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Mia, TUTOROO Japanese Tutor in Athens
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Lives in Athens, Attica, Greece
 Since  June 2024
Tutor from Japan
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Private Japanese Tutor in Athens and Online

Learning Japanese with Your Unique Own Goal!!

こんにちは/Hello!! My name is Mia from Kobe, Japan.
I was working at a Japanese Language School in Kobe for 2 years.
After I left school, I've been now teaching Japanese by myself more than 1 year.

My students were from Europe, North/South America, Oceania, Asia, literally all of the world more than 36 countries now. Youngest students were 7 years old and oldest was 72 years old. I had been able to meet amazing students because of my teaching career and I am so grateful about that.

I provided lessons from A0 Level which starts studying Hiragana/Katakana practice to B2 Level where reaches Business Japanese and JLPT N1 Level.

I have been also working as a Holistic Health Coach and help people for improving their health and well-being. Coaching career also has been helping my teaching career as well since it gives me insight of each student as an individual unique person. That's why I am great at giving lessons associated with each student's preference, personality, and of course with any levels from absolutely beginner to advanced!!


On the other hand, I personally like to organize Japanese lessons which interconnected with what students truly want. For example, with the student who wanted to try reading Japanese novels, we did it together from seeing grammatical points, background, discussion etc. When students wanted to translate Japanese song lyrics, we did it together and increased their Japanese vocabularies. Reading Harry Potter in Japanese was popular for students since the way translated in Japanese was really unique and interesting. Also, for students who wanted to speak Kansai Japanese (Dialect spoken in west in Japan), I organized the lesson for a unique purpose.

I used to live in Spokane Washington for 6 months to study English and went to Perth Australia after that to do an exchange study program for a year. That's why I deeply understand the difficulty of learning different languages. Of course the joy of learning it as well!!

I love music. I used to play the piano for 11 years and the drums for 6 years!! Meeting new people, talking with them, and learning new cultures are my Ikigai/生き甲斐/いきがい for my life. That's why I moved to Athens Greece this March to pursue my life purpose.

I am super friendly, lively, and have an excellent humor which can make anyone happy and smile!!

So looking forward to meeting you and having fun and meaningful Japanese lessons together!! よろしくおねがいします！！

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Japanese easy to learn?

It is very detailed language and looks like difficult to learn, but I've been seeing so many students who absorbed the language so quickly and started speaking it with their confidence since they never gave it up and continued learning it!! That's why I can guarantee that you can do it, too as long as you try it!!

How much time does it take to learn Japanese in Athens?

It's up to you!! If you are eager to absorb Japanese quickly, you will do it cause you've got the motivation for that 🙆✨ If you wanna take time to learn it with no rush, it's also okay, too cause learning Japanese is not something you can do just few month if you "actually" want to speak how you are, and have an "actual" conversation with Japanese people outside of the textbook!! I will support you in any purpose you've got on your way 😊💛

When i started learning Japanese at 21 i didn’t know what to expect, i was thinking about it for a long time as i was skeptical about online classes and being in greece, japanese isn’t that popular. Thankfully, i stumbled upon mia-sensei and let me tell you that my experience with a teacher was like no other! One thing that instantly drew me in is how much she loves what she does! She has a passion for teaching and that makes you want to learn. One of my favorite parts about our classes is how Mia sensei adapted the learning exactly to my style. I loved speaking the language, so mia-sensei made sure that we would frequently incorporate language speaking even at such an early level, and thats her greatest skill, adapting the lesson to exactly what the student likes!
Aggelos, Jul 11, 2026
I started learning Japanese with Mia Sensei (ミアせんせい) during weekends from January to May 2024, starting completely from zero. As a Filipino working on a boat in Greece, learning Japanese is directly connected to my long-term goal of pursuing a culinary internship and eventually building a career in Japan. Finding ミアせんせい on Tutoroo felt like discovering something rare. What stood out immediately was her professionalism and integrity. Before committing, she scheduled a trial lesson to ensure her teaching style matched my learning preference. That level of consideration already showed the standard she operates at. Her approach is precise, structured, and intentional. She teaches using the Genki method, but more importantly, she teaches it properly, with focus on fundamentals and correct structure. No shortcuts. No random memorization. Just clean, systematic progression. Because of her guidance, I can now confidently say: はじめまして。わたしはバーニーです。フィリピンじんです。いまギリシャにすんでいます。すしとラーメンをつくるのがすきです。しょうらい、にほんでりょうりにんになりたいです。 よろしくおねがいします。 I understand how particles work; は (wa), を (o), に (ni), and I can construct sentences like: にほんごをべんきょうしています。 すしをつくるのがすきです。 What makes the difference is that I don’t just repeat these lines; I understand how they are built. She teaches the backbone of the language. Once you grasp that structure, everything becomes clearer and more stable. Her lessons are never overwhelming. Step by step. Well-paced. High quality. You can feel that she genuinely wants her students to learn properly and maximize their investment. If you are serious about learning Japanese the right way; with discipline, clarity, and strong fundamentals; ミアせんせい is worth it. I fully intend to continue my Genki journey with her.
Bernie / バーニー, Feb 26, 2026
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Tutor available for online lessons or in-person private lessons in the following areas:

If you would like to take a lesson with me by online, of course you can take anywhere from around the world!! If it's onsite and you would like to take a lesson with me in a person, please come to Moschato area where I live since I don't have time space to move between lesson and lesson. We'll have a lesson at a cafe and I ask student to buy a coffee for me as an extra charge for onsite- lesson, that's it 🙏✨ Some students like to have hybrid - which means one onsite lesson and one online lesson per week. If one of us can't have onsite lesson for some reason sometime, we simply switch to online lesson, it's possible as well 🙆✨We'll discuss about this more directly on the first trial lesson!!

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