Find a Japanese tutor near me in Leeds

According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, less than 0.1% of British students decide to choose Japanese s a foreign language. These figures can easily be explained by the lack of Japanese classes in most schools.

So if you are passionate about Japanese calligraphy, Japanese history and food, here is how to learn how to speak Japanese in Leeds.

Japanese is a language that attracts many Japanophile. Its symbols, the kanji, and two syllabi (hiragana and katakana) are filled with poetry and are often a source of inspiration for tattoos.

<h3>But is it really worth it to learn Japanese?</h3>

Japanese or kokugo “national language” was never enshrined in the country’s constitution as an official language. However Japanese common sense prevailed and this common language has been used on the islands of Japan for centuries, for all official documents and education alike.

There are more than 127 millions native speakers for Japanese, which makes it one of the most spoken language in the world (8th) despite being rarely used outside its native land.

It would be wrong to assume that Japanse is only spoken in Japan though. Millions of migrants have left the homeland behind them to relocate all around the world.

Lima in Peru and Sao Paulo in Brasil are home to important Japanese communities that have settled there over the past 200 years.

During the 19th and 20th century, when Japan re-opened to the rest of the world, many Japanese citizens decided to leave overcrowded Japanese cities behind them and settle across the ocean.

Faced with massive waves of immigrants, the US was quick to close its doors and many of those Japanese emigrants put their attention onto South America and Brasil in particular. Roughly 1.5 million Brasilian are of Japanese descent, first, second or third generation.

Today, Japanese live all around the world and the Japanese diaspora counts about 3 million people. Japanese communities can be found in  Brazil, Peru, the US, Chine, Australia, Canada, Thailand, Germany, France, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan.

Japan is also the third biggest economy in the world after the US and China and is a member of many international organisations, the UN, the World Trade Organisation, G8, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Plus Three.

So if you learn how to speak Japanse, it will definitely come in handy.

<h3>Why Take Japanese Classes?</h3>

To learn how to speak Japanese will require focus. Learning a new language brings up new abilities. The more you learn the easiest it gets. Learning how to speak Japanese will grant you the satisfaction of mastering a complicated language.

<h4>Improve your cognitive skills</h4>

Learning any new language is a good exercise for the bain. It stretches our neurones plasticity, meaning that the more you learn the easier it is to learn.

This kind of mental exercise is often found to improve focus and creativity in other areas too.

Practising another language is also a good way to improve self-confidence.

<h4>Improve your culture</h4>

To learn how to speak Japanse is also to learn a new way of thinking. Having been isolated from the rest of the world for hundreds of year, Japan has developed its very own and distinctive culture like no other on Earth.

While studying Japanese you will be able to touch onto everything that makes Japan so unique.

Though the Japanese language, you will also be able to learn about the country’s History, cuisine, films and music.

What a better way to improve your Japanese skills than to read mangas in their original version?

<h4>To Travel</h4>

Travelling has become much easier and much cheaper in recent years. Flights are more frequent and more affordable than ever making it really easy to visit Tokyo, Osaka or Tokyo.

But it can often be frustrating to arrive in a country and to not be able to communicate with the locals. Japanese people do not commonly use English even as a second language and learning even a few Japanese words or sentences will go a long way with the locals.

<h4>For An International Career</h4>

If you are aiming at a career in business or marketing, speaking Japanese could open many unsuspected doors.

You could also go to Japan to teach English, which is more and more in demand.

You could also become a translator, as non-native Japanese speaker are pretty rare, Japanse-English translators are often in very high demand.

<h3>What’s the Point Of Learning Japanese In Leeds?</h3>

You either want to travel to Japan or wish to move there for your career: learning how to speak Japanese will be indispensable.

London is often considered to be the most cosmopolitan city in the UK but many Japanese have chosen the Midlands has their home, reminding some of the parts of Honshu.

The Leeds University Union Japanese Society aims to get students from Japan, students of Japanese, and people who love Japan together to enjoy Japanese culture.

You could also join The Japan Society North West which provides a forum for everyone interested in any aspect of Japanese life and culture.

Through their meetings and other activities they provide opportunities for all those living in the northwest of England, and in north Wales, to understand and appreciate the people, culture and language of Japan.

Membership of the JSNW is for both British and Japanese residents of the northwest and is open to everyone sympathetic to their aims. They particularly welcome Japanese nationals living or working here.

Regular meetings are held for members to share the widest possible experience of Japan and Japanese culture. In addition, their resources and contacts will facilitate anyone seeking information on the many aspects of Japan that have become an integral part of our daily lives: interior design and decoration, fine art, gardens, flower arranging, motor cars, martial arts, calligraphy, cuisine, technology, cosplay, karaoke ... the list is endless.

<h3>How To Study Japanese in Leeds?</h3>

Unlike other popular languages such as French, Spanish or Italian, Japanese is often overlooked and left aside. Rare are the schools that offer Japanese as an option for GCSEs or A-levels.

Just like Chinese, Arabic or Russian, Japanese is considered to be an exotic language in Western Europe.

If you really wish to learn Japanese, you still have a few options: go and travel to Japan, take classes with a language school, hire a private tutor, move to Japan…

Learning Japanese might not be so popular because of the difficulty of the task. It takes time for new students before perfectly mastering the kanji alphabet and understand hiragana and katakana symbols.

<h3>Our Japanese Classes On Superprof</h3>

On our online platform, you will be able to find hundreds of tutors ready to give you online courses. Even though Superprof does have any Japanese tutors registered in Leeds yet, most of our private teachers are more than happy to offer online classes through Skype or Facetime.

It saves tutors commuting time and it will often save you some money.

With average fees per hour around £15-£20, Japanese tutors will be able to teach you everything you need to know to master the language, from Japanese calligraphy to vocabulary and grammar.

Most of our private tutor offer the first lesson for free, a great way to see if their teaching styles match your learning pace.