Yuki
AmazingTalker · Japan
5-Language Lessons
- Advanced (C1)
- 10 lessons
- None listed
- Cantonese +3
- ★ 5.0 (4)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$20/h
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6,828 tutors · 12 platforms
Online Japanese tutors, compared
A 60-minute online Japanese lesson costs $20 at the median, across the 6,828 tutors we track on 12 platforms. Most tutors charge between $14 and $28 per hour. Trial lessons typically cost $6.00. Native speakers charge a median of $20 per hour, versus $20 for non-native tutors.
$20/h
Median / hour
$14–$28
Typical range
$6.00
Trial lesson
6,828
on 12 platforms
Compare Japanese tutors
1,395 tutors match. Prices are per 60-minute lesson; you book directly on each platform.
Now
AmazingTalker · China
Daily &Biz &Travel Chinese
- Advanced (C1)
- 5 lessons
- None listed
- Chinese +1
- ★ 5.0 (3)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Beginners
$7.92/h
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【Angel】CityU
AmazingTalker · Hong Kong SAR China
✏️Practical Daily English
- Advanced (C1)
- 12 lessons
- Professional teacher
- Cantonese +2
- ★ 5.0 (3)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Kids
- Beginners
$12/h
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Yuki
AmazingTalker · Taiwan
🗣 Conversational Japanese Begi
- Upper intermediate (B2)
- 7 yrs · 4 lessons
- None listed
- Chinese +4
- ★ 5.0 (3)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–A2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$7.92/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $2.20
Fan
AmazingTalker · Taiwan
🎓 JLPT N1 | Oral Chinese 🗣
- Fluent (C2)
- 3 yrs · 45 lessons
- Professional teacher
- Chinese +1
- ★ 5.0 (3)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Kids
- Beginners
$29/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $12
Jan
AmazingTalker · Philippines
AB Communication Arts graduate
- Intermediate (B1)
- 9 yrs · 4 lessons
- Professional teacher
- English +2
- ★ 4.7 (3)
- Not shown
Teaches A2–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$20/h
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Yumi
AmazingTalker · South Korea
Let’s chat in Japanese! 🇯🇵
- Fluent (C2)
- 5 lessons
- Other certificate
- Korean +6
- ★ 5.0 (2)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–A2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Beginners
$11/h
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Sarii
NativeAmazingTalker · Japan
Conversation Specialist🌟
- Native
- 12 lessons
- Professional teacher
- English +1
- ★ 5.0 (2)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$45/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $9.90
Rumi.C
NativeAmazingTalker · Japan
To be a good Japanese speaker!
- Native
- 21 lessons
- Other certificate
- English +1
- ★ 5.0 (2)
- Not shown
Japanese (Japan) · likely · Teaches A1–B2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$20/h
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Hongju
NativeAmazingTalker · South Korea
🎯Conversation🌍 exam prep
- Native
- 5 yrs · 10 lessons
- None listed
- Korean +4
- ★ 5.0 (2)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$16/h
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YUJIN
NativeAmazingTalker · Japan
Conversation|Adults|Children
- Native
- 11 yrs · 16 lessons
- None listed
- English +1
- ★ 5.0 (2)
- Not shown
Japanese (Japan) · likely · Teaches A1–B1
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$24/h
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Aoi
NativeAmazingTalker · Japan
Conversation|Fundamental|Oral
- Native
- 3 yrs · 22 lessons
- TEFL/TESOL certificate
- English
- ★ 5.0 (2)
- Not shown
Japanese (Japan) · likely · Teaches A1–B2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Kids
- Beginners
$20/h
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陶园
AmazingTalker · China
Conversation|Pronunciation
- Fluent (C2)
- 8 yrs · 10 lessons
- TEFL/TESOL certificate
- Chinese +1
- ★ 5.0 (2)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–B2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Everyday admin & immigration
$18/h
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Yume
AmazingTalker · Hong Kong SAR China
🎓 JLPT N1 | Kids Chinese 🐉
- Advanced (C1)
- 33 lessons
- Professional teacher
- Cantonese +2
- ★ 5.0 (2)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Kids
- Beginners
$25/h
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Daiki
NativeAmazingTalker · Japan
🗾 Conversational Japanese 🗣
- Native
- 24 lessons
- None listed
- English +3
- ★ 5.0 (2)
- Not shown
Japanese (Japan) · likely · Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Beginners
$13/h
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MATCHY
NativeAmazingTalker · Japan
🖍️JLPT🖍️Business Japanese…etc
- Native
- 10 yrs · 16 lessons
- Professional teacher
- English
- ★ 5.0 (2)
- Not shown
Japanese (Japan) · likely · Teaches B1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$20/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $8.80
Mikiko
NativeAmazingTalker · Japan
🎈Conversational & Eiken🎈
- Native
- 12 yrs · 27 lessons
- None listed
- English
- ★ 5.0 (2)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$20/h
