Finding teachers in Tokyo...

[lazz]

Hi there,

Ok, finding English teachers seems to be a breeze in Tokyo but for god sakes. It should be easy to find Japanese tutors. Does anyone know some good online sources for tutor lists or companies that find them. So far I can find only one online company and they are kind of slow responding and dont have much of a choice for what I need.

Or, if anyone has a good tutor they use by all means feel free to recommend.

Thanks,

[Bueller_007]

Hi there,

Ok, finding English teachers seems to be a breeze in Tokyo but for god sakes. It should be easy to find Japanese tutors. Does anyone know some good online sources for tutor lists or companies that find them. So far I can find only one online company and they are kind of slow responding and dont have much of a choice for what I need.

Or, if anyone has a good tutor they use by all means feel free to recommend.

Thanks,

In Kansai, it's the Kansai Flea Market that's used for advertising to foreigners... Tokyo must have an equivalent--a free weekly listing of classifieds.

You might find something here, as it seems to be Tokyo-oriented:
http://metropolis.co.jp/classifieds/

Otherwise, just word of mouth.

[joeBlow]

It depends on where you are. There's a great school I studdied at for about two years just five minutes from the Meguro train station called, Meguro Language Center. When I lived in Japan I never realized just how good the lessons were, but now that I'm in China studing Chinese, I can say they were excellent! The best teacher is Hotta-sensi (if you can get up early enough to catch her classes) followed closely by Okura-sensi.

Good luck, life in Tokyo is much easier once you can speak well.