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Native Japanese speakers teaching online

3,258 of the 5,350 Japanese tutors we track are native speakers. They charge a median of $20 per hour, compared with $20 for non-native tutors. Trial lessons typically cost $5.00. Native speakers charge a median of $20 per hour, versus $20 for non-native tutors.

$20/h
Median / hour
$13–$28
Typical range
$5.00
Trial lesson
3,258
on 12 platforms

Compare Japanese tutors

722 tutors match. Prices are per 60-minute lesson; you book directly on each platform.

Prachi

Prachi

IndiaNative

AmazingTalker · India

Prachi Jain/3 years experiance

Native
1 lessons
Professional teacher
English +1
No reviews yet
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Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
$20/h
Trial $2.20
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Davy

Davy

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 JLPT N1 | Conversational Jap

Native
New tutor
Professional teacher
Chinese +1
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
$6.60/h
Trial $2.20
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近藤恵理

近藤恵理

JapanNative

AmazingTalker · Japan

🗣 Oral English | Business

Native
New tutor
Not listed
English
No reviews yet
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  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
$12/h
Trial $5.50
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Kaz

Kaz

JapanNative

AmazingTalker · Japan

🎓 Certified Japanese Teacher |

Native
New tutor
Professional teacher
English
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
$12/h
Trial $1.10
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Mona

Mona

JapanNative

AmazingTalker · Japan

🎓 JTE | Kids English 👶

Native
New tutor
Professional teacher
English
No reviews yet
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  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
$12/h
Trial $1.10
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Konoha

Konoha

JapanNative

AmazingTalker · Japan

🎓 Registered Japanese Teacher

Native
New tutor
Professional teacher
English +2
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
$12/h
Trial $5.50
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nana

nana

JapanNative

AmazingTalker · Japan

🗾 Conversational Japanese 🗣

Native
2 lessons
Not listed
Portuguese +1
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
$12/h
Trial $3.30
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Ayuri

Ayuri

JapanNative

AmazingTalker · Japan

Clear & Friendly Japanese✨

Native
1 lessons
Professional teacher
English +3
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Beginners
$12/h
Trial $3.30
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Keiko

Keiko

JapanNative

AmazingTalker · Japan

Beginner Friendly 😊

Native
New tutor
Not listed
Chinese +1
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Kids
  • Beginners
$20/h
Trial $5.50
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Ken

Ken

JapanNative

AmazingTalker · Japan

💬 Conversational English 🎯

Native
7 lessons
Not listed
English +1
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Beginners
$12/h
Trial $1.10
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Haru15yrs

Haru15yrs

JapanNative

AmazingTalker · Japan

🥇Conversation/JLPT N1/Business

Native
New tutor
Not listed
English
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
$12/h
Trial $1.10
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Let's

Let's

JapanNative

AmazingTalker · Japan

Teaching Japanese in Center

Native
1 lessons
Professional teacher
Cantonese +1
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
$20/h
Trial $1.10
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Kento

Kento

JapanNative

AmazingTalker · Japan

🌱Beginner✏️Grammar 📘JLPT

Native
1 lessons
Professional teacher
English +2
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
$20/h
Trial $1.10
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Tiki

Tiki

South KoreaNative

AmazingTalker · South Korea

Grammar & Conversation✨

Native
1 lessons
Not listed
English +1
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Beginners
$12/h
Trial $2.20
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Yuki

Yuki

JapanNative

AmazingTalker · Japan

Native Japanese Tutor

Native
1 lessons
Professional teacher
English
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Beginners
$20/h
Trial $5.50
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Kyoka

Kyoka

JapanNative

AmazingTalker · Japan

Conversation/Pronounciation..

Native
1 lessons
Not listed
English +4
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
$20/h
Trial $5.50
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ALBERT

ALBERT

JapanNative

AmazingTalker · Japan

Oral

Native
New tutor
Not listed
Min Nan Chinese +2
No reviews yet
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  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
$18/h
Trial $4.40
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Mio

Mio

JapanNative

AmazingTalker · Japan

🎓 Japanese Teaching Cert | Kid

Native
New tutor
Professional teacher
English +2
No reviews yet
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  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
$29/h
Trial $5.50
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薛薛老�師

薛薛老師

TaiwanNative

AmazingTalker · Taiwan

🎓 4 yrs Experience | Business

Native
2 lessons
Not listed
Chinese +2
No reviews yet
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Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
$30/h
Trial $3.30
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Stephen

