Alina
AmazingTalker · Taiwan
Travel English Lifesaver✈️
- Advanced (C1)
- 500+ lessons
- Not listed
- Chinese +2
- ★ 5.0 (167)
- Not shown
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Beginners
$26/h
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6,091 tutors · 12 platforms
Japanese tutors for beginners
2,700 of the 6,091 Japanese tutors we track offer lessons for beginners. Their median price is $30 per hour. Trial lessons typically cost $5.50. Native speakers charge a median of $20 per hour, versus $20 for non-native tutors.
$30/h
Median / hour
$20–$38
Typical range
$5.50
Trial lesson
2,700
on 12 platforms
Compare Japanese tutors
257 tutors match. Prices are per 60-minute lesson; you book directly on each platform.
"Joyce
AmazingTalker · Taiwan
Grammar Teaching, TOEIC
- Advanced (C1)
- 2,000+ lessons
- Professional teacher
- Chinese +3
- ★ 5.0 (164)
- Not shown
Teaches A2–B1
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$36/h
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Sally
AmazingTalker · Taiwan
Beginners | Kids Japanese
- Fluent (C2)
- 500+ lessons
- Professional teacher
- Chinese +2
- ★ 5.0 (159)
- Not shown
Teaches A2
- Speaks your language
- Kids
- Beginners
$33/h
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Iku
AmazingTalker · Taiwan
🎓 JLPT N1 | Conversational Jap
- Fluent (C2)
- 500+ lessons
- Professional teacher
- Chinese +1
- ★ 5.0 (149)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–B2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Beginners
$26/h
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Sarah
AmazingTalker · Taiwan
Start & Level up! Free Talking
- Fluent (C2)
- 200+ lessons
- Not listed
- Chinese +2
- ★ 5.0 (145)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$20/h
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Ruby
AmazingTalker · Taiwan
Conversation|Oral|JLPT N5
- Advanced (C1)
- 1,000+ lessons
- Professional teacher
- Chinese +1
- ★ 5.0 (146)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–B1
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Beginners
- Everyday admin & immigration
$33/h
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Nate
AmazingTalker · United States
Conversation, Business, Travel
- Advanced (C1)
- 200+ lessons
- Not listed
- English +3
- ★ 5.0 (140)
- Not shown
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$32/h
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Littlefish
AmazingTalker · Taiwan
💫Special Offer✅popular teacher
- Fluent (C2)
- 500+ lessons
- Professional teacher
- Chinese +1
- ★ 5.0 (139)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–A2
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Beginners
- Everyday admin & immigration
$24/h
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A
AmazingTalker · South Korea
👉 Daily conversation, JLPT N3👈
- Fluent (C2)
- 1,000+ lessons
- Not listed
- Korean +2
- ★ 5.0 (137)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$20/h
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Nangong
AmazingTalker · China
🎯Oral English🎯expansion
- Advanced (C1)
- 1,000+ lessons
- Professional teacher
- Chinese +1
- ★ 5.0 (134)
- Not shown
Teaches A2–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$22/h
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10+year
AmazingTalker · Taiwan
All Aspect English Teacher
- Advanced (C1)
- 1,000+ lessons
- Not listed
- English +2
- ★ 5.0 (132)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$26/h
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Jack
AmazingTalker · Taiwan
speaking | grammar
- Upper intermediate (B2)
- 500+ lessons
- Not listed
- Chinese +2
- ★ 5.0 (131)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$32/h
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Louis
AmazingTalker · Taiwan
Kana | Travel | Daily | JLPT
- Fluent (C2)
- 200+ lessons
- Professional teacher
- Chinese +2
- ★ 5.0 (116)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$22/h
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Vanessa
AmazingTalker · China
speaking|conversation
- Fluent (C2)
- 200+ lessons
- Not listed
- Chinese +2
- ★ 5.0 (116)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Kids
- Beginners
$25/h
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Linlin
AmazingTalker · Taiwan
Study Abroad/Working Holiday
- Advanced (C1)
- 200+ lessons
- Not listed
- Chinese +1
- ★ 5.0 (110)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–A2
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$30/h
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Teacher Albert
AmazingTalker · Taiwan
🗾Japanese Conversation
- Advanced (C1)
- 200+ lessons
- Professional teacher
- Chinese +1
- ★ 5.0 (107)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$22/h
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cheng
AmazingTalker · Taiwan
Conversation|JLPT N4|Fundamental
- Fluent (C2)
- 500+ lessons
- Not listed
- Chinese +2
- ★ 5.0 (103)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–A2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Beginners
$20/h
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"Catherine
AmazingTalker · Australia
Qualified Teacher 🌟 All Levels
- Intermediate (B1)
- 200+ lessons
- Professional teacher
- English
- ★ 5.0 (99)
- Not shown
Teaches A2–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Kids
- Beginners
$18/h
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"Yuki
AmazingTalker · Taiwan
Beginner|Fundamental|Travel
- Advanced (C1)
- 500+ lessons
- Not listed
- Chinese +1
- ★ 5.0 (98)
- Not shown
Teaches A1
- Speaks your language
- Beginners
$34/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $4.40
Neko
AmazingTalker · Malaysia
JLPT N1,10 yrs+ teaching exp
- Fluent (C2)
- 500+ lessons
- Professional teacher
- Cantonese +3
- ★ 5.0 (97)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Beginners
$20/h
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Melody
AmazingTalker · Taiwan
Children's book | Conversation
- Advanced (C1)
- 200+ lessons
- Not listed
- Chinese +1
- ★ 5.0 (95)
- Not shown
Teaches A2
- Speaks your language
- Kids
- Beginners
$21/h
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Melinda
AmazingTalker · China
❤️ Child、teenagers、adult
- Intermediate (B1)
- 200+ lessons
- Professional teacher
- Chinese +2
- ★ 5.0 (91)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–A2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$20/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $1.10
LILI
AmazingTalker · Taiwan
初中高中文高手|成人、児童中文
- Fluent (C2)
- 500+ lessons
- Not listed
- Chinese +1
- ★ 4.9 (90)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$25/h
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Lillian
AmazingTalker · Taiwan
Over 7000 teaching experience
- Fluent (C2)
- 200+ lessons
- Professional teacher
- Chinese +4
- ★ 5.0 (83)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–B1
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$34/h
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Japanese tutors by platform
Cafetalk has the lowest median price ($11), while italki offers the most choice (1,635 tutors). Number of tutors, median hourly price and trial policy on each marketplace.
