Shio Sensei

Balanced Input & Output for Steady Progress.

Specialties

JLPT Prep
Grammar
Speaking

Levels

Beginner/Lower Intermediate
Intermediate
Advanced

Languages

Japanese (Native)
English (Fluent)
Spanish (Beginner)

Materials

Minna no Nihongo
Shin-Kanzen master
N3 buddy
TRY!

Style

My classes are relaxed and encouraging so you can enjoy learning Japanese. I try to balance input (grammar and vocabulary) and output (speaking and practicing) to build practical language skills.
For beginners, I use “Minna no Nihongo” as a solid foundation, but other textbooks are also welcome!

License

EIKEN Grade 1 (Practical English Proficiency Test)
Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test
DELE (B1)

Experience

2021-2025: Majored in English literature / Minored in Japanese Language Education at university
2025-: Teaching Japanese in a language school for students

About Me

Hello! My name is Shiori, please call me Shio 🙂 I’m a certified Japanese teacher based in Tokyo.

In my lessons, you can learn grammar, conversation and study for JLPT & EJU with a lot of fun. If needed, I can support you in English and Spanish. To speak Japanese with confidence, let’s enjoy practicing together!

In my free time, I love dancing and traveling. If you are interested, we can also talk about Japanese culture and trends, too!

What My Student Say

I am currently studying grammar with Shio-sensei using the first manual of the Minnanonihongo series. Shio-sensei is very patient and helpful when it comes to building my grammar base. I have watched Japanese series regularly for years, but I have never had the chance to learn the grammar correctly. I really enjoy my lessons with Shio-sensei, and I'm proud to have learnt basic grammar through Japanese-only conversation. After a few lessons, from lesson 11 to lessons 15, I started to feel capable of changing forms to build sentences (TE form from dictionary form).

Lingou

Even though I was nervous first, Ito-Sensei made it easy for me to talk to her! As I needed help with preparing a presentation for school as well, she gave me valuable feedback and helped me to improve it. I did very well at my presentation because of her! I am very thankful!

Jenni

しおり先生 taught me many new words and concepts and explained them in a way that really sticks with me. I really appreciate her lessons!

Riccardo

しおり先生 taught me many new words and concepts and explained them in a way that really sticks with me. I really appreciate her lessons!

Riccardo