prepared.

Thank you for making my first experience with Japanese so positive and practical!

Kensaku's response
I recently had the pleasure of teaching Lydia a Japanese lesson at a local café, and it was a wonderful experience. Lydia is a passionate and intelligent learner who brings both curiosity and focus to her studies. As she’s preparing for a trip to Japan, she came to the lesson with clear goals and strong motivation.

We started with the basics of the Japanese phonetic system, and she picked up hiragana and pronunciation patterns very quickly. She asked thoughtful questions and showed a natural ability to connect sounds with written characters. We also practiced essential travel phrases, with a focus on how to order food at a restaurant—one of the most useful skills for visitors. Lydia was highly engaged and eager to role-play real-life situations.

Her enthusiasm and quick learning made the session both effective and fun. I’m confident she’ll do great during her stay in Japan.
- Kensaku's response :
  I recently had the pleasure of teaching Lydia a Japanese lesson at a local café, and it was a wonderful experience. Lydia is a passionate and intelligent learner who brings both curiosity and focus to her studies. As she’s preparing for a trip to Japan, she came to the lesson with clear goals and strong motivation.
  
  We started with the basics of the Japanese phonetic system, and she picked up hiragana and pronunciation patterns very quickly. She asked thoughtful questions and showed a natural ability to connect sounds with written characters. We also practiced essential travel phrases, with a focus on how to order food at a restaurant—one of the most useful skills for visitors. Lydia was highly engaged and eager to role-play real-life situations.
  
  Her enthusiasm and quick learning made the session both effective and fun. I’m confident she’ll do great during her stay in Japan.
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Lucie
- 5
Perfect! Kensaku gave me some good advice and explained rules patiently. He answered the million questions I had and was exactly the kind of tutor I needed for a couple of lessons before my trip to Japan.
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Lucie

Perfect! Kensaku gave me some good advice and explained rules patiently. He answered the million questions I had and was exactly the kind of tutor I needed for a couple of lessons before my trip to Japan.

Kensaku's response
Lucie is a highly motivated learner with a passion for acquiring new expressions and grammar concepts.

She is planning to visit Japan for leisure soon, so I'm hopeful that she'll seize the opportunity to engage with locals using as much Japanese as possible!
- Kensaku's response :
  Lucie is a highly motivated learner with a passion for acquiring new expressions and grammar concepts.
  
  She is planning to visit Japan for leisure soon, so I'm hopeful that she'll seize the opportunity to engage with locals using as much Japanese as possible!
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Kim
- 5
Perfect! Even though Kensaku was teaching me mostly in Japanese, they're very considerate of my level and what I may or may not know or be comfortable with yet, which I appreciate a lot. He helped out with my weak points for grammar with activities that help nail in the things I've learned during the lessons. Very helpful.
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Kim

Perfect! Even though Kensaku was teaching me mostly in Japanese, they're very considerate of my level and what I may or may not know or be comfortable with yet, which I appreciate a lot. He helped out with my weak points for grammar with activities that help nail in the things I've learned during the lessons. Very helpful.

Kensaku's response
Kim is very intelligent and passionate! He has self-studied a lot already, so he has a lot of grammar knowledge and knows a lot of expressions! We practiced conversation skills and Te-forms practices today! We had a very high-quality lesson!
- Kensaku's response :
  Kim is very intelligent and passionate! He has self-studied a lot already, so he has a lot of grammar knowledge and knows a lot of expressions! We practiced conversation skills and Te-forms practices today! We had a very high-quality lesson!
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Jonathan
- 5
Perfect! Sensei is very understanding of my learning needs and answers perfectly to all of them. He makes learning Japanese with him very fun, entertaining while being very efficient.
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Jonathan

Perfect! Sensei is very understanding of my learning needs and answers perfectly to all of them. He makes learning Japanese with him very fun, entertaining while being very efficient.

Kensaku's response
Jojo (Jonathan) is a highly motivated student with a lot of background knowledge he gained by himself. He is very curious about learning new grammar and expressions that he always tries to make/use them! I am honored with his endless effort and passion to learn Japanese! I am excited to see how he will make a progress from now on!!
- Kensaku's response :
  Jojo (Jonathan) is a highly motivated student with a lot of background knowledge he gained by himself. He is very curious about learning new grammar and expressions that he always tries to make/use them! I am honored with his endless effort and passion to learn Japanese! I am excited to see how he will make a progress from now on!!
Catherine
- 5
Perfect! Kensaku is a great teacher who takes time to explain in detail the material along with breaking it down to clearly understand. He adjusts to you and makes you feel comfortable.
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Catherine

Perfect! Kensaku is a great teacher who takes time to explain in detail the material along with breaking it down to clearly understand. He adjusts to you and makes you feel comfortable.

Kensaku's response
Catherine is a highly motivated student and we learned some basic expressions in Japanese. Although she has just started her Japanese learning, I believe she will become very good at not only communicating but also writing a variety of kanjis.
- Kensaku's response :
  Catherine is a highly motivated student and we learned some basic expressions in Japanese. Although she has just started her Japanese learning, I believe she will become very good at not only communicating but also writing a variety of kanjis.
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Mark
- 5
Perfect! Kensaku is a great language teacher; engaging and well prepared, I looked forward to the lessons and he helped me a lot.
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Mark

Perfect! Kensaku is a great language teacher; engaging and well prepared, I looked forward to the lessons and he helped me a lot.

Kensaku's response
Mark is an intelligent professor researching アイヌ culture of Japan! He is very knowledgeable in any field of study, and I learned a lot from him every time!
- Kensaku's response :
  Mark is an intelligent professor researching アイヌ culture of Japan! He is very knowledgeable in any field of study, and I learned a lot from him every time!
Félix
- 5
Perfect! Understanding and kind. He adapts the class to your needs, study goals and level of learning. And a really easygoing personality which quickly puts you at ease.
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Félix

Perfect! Understanding and kind. He adapts the class to your needs, study goals and level of learning. And a really easygoing personality which quickly puts you at ease.

Kensaku's response
Felix has a great motivation to learn Japanese! He all the time self-studies such a difficult level in Japanese! I'm honored to have such a hardworking student like Felix!
- Kensaku's response :
  Felix has a great motivation to learn Japanese! He all the time self-studies such a difficult level in Japanese! I'm honored to have such a hardworking student like Felix!
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Oisín
- 5
Perfect! I have been taking a few lessons with Kensaku to prepare for my upcoming trip from Japan. I wanted to have the basics plus a little more to impress the locals. With Kensaku's help, I was able to reach this objective and do even more. I am now considering continuing Japanese after my trip. As a teacher, he is patient and engaging and can adapt to the learner's pace. I cannot recommend him highly enough.
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Oisín

Perfect! I have been taking a few lessons with Kensaku to prepare for my upcoming trip from Japan. I wanted to have the basics plus a little more to impress the locals. With Kensaku's help, I was able to reach this objective and do even more. I am now considering continuing Japanese after my trip. As a teacher, he is patient and engaging and can adapt to the learner's pace. I cannot recommend him highly enough.

Kensaku's response
Oisin is a great student who has a passion to learn Japanese as well as the cultural aspect of it! We had wonderful lessons and we actually met in Kyoto in Japan!!
- Kensaku's response :
  Oisin is a great student who has a passion to learn Japanese as well as the cultural aspect of it! We had wonderful lessons and we actually met in Kyoto in Japan!!
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Please note that although the first lesson (30 min) is free, the length of my lesson lasts 60 minutes, meaning you are charged the price of 30 min ($30) for the first lesson.

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