I was born and raised in Kyoto, Japan, and spent 22 years there. After graduating from university, I moved to Australia, and I’ve now been living here on the Gold Coast for about a year and a half. I’m currently 24 years old.

I love teaching, talking with people, drawing, listening to music, and dancing. Recently, I’ve also started learning latte art and skateboarding. In addition to teaching Japanese, I also work in design. Being from Kyoto, I speak Kansai dialect and have a very friendly and open personality.

When I first came to Australia — the first country I had ever lived in outside Japan — I struggled a lot. Even though I had studied English on my own, I couldn’t speak well in conversations with native speakers, and I couldn’t understand what people around me were saying. It was incredibly challenging.

Even while working as a waitress, ordering at shops, or talking with new local friends, I often couldn’t express myself the way I wanted. I gradually lost confidence and would sometimes go home feeling discouraged and in tears. Living in a different language, culture, and environment made me feel very insecure.

Over time, I kept studying, met many kind people who helped me, and slowly built my confidence. Now, although I’m still not perfect, my life has changed in such a positive way because of learning another language. I truly feel the power of language learning.

Through this experience, I developed a strong desire to help people who may feel the way I once did — whether they are living in Japan or studying Japanese. I want to become the kind of friend and teacher that I wish I had back then. I want everyone to feel confident, comfortable, and able to truly enjoy their life in Japan.

That’s why I started these lessons.

Would you like to learn natural Japanese with me — the kind of Japanese that textbooks don’t teach — in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere?

I sincerely look forward to meeting you and talking with you😊

Get in touch

［email］kotolilbird@icloud.com

［SMS］+61 450 893 367

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