Stephen

TaiwanNative

AmazingTalker · Taiwan

Adults

Native
New tutor
Professional teacher
Chinese +1
No reviews yet
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  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Beginners
  • Everyday admin & immigration
$15/h
Trial $3.30
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Kanetaka

Kanetaka

JapanNative

AmazingTalker · Japan

Conversation JLPT 👍Honorific

Native
1 lessons
Professional teacher
English +1
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Beginners
  • Everyday admin & immigration
$20/h
Trial $3.30
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WEN

WEN

TaiwanNative

AmazingTalker · Taiwan

Stay in Japan over 6 years｜

Native
New tutor
Not listed
Chinese +1
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
$30/h
Trial $12
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まさよ

まさよ

JapanNative

AmazingTalker · Japan

中国語可 あかるくたのしく！

Native
New tutor
Not listed
Chinese
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–B1

  • Exam prep
  • Beginners
$18/h
Trial $5.50
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Maho

Maho

JapanNative

AmazingTalker · Japan

🗣 Conversational Korean Beginn

Native
20 lessons
Not listed
Korean +7
No reviews yet
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Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
$22/h
Trial $5.50
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Japanese tutors by platform

Cafetalk has the lowest median price ($11), while Tusclases / FindTutors offers the most choice (1,481 tutors). Number of tutors, median hourly price and trial policy on each marketplace.

Tutors, prices and trial lessons by platform
PlatformTutorsMedian / hMiddle 50%Avg. ratingTrial lessonLesson length
Tusclases / FindTutors1,481$20$16–$275.0★First class free with many tutors60 min
italki932$18$14–$245.0★Discounted trial (30 min)30 / 45 / 60 / 90 min
AmazingTalker904$22$17–$305.0★Discounted trial (25 min)25 / 50 min
Preply862$24$18–$365.0★Discounted trial (25 min)50 min
Cafetalk696$11$7.65–$15—Discounted trial (25 min)Set by each tutor
Engoo239from $67/month—5.0★Free trial (25 min)25 min
Classgap72$24$17–$305.0★Free trial (20 min)60 min
Verbling69$31$25–$375.0★Free or discounted trial (30 min)60 min
Apprentus47$34$27–$425.0★No trial lessons60 min
Wyzant25$52$40–$705.0★No trial; money-back guarantee on the first hour60 min
LanguaTalk16$30$26–$335.0★Free or discounted trial (30 min)55 min
Tutor Hunt7$56$44–$645.0★No trial lessons60 min

How much Japanese tutors charge

Hourly price spread for native and non-native tutors.

All tutors
$20Middle 50% between $14 and $27, 5108 tutors
Native speakers
$20Middle 50% between $13 and $28, 3018 tutors
Non-native
$20Middle 50% between $15 and $27, 2090 tutors
10th–90th percentileMiddle 50%Median

Prices by platform

Median hourly price and spread on each marketplace.

Tusclases / FindTutors
$20Middle 50% between $16 and $27, 1479 tutors
italki
$18Middle 50% between $14 and $24, 932 tutors
AmazingTalker
$22Middle 50% between $17 and $30, 904 tutors
Preply
$24Middle 50% between $18 and $36, 862 tutors
Cafetalk
$11Middle 50% between $7.65 and $15, 695 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 $42, 47 tutors
Wyzant
$52Middle 50% between $40 and $70, 25 tutors
LanguaTalk
$30Middle 50% between $26 and $33, 16 tutors
Tutor Hunt
$56Middle 50% between $44 and $64, 7 tutors
10th–90th percentileMiddle 50%Median

Where Japanese tutors are from

  • JapanJapan3,200 / 5,350
  • TaiwanTaiwan151 / 5,350
  • ChinaChina119 / 5,350
  • South KoreaSouth Korea63 / 5,350
  • Hong Kong SAR ChinaHong Kong SAR China53 / 5,350
  • United StatesUnited States31 / 5,350
  • PhilippinesPhilippines14 / 5,350
  • SpainSpain12 / 5,350

Popular Japanese lesson types

Japanese tutors: FAQ

Yes, somewhat: native Japanese speakers charge a median of $20 per hour, compared with $20 for non-native tutors. We list 3,258 native speakers.

Across 5,108 Japanese tutors with a listed price, the median is $20 for a 60-minute lesson. Most prices fall between $9.93 and $36 per hour.

Yes. The median trial lesson costs $5.00. 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 29, 2026

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