Manami Yoshikawa

Teacher

Manami Yoshikawa

Teacher

About
Manami Yoshikawa

Currently based in Japan, Manami lived in Poland for 10 years and has 14 years of experience teaching Japanese. She speaks both English and Polish, and has taught a wide range of learnersโ€”from private lessons and corporate classes for local employees, to university programs and group lessons at language schools in and outside Japan. Since 2022, she has been teaching Japanese online.
Having experienced marriage and childbirth abroad, she became interested in multilingual child language development and earned a certification to teach Japanese to children aged 5 and up.

About
Manami Yoshikawa

Currently based in Japan, Manami lived in Poland for 10 years and has 14 years of experience teaching Japanese. She speaks both English and Polish, and has taught a wide range of learnersโ€”from private lessons and corporate classes for local employees, to university programs and group lessons at language schools in and outside Japan. Since 2022, she has been teaching Japanese online.
Having experienced marriage and childbirth abroad, she became interested in multilingual child language development and earned a certification to teach Japanese to children aged 5 and up.

Teaching Experience/Certifications
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Certifications:

  • Certified to teach Japanese to children aged 5 and up

  • Certified to teach Japanese to children aged 5 and up

  • Certified to teach Japanese to children aged 5 and up

Teaching Philosophy

I always try to create a relaxed atmosphere where students feel comfortable enough to joke in Japanese! I want my students to get used to speaking and listening to Japanese naturallyโ€”especially casual conversation.
I tailor lessons to each student's goals, incorporating the right materials and activities, and I keep track of progress with appropriate feedback. After each lesson, I share slides and vocabulary lists so students can review and stay on track. Most importantly, I work to help learners stay motivated, even when things get tough.

I always try to create a relaxed atmosphere where students feel comfortable enough to joke in Japanese! I want my students to get used to speaking and listening to Japanese naturallyโ€”especially casual conversation.
I tailor lessons to each student's goals, incorporating the right materials and activities, and I keep track of progress with appropriate feedback. After each lesson, I share slides and vocabulary lists so students can review and stay on track. Most importantly, I work to help learners stay motivated, even when things get tough.

I always try to create a relaxed atmosphere where students feel comfortable enough to joke in Japanese! I want my students to get used to speaking and listening to Japanese naturallyโ€”especially casual conversation.
I tailor lessons to each student's goals, incorporating the right materials and activities, and I keep track of progress with appropriate feedback. After each lesson, I share slides and vocabulary lists so students can review and stay on track. Most importantly, I work to help learners stay motivated, even when things get tough.

Personality
Hobbies

Traveling, cycling, swimming, running, taking walks, finding great coffee and tea, baking bread and sweets, going for drives, knitting, watching anime on Netflix, listening to music (especially world folk and Japanese city pop), and nail art

Traveling, cycling, swimming, running, taking walks, finding great coffee and tea, baking bread and sweets, going for drives, knitting, watching anime on Netflix, listening to music (especially world folk and Japanese city pop), and nail art

Traveling, cycling, swimming, running, taking walks, finding great coffee and tea, baking bread and sweets, going for drives, knitting, watching anime on Netflix, listening to music (especially world folk and Japanese city pop), and nail art

Best movies/anime/manga/games

Anime
Attack on Titan
Jujutsu Kaisen
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
The Apothecary Diaries
Frieren: Beyond Journeyโ€™s End
Spy ร— Family
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Fullmetal Alchemist

Movies
Star Wars
Your Name
The Secret World of Arrietty
The Pianist

Anime
Attack on Titan
Jujutsu Kaisen
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
The Apothecary Diaries
Frieren: Beyond Journeyโ€™s End
Spy ร— Family
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Fullmetal Alchemist

Movies
Star Wars
Your Name
The Secret World of Arrietty
The Pianist

Anime
Attack on Titan
Jujutsu Kaisen
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
The Apothecary Diaries
Frieren: Beyond Journeyโ€™s End
Spy ร— Family
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Fullmetal Alchemist

Movies
Star Wars
Your Name
The Secret World of Arrietty
The Pianist

Favorite conversation topics

World food cultures

Japanese history and traditions

Education systems around the world

Parenting

Favorite sweets

International marriage

Navigating relationships with Japanese in-laws

Favorite childhood memories

World food cultures

Japanese history and traditions

Education systems around the world

Parenting

Favorite sweets

International marriage

Navigating relationships with Japanese in-laws

Favorite childhood memories

World food cultures

Japanese history and traditions

Education systems around the world

Parenting

Favorite sweets

International marriage

Navigating relationships with Japanese in-laws

Favorite childhood memories

I've been to

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portugal

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South Korea

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China

๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ Cambodia

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portugal

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South Korea

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China

๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ Cambodia

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portugal

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South Korea

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China

๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ Cambodia

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States