Mio
NativeAmazingTalker ยท Japan
๐ Japanese Teaching Cert | Kid
- Native
- New tutor
- Professional teacher
- English +2
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$29/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $5.50
5,510 tutors ยท 12 platforms
Online Japanese tutors, compared
A 60-minute online Japanese lesson costs $20 at the median, across the 5,510 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
$14โ$27
Typical range
$5.00
Trial lesson
5,510
on 12 platforms
Compare Japanese tutors
1,042 tutors match. Prices are per 60-minute lesson; you book directly on each platform.
Native
Idiom
NativeAmazingTalker ยท Japan
for bigginer specialist
- Native
- 6 lessons
- Not listed
- English +1
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
Teaches A1โA2
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$13/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $2.20
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NativeAmazingTalker ยท Taiwan
๐ 4 yrs Experience | Business
- Native
- 2 lessons
- Not listed
- Chinese +2
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
Teaches A2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$30/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $3.30
Haruki
NativeAmazingTalker ยท Japan
๐ฃ Conversational English | Kid
- Native
- New tutor
- Not listed
- Chinese +2
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$22/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $6.60
ไธญ้ๆญฃ็ท
NativeAmazingTalker ยท Japan
๐ต ้ณๆฅฝ | ไผ่ฉฑใปๆ ่ก ๐ธ
- Native
- New tutor
- Professional teacher
- Chinese
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
Teaches A1โA2
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$26/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $5.50
Morry
NativeAmazingTalker ยท Japan
10 years+ experience, story
- Native
- 1 lessons
- Not listed
- English
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$20/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $8.80
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Jiyu
AmazingTalker ยท South Korea
๐ฃ Conversational Japanese โ๏ธ
- Upper intermediate (B2)
- New tutor
- Not listed
- Korean +1
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
Teaches A1โA2
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$11/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $1.10
WEN
NativeAmazingTalker ยท Taiwan
Stay in Japan over 6 years๏ฝ
- Native
- New tutor
- Not listed
- Chinese +1
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
Teaches A1โC2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$30/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $12
Carmela
AmazingTalker ยท Philippines
๐ TEFL | Conversation ๐ผ
- Beginner (A1)
- New tutor
- Professional teacher
- Cebuano +5
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$3.96/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $1.10
Christian
AmazingTalker ยท Philippines
โจ Conversational English ๐ถ
- Fluent (C2)
- New tutor
- Not listed
- English +3
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$7.92/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $1.10
Sayaka
AmazingTalker ยท Philippines
๐ JLPT N3 | Travel Japanese โ๏ธ
- Beginner (A1)
- New tutor
- Professional teacher
- English
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
Teaches A1โA2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$3.96/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $2.20
Blythe
AmazingTalker ยท Canada
๐ Conversational Japanese ๐ฃ
- Upper intermediate (B2)
- New tutor
- Not listed
- English
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
Teaches A1โA2
- Speaks your language
- Kids
- Beginners
$9.24/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $1.10
Yukiho
NativeAmazingTalker ยท Japan
๐ Conversational Japanese ๐ฃ
- Native
- New tutor
- Not listed
- Spanish +1
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
Teaches A1โA2
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$7.92/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $1.10
Hayato
NativeAmazingTalker ยท Japan
๐ TESOL | Kids Conversation ๐ถ
- Native
- New tutor
- Not listed
- English +1
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$12/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $4.40
Tatsufumi
NativeAmazingTalker ยท Japan
๐ TESOL | Conversation ๐ถ
- Native
- New tutor
- Not listed
- English
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$7.92/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $1.10
Kazuhiro
NativeAmazingTalker ยท Japan
๐ 20 yrs | Business English ๐ผ
- Native
- New tutor
- Not listed
- English
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$12/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $1.10
Cho
AmazingTalker ยท South Korea
๐ฃ Conversational Japanese | Ki
- Fluent (C2)
- New tutor
- Not listed
- Korean
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
Teaches A1โA2
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$11/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $1.10
Miyu
NativeAmazingTalker ยท Japan
๐ Conversational Japanese ๐ฃ
- Native
- New tutor
- Not listed
- English +1
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
Teaches A1โA2
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$11/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $1.10
Kito
NativeAmazingTalker ยท United States
๐ TESOL | Business English ๐ผ
- Native
- New tutor
- Not listed
- English
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$11/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $1.10
ๅ้่
NativeAmazingTalker ยท Japan
๐งโ๐ซ 3 yrs Experience | Convers
- Native
- New tutor
- Not listed
- English
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$7.92/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $1.10
Yuriko
AmazingTalker ยท Japan
๐ฃ Conversational English | Kid
- Fluent (C2)
- New tutor
- Not listed
- English +1
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$12/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $1.10
Shota
NativeAmazingTalker ยท Japan
English Teaching Certificate |
- Native
- New tutor
- Not listed
- English +4
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
Teaches B1
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$12/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $1.10
Manami
NativeAmazingTalker ยท Japan
US Uni Graduate๏ฝBusiness Use
- Native
- New tutor
- Not listed
- English
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$7.92/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $1.10
Yuniko
AmazingTalker ยท Hong Kong SAR China
Experience Japanese Tutor
- Fluent (C2)
- New tutor
- Professional teacher
- Cantonese +2
- No reviews yet
- Not shown
Teaches A1โC2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$20/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $8.80
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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 | $16โ$27 | 5.0โ | First class free with many tutors | 60 min |
| italki | 1,088 | $18 | $14โ$24 | 5.0โ | Discounted trial (30 min) | 30 / 45 / 60 / 90 min |
| AmazingTalker | 904 | $22 | $17โ$30 | 5.0โ | Discounted trial (25 min) | 25 / 50 min |
| Preply | 862 | $24 | $18โ$36 | 5.0โ | Discounted trial (25 min) | 50 min |
| Cafetalk | 696 | $11 | $7.65โ$15 | โ | Discounted trial (25 min) | Set by each tutor |
| Engoo | 239 | from $67/month | โ | 5.0โ | Free trial (25 min) | 25 min |
| Classgap | 72 | $24 | $17โ$30 | 5.0โ | Free trial (20 min) | 60 min |
| Verbling | 69 | $31 | $25โ$37 | 5.0โ | Free or discounted trial (30 min) | 60 min |
| Apprentus | 51 | $34 | $27โ$42 | 5.0โ | No trial lessons | 60 min |
| Wyzant | 25 | $52 | $40โ$70 | 5.0โ | No trial; money-back guarantee on the first hour | 60 min |
| LanguaTalk | 16 | $30 | $26โ$33 | 5.0โ | Free or discounted trial (30 min) | 55 min |
| Tutor Hunt | 7 | $56 | $44โ$64 | 5.0โ | 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, 5268 tutors
Native speakers
$20Middle 50% between $14 and $27, 3173 tutors
Non-native
$20Middle 50% between $15 and $27, 2095 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, 1088 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, 51 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
- Japan3,351 / 5,510
- Taiwan151 / 5,510
China120 / 5,510- South Korea63 / 5,510
- Hong Kong SAR China53 / 5,510
- United States31 / 5,510
- Philippines14 / 5,510
Spain12 / 5,510
Japanese tutors: FAQ
Across 5,268 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 3,413 native speakers.
Yes. The median trial lesson costs $5.00. Trials are offered on italki, AmazingTalker, Preply, Cafetalk, and Engoo, usually for 25โ30 minutes, and some tutors give them for free.
We track 5,510 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
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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