Peach
NativeAmazingTalker · Japan
🥇Business English🎈Japanese
- Native
- 8 lessons
- Not listed
- English +1
- ★ 5.0 (1)
- Not shown
Teaches A2–B2
- Speaks your language
- Business
$20/h
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5,560 tutors · 12 platforms
Online Japanese tutors, compared
A 60-minute online Japanese lesson costs $20 at the median, across the 5,560 tutors we track on 12 platforms. Most tutors charge between $14 and $27 per hour. 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
$14–$27
Typical range
$5.00
Trial lesson
5,560
on 12 platforms
Compare Japanese tutors
1,040 tutors match. Prices are per 60-minute lesson; you book directly on each platform.
Native
Syo
NativeAmazingTalker · Japan
Conversation|Business|Travel
- Native
- 2 lessons
- Professional teacher
- English +1
- ★ 5.0 (1)
- Not shown
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$20/h
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"Ryan
AmazingTalker · Taiwan
🔥| Fun Hobby Japanese
- Advanced (C1)
- 14 lessons
- Not listed
- Chinese +3
- ★ 5.0 (1)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–A2
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$20/h
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Liz
AmazingTalker · Hong Kong SAR China
Conversational|Oral|Beginners🎌
- Advanced (C1)
- 11 lessons
- Not listed
- Cantonese +3
- ★ 5.0 (1)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–A2
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$20/h
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啊宅啊
AmazingTalker · China
TEFL | Conversational & Kids E
- Advanced (C1)
- 1 lessons
- Not listed
- Chinese +1
- ★ 5.0 (1)
- Not shown
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$3.96/h
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Ryuki
NativeAmazingTalker · Japan
Let’s Conversational Japanese😊
- Native
- 1 lessons
- Not listed
- English
- ★ 5.0 (1)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Beginners
$18/h
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Simon
NativeAmazingTalker · South Korea
Conversation to all level
- Native
- 9 lessons
- Not listed
- English +1
- ★ 5.0 (1)
- Not shown
Teaches C1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Beginners
$18/h
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Le
AmazingTalker · China
🥇Business/Conversation
- Upper intermediate (B2)
- 6 lessons
- Not listed
- Chinese +1
- ★ 5.0 (1)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Everyday admin & immigration
$9.24/h
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High
NativeAmazingTalker · Japan
Oral|Beginner|Hobby
- Native
- 1 lessons
- Professional teacher
- English +1
- ★ 5.0 (1)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$20/h
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"
NativeAmazingTalker · Japan
Conversation|Oral|Hobby
- Native
- 1 lessons
- Not listed
- English +3
- ★ 5.0 (1)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$20/h
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Haruka
NativeAmazingTalker · Singapore
Conversation/Free talk/hobby
- Native
- 27 lessons
- Not listed
- English +4
- ★ 5.0 (1)
- Not shown
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$20/h
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Yuya
NativeAmazingTalker · Japan
beginner Japaneses/Free talk
- Native
- 22 lessons
- Not listed
- Indonesian +1
- ★ 5.0 (1)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$29/h
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I
NativeAmazingTalker · China
HSK Clearance Mentor
- Native
- 1 lessons
- Professional teacher
- Chinese +2
- ★ 5.0 (1)
- Not shown
Teaches A1
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$13/h
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Tatsuhide
NativeAmazingTalker · Japan
✈️ Professional Japanese
- Native
- 2 lessons
- Not listed
- English
- ★ 5.0 (1)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–B2
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$9.24/h
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Mai
NativeAmazingTalker · Japan
🎌 Japanese | Conversation ✨
- Native
- 1 lessons
- Not listed
- English +4
- ★ 5.0 (1)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$12/h
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岩本尚美
NativeAmazingTalker · Japan
Conversation|Basic|Beginner
- Native
- 50+ lessons
- Not listed
- English +1
- ★ 5.0 (1)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–B2
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Beginners
- Everyday admin & immigration
$20/h
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ACTOR_Mckie
NativeAmazingTalker · Japan
Effective lessons using acting
- Native
- 7 lessons
- Professional teacher
- English +1
- ★ 5.0 (1)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$20/h
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Shouki
AmazingTalker · Taiwan
Taiwan Travel,Taiwan food
- Upper intermediate (B2)
- 2 lessons
- Professional teacher
- Chinese +1
- ★ 5.0 (1)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–B2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$20/h
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Yumi
AmazingTalker · Taiwan
Daily Conversation | TOCFL
- Advanced (C1)
- 3 lessons
- Professional teacher
- Chinese +3
- ★ 5.0 (1)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Beginners
- Everyday admin & immigration
$20/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $7.70
ちゃんしん
NativeAmazingTalker · Japan
🎓 TESOL | Conversation 👶
- Native
- 7 lessons
- Not listed
- English +3
- ★ 4.0 (1)
- Not shown
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$12/h
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喜村悠加
NativeAmazingTalker · Japan
🎓日本語教育能力検定試験｜会話・ビジネス💼
- Native
- 4 lessons
- Professional teacher
- No other language listed
- ★ 3.0 (1)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–A2
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$12/h
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Noriko
NativeAmazingTalker · Japan
🎓 Japanese | Conversational Ko
- Native
- New tutor
- Not listed
- English +2
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
Teaches A1–A2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$12/h
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Yumi
AmazingTalker · South Korea
🎓 JLPT N1 | Conversational Jap
- Fluent (C2)
- New tutor
- Professional teacher
- Korean +6
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
Teaches A1–A2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Beginners
$15/h
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Emily
AmazingTalker · Venezuela
🗣 Conversational English | Kid
- Basic (A2)
- New tutor
- Not listed
- Spanish +2
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
Teaches A2–B1
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$3.96/h
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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.
| Platform | Tutors | Median / h | Middle 50% | Avg. rating | Trial lesson | Lesson length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusclases / FindTutors | 1,481 | $20 | $16–$27 | 5.0★ | First class free with many tutors | 60 min |
| italki | 1,135 | $18 | $14–$24 | 5.0★ | Discounted trial (30 min) | 30 / 45 / 60 / 90 min |
| AmazingTalker | 904 | $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 | 696 | $11 | $7.65–$15 | — | Discounted trial (25 min) | Set by each tutor |
| Engoo | 239 | 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 | 54 | $34 | $27–$41 | 5.0★ | No trial lessons | 60 min |
| Wyzant | 25 | $52 | $40–$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, 5318 tutors
Native speakers
$20Middle 50% between $14 and $28, 3305 tutors
Non-native
$20Middle 50% between $15 and $27, 2013 tutors
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, 1135 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 $41, 54 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
Where Japanese tutors are from
- Japan3,395 / 5,560
- Taiwan151 / 5,560
- China120 / 5,560
- South Korea63 / 5,560
- Hong Kong SAR China53 / 5,560
United States31 / 5,560
Philippines14 / 5,560
Spain12 / 5,560
Japanese tutors: FAQ
Across 5,318 Japanese tutors with a listed price, the median is $20 for a 60-minute lesson. Most prices fall between $10 and $36 per hour.
Cafetalk has the lowest median price for Japanese tutors in our data: $11 per hour, and a quarter of its tutors charge $7.65 or less.
Not really: native Japanese speakers charge a median of $20 per hour, while non-native tutors charge $20. We list 3,545 native speakers.
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 track 5,560 Japanese tutors on Tusclases / FindTutors, italki, AmazingTalker, Preply, Cafetalk, and Engoo. Tusclases / FindTutors has the most choice, with 1,481 tutors.
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
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Updated September 29, 2026
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