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Mackie
NativeAmazingTalker · Japan
★Eiken speaking preparation★
- Native
- 10 yrs · 8 lessons
- Teaching degree
- English +3
- ★ 5.0 (2)
- Not shown
Japanese (Japan) · likely · Teaches A1
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$24/h
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賴老師【中文入門
AmazingTalker · Taiwan
輔仁日文碩士|日文口譯|JLPT N1
- Advanced (C1)
- 3 yrs · 14 lessons
- Professional teacher
- Chinese
- ★ 5.0 (2)
- Not shown
Teaches A2
- Exam prep
- Beginners
$22/h
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Saki
NativeAmazingTalker · Japan
🎓 Registered Japanese Teacher
- Native
- 8 lessons
- Teaching degree
- English +1
- ★ 5.0 (2)
- Not shown
Japanese (Japan) · likely · Teaches A1–A2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Beginners
$12/h
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Nishino
NativeAmazingTalker · Japan
🗾 Conversational Japanese ✈️
- Native
- 7 yrs · 3 lessons
- None listed
- English
- ★ 5.0 (2)
- Not shown
Japanese (Japan) · likely · Teaches A1–A2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$6.60/h
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吳家丞
AmazingTalker · Taiwan
🎓 Court Interpreter | Conversa
- Advanced (C1)
- 2 lessons
- TEFL/TESOL certificate
- Vietnamese +2
- ★ 5.0 (1)
- Not shown
Japanese (Taiwan) · likely · Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$16/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $6.60
Chiaki
NativeAmazingTalker · Japan
🎓 11 yrs Experience | Conversa
- Native
- 11 yrs · 50+ lessons
- None listed
- Portuguese +1
- ★ 5.0 (1)
- Not shown
Japanese (Japan) · likely · Teaches A1–A2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$17/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $3.30
tomo
NativeAmazingTalker · Japan
🎓 TESOL certified | beginner~
- Native
- 18 lessons
- TEFL/TESOL certificate
- Korean +4
- ★ 5.0 (1)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–A2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$18/h
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Japanese tutors by platform
Cafetalk has the lowest median price ($12), while italki offers the most choice (2,164 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 | 2,164 | $20 | $15–$25 | 5.0★ | Discounted trial (30 min) | 30 / 45 / 60 / 90 min |
| Tusclases / FindTutors | 1,513 | $20 | $16–$27 | 5.0★ | First class free with many tutors | 60 min |
| AmazingTalker | 989 | $22 | $16–$30 | 5.0★ | Discounted trial (25 min) | 25 / 50 min |
| Preply | 862 | $24 | $18–$36 | 5.0★ | Discounted trial (25 min) | 50 min |
| Cafetalk | 766 | $12 | $8.23–$15 | — | Discounted trial (25 min) | Set by each tutor |
| Engoo | 277 | from $67/month | — | 5.0★ | Free trial (25 min) | 25 min |
| Classgap | 77 | $21 | $17–$30 | 5.0★ | Free trial (20 min) | 60 min |
| Verbling | 69 | $31 | $25–$38 | 5.0★ | Free or discounted trial (30 min) | 60 min |
| Apprentus | 56 | $34 | $27–$41 | 5.0★ | No trial lessons | 60 min |
| Wyzant | 32 | $51 | $45–$80 | 5.0★ | No trial; money-back guarantee on the first hour | 60 min |
| LanguaTalk | 16 | $28 | $24–$33 | 5.0★ | Free or discounted trial (30 min) | 55 min |
| Tutor Hunt | 7 | $56 | $45–$65 | 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 $28, 6548 tutors
Native speakers
$20Middle 50% between $14 and $28, 4721 tutors
Non-native
$20Middle 50% between $13 and $27, 1827 tutors
Prices by platform
Median hourly price and spread on each marketplace.
italki
$20Middle 50% between $15 and $25, 2164 tutors
Tusclases / FindTutors
$20Middle 50% between $16 and $27, 1511 tutors
AmazingTalker
$22Middle 50% between $16 and $30, 989 tutors
Preply
$24Middle 50% between $18 and $36, 862 tutors
Cafetalk
$12Middle 50% between $8.23 and $15, 765 tutors
Classgap
$21Middle 50% between $17 and $30, 77 tutors
Verbling
$31Middle 50% between $25 and $38, 69 tutors
Apprentus
$34Middle 50% between $27 and $41, 56 tutors
Wyzant
$51Middle 50% between $45 and $80, 32 tutors
LanguaTalk
$28Middle 50% between $24 and $33, 16 tutors
Tutor Hunt
$56Middle 50% between $45 and $65, 7 tutors
Where Japanese tutors are from
- Japan4,471 / 6,828
- Taiwan164 / 6,828
- China156 / 6,828
- South Korea81 / 6,828
- Hong Kong SAR China55 / 6,828
United States39 / 6,828
Italy20 / 6,828- Philippines19 / 6,828
Japanese tutors: FAQ
Across 6,548 Japanese tutors with a listed price, the median is $20 for a 60-minute lesson. Most prices fall between $10 and $37 per hour.
Cafetalk has the lowest median price for Japanese tutors in our data: $12 per hour, and a quarter of its tutors charge $8.23 or less.
Not really: native Japanese speakers charge a median of $20 per hour, while non-native tutors charge $20. We list 4,999 native speakers.
Yes. The median trial lesson costs $6.00. Trials are offered on italki, AmazingTalker, Preply, Cafetalk, and Engoo, usually for 25–30 minutes, and some tutors give them for free.
We track 6,828 Japanese tutors on italki, Tusclases / FindTutors, AmazingTalker, Preply, Cafetalk, and Engoo. italki has the most choice, with 2,164 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 October 24, 2026
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