| Platform | Tutors | Median / h | Middle 50% | Avg. rating | Trial lesson | Lesson length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| italki | 1,635 | $19 | $15–$25 | 5.0★ | Discounted trial (30 min) | 30 / 45 / 60 / 90 min |
| Tusclases / FindTutors | 1,484 | $20 | $16–$26 | 5.0★ | First class free with many tutors | 60 min |
| AmazingTalker | 922 | $22 | $17–$30 | 5.0★ | Discounted trial (25 min) | 25 / 50 min |
| Preply | 862 | $24 | $18–$36 | 5.0★ | Discounted trial (25 min) | 50 min |
| Cafetalk | 699 | $11 | $7.65–$15 | — | Discounted trial (25 min) | Set by each tutor |
| Engoo | 242 | from $67/month | — | 5.0★ | Free trial (25 min) | 25 min |
| Classgap | 72 | $24 | $17–$30 | 5.0★ | Free trial (20 min) | 60 min |
| Verbling | 69 | $31 | $25–$37 | 5.0★ | Free or discounted trial (30 min) | 60 min |
| Apprentus | 56 | $34 | $27–$41 | 5.0★ | No trial lessons | 60 min |
| Wyzant | 27 | $52 | $43–$70 | 5.0★ | No trial; money-back guarantee on the first hour | 60 min |
| LanguaTalk | 16 | $30 | $26–$33 | 5.0★ | Free or discounted trial (30 min) | 55 min |
| Tutor Hunt | 7 | $56 | $44–$64 | 5.0★ | No trial lessons | 60 min |
How much Japanese tutors charge
Hourly price spread for native and non-native tutors.
All tutors
$20Middle 50% between $14 and $27, 5846 tutors
Native speakers
$20Middle 50% between $14 and $28, 3947 tutors
Non-native
$20Middle 50% between $15 and $26, 1899 tutors
Prices by platform
Median hourly price and spread on each marketplace.
italki
$19Middle 50% between $15 and $25, 1635 tutors
Tusclases / FindTutors
$20Middle 50% between $16 and $26, 1482 tutors
AmazingTalker
$22Middle 50% between $17 and $30, 922 tutors
Preply
$24Middle 50% between $18 and $36, 862 tutors
Cafetalk
$11Middle 50% between $7.65 and $15, 698 tutors
Classgap
$24Middle 50% between $17 and $30, 72 tutors
Verbling
$31Middle 50% between $25 and $37, 69 tutors
Apprentus
$34Middle 50% between $27 and $41, 56 tutors
Wyzant
$52Middle 50% between $43 and $70, 27 tutors
LanguaTalk
$30Middle 50% between $26 and $33, 16 tutors
Tutor Hunt
$56Middle 50% between $44 and $64, 7 tutors
Where Japanese tutors are from
Japan3,870 / 6,091- Taiwan153 / 6,091
- China130 / 6,091
- South Korea69 / 6,091
Hong Kong SAR China53 / 6,091- United States34 / 6,091
Philippines16 / 6,091
Italy15 / 6,091
Japanese tutors: FAQ
Among 2,700 Japanese tutors for beginners, the median price is $30 per hour; the middle half charge between $20 and $38.
We list 2,700 Japanese tutors for beginners on italki, Tusclases / FindTutors, AmazingTalker, Preply, and Cafetalk. Use the filters above to compare prices, trial lessons and reviews, then book on the platform you prefer.
Across 5,846 Japanese tutors with a listed price, the median is $20 for a 60-minute lesson. Most prices fall between $10 and $36 per hour.
Yes. The median trial lesson costs $5.50. Trials are offered on italki, AmazingTalker, Preply, Cafetalk, and Engoo, usually for 25–30 minutes, and some tutors give them for free.
We read the public profile of every tutor listed on the marketplaces we cover and refresh it daily. Prices are converted to US dollars at European Central Bank rates and normalised to a 60-minute lesson. Platforms can't pay to rank higher.
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How we collect this data
We collect public profile facts (name, photo, languages, price, rating) from tutoring marketplaces and refresh them daily. Prices are normalised to a 60-minute lesson in US dollars. Ratings and reviews belong to each marketplace. Subscription platforms have no per-tutor price.
Updated September 30, 2026
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