From JapanLiving in Other, Japan (00:47 UTC+09:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jul 20, 2021
Interest topicFoodWritingTravel
Hello! I'm Riho :)
I was born and raised in Nagasaki prefecture, but currently I live in the UK on a working holiday visa. Before coming to the UK, I worked on a flower farm for five years, so I know a bit about flowers. I've spent the past four years studying English by myself. In my free time, I like making all kinds of things. In my spare time I do a lot of woodwork, cooking, drawing, and painting.
Unlike most other Japanese people, I haven't travelled very much and corona hasn't helped much. I'm looking for places to visit while I'm in the UK so if you know anywhere that might be of interest, please let me know!
Me as a Teacher
I have unofficially taught Japanese for two years, and self-taught English for four years so I know that it's difficult to make progress in a language without some outside help and so I'm here to be your support. By talking to a native speaker, you will be able to improve your Japanese. Many people have told me that I am quite easy to talk to, so I'm also hoping that we can be friends.
My lessons & teaching style
For beginners:
- Hiragana and Katakana practice
- Free conversation
- Vocabulary quizzes
- Beginners textbooks (Genki, or your own)
For intermediates and above:
- Free conversation
- Essay corrections
- Reading and comprehension (news/magazine articles etc)
- Intermediate textbooks (usu. 上級へのとびら)
I also offer pronunciation/pitch accent correction, assistance with Kanji and hand writing *for all levels.*
If you have anything specific you would like to do in our lessons, please tell me in advance so that I can prepare for our lessons :)
I worked intensively for 4 months with Rihoさん from 0 to prepare for a trip in Japan. Needless to say she played a huge part in helping me achieve a functional conversational level in an incredibly short amount of time. She is a positive spirit, encouraging, fun, friendly, patient, and flexible, everything you could want in a 日本語先生!Thank you so much Rihoさん!!!
May 12, 2023
Gene
6 Japanese lessons
Highly intelligent with a great background in nuances that you can't get else where. Always grateful for being kind with sharing their time and experience in writing essays. I look forward to the next class already!
Grateful for the class again today. Tremendously kind teacher. Absolutely floored with how good the suggestions are for my writing every time. Every lesson is a treat and I look forward to the next.
May 11, 2024
Gene
6 Japanese lessons
Really appreciative of Riho's kindness. Had a very specific set of material that I wanted to have looked over and she accommodated beyond leaps and bounds. Also want to take this opportunity to say that she was kind enough to consider changing class times when I was sick instead of cancelling the lesson altogether. Superb teacher, as always.