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Language exchange in Japan

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Hamamatsu

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Bengali

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Nature science and Technolog...

My language exchange partner is

Anyone who speaks fluent Japanese Chinese German

My learning goals

I want to visit Berlin and Beijing someday

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R.

Kawaguchi

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Ideal language community partner

friendly and optimistic people :...

My learning goals

I want to improve my English and Japanese.And make more friends.

My favorite topics

旅行、美味しい食べ物、映画、ユーチューブなど travel、food、movies、YouTube and more

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C.

Hiratsuka

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English

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My learning goals

Learn the different culture and language. Be able to speak Spanish...

My favorite topics

Traveling / Daily life / Sports

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone

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Takamatsu

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Cantonese

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English

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Swedish

My favorite topics

Travelling, coffee, photography, knowledge, sustainabilit...

Perfect language exchange partner

Talkative, keen to share

My learning goals

fluently to communicate with locals and understand the culture behind the language

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L.

Komono

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Japanese

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I want a conversation partner who is

英語を使う人と話してみたい。 Danceをしている人 日本に興味がある...

My learning goals

TOEIC600点以上 英語でやり取り常にやり取り出来る友達を10人は作りたい

My favorite topics

Danceをしている人であればそこ練習方法、練習場所など話したい。 旅行に行った際現地にお友達が居てくれる状況を作りたい

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Toyonaka

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My learning goals

Besides improving Japanese, meeting new long term friend...

My favorite topics

My hobbies are drawing, photography, hiking, traveling and in general going for new experiences. But anything you'd like to talk about is also good!

My language exchange partner is

Anyone who can teach me even one new word

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E.

Okinawa

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English

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My favorite topics

Music, fitness, and outdoor recreatio...

Ideal language community partner

Engaging, fun, positive, and patient

My learning goals

Advance in Korean, and get a better base line in Russian and Spanish to jump start my learning.

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Nishi-tokyo

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Japanese

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Kind person!If I didn’t reply, ask me my Instagra...

My learning goals

I’d like to speak English fluently mainly but I'm interested in other languages too. Phone calling and video chat are OK! If you live in Japan, I want to talk and study with you face to face at cafes or somewhere

My favorite topics

Anything we can talk! But if you're interested in anime, I'll be more talkative

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Kawasaki

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Japanese

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English

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German

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Korean

My learning goals

I’d like to speak English, Korean and German fluently...

My favorite topics

About each other countries. I love traveling:))

Perfect language exchange partner

The person who interested in the world. Please feel free to talk to me

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A.

Kanazawa

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German

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English

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Korean

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Japanese

My favorite topics

I am interested in travel, digital painting, singing, asian languages,...

I want a conversation partner who is

kind, funny, open minded people that like to talk and also like being silly

My learning goals

I would like to be able to speak Chinese moderately. So far I learned to read Chinese but have less practice in speaking it. For Korean I know some basics and wanna practice speaking it as well :)

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S.

Fukuoka

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Catalan

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English

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Japanese

My language exchange partner is

Friendly and willing to learn...

My learning goals

Be able to enjoy the language and culture, and also to meet new people and make friends!

My favorite topics

Traveling, eating around, nature, exploring new places, technology, science, running, sports, nutrition, hiking, skiing, mountain climbing, gaming, cats, watching movies/TV series/animes, learning languages. About anything, really

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W.

Suita

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English

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Polish

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Ukrainian

My learning goals

Improve my language skills and make friends from different countries...

My favorite topics

About music,math,science and movie.

Ideal language community partner

Policy,kind,talkative,friendly.

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Saitama

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My favorite topics

異文化、音楽 I can play the oboe. I want friends who can play the musical...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I’m not so talkative (because I’m so shy )but I need some friends who are ok with that.

My learning goals

将来的に旅行に行っても不自由ないくらいに喋れる様になりたい 未来我想去中国旅游的时没有语言问题的话就好

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Otsu

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Emoji

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English

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Perfect language exchange partner

nice, open minded, rude person...

My learning goals

being native japanese, and english, making friend around the world.

My favorite topics

music, art, life, universe, drawing, photography, love.

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G.

Kyoto

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English

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Portuguese

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My learning goals

Getting better in language...

My favorite topics

Hey I am interested in what you are doing in your life ! (Work, studies or vacation) I am open minded for everything !

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone open minded cool and who want to exchange

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J.

Kawaguchi

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Japanese

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My favorite topics

Travel,food,culture,and anything fu...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who I can talk about anything as a friend

My learning goals

Making friends and learning more about the culture of other countries

Kai

Kai uses Tandem to share their culture with other members.

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“I love Tandem Pro. When I’m taking a trip to a new place, I always check out the “Travel” section to see if there is anyone who looks interesting there. It’s like having a local guide who teaches you a bit of their language!”

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S.

Kawasaki

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Japanese

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Ideal language community partner

Someone ready to interact, share, connect. Someone who is curious...

My learning goals

In Japanese I want to reach N3 ASAP

My favorite topics

Science, Anime, Music, Philosophy, Psychology, Sports and everything else...

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K.

Yokohama

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Japanese

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English

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Italian

My learning goals

Let’s talk about anything!! Wanna improve my skills and make...

My favorite topics

Cultura, Sports, Music, whatever

Ideal conversation exchange partner

We can talk about whatever you want!! Let’s talk✨✨✨

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Yamato

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Japanese

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My favorite topics

Social, political, entertainment, scientific topic...

Perfect language exchange partner

Open minded and outgoing

My learning goals

To be able to speak another language fluently in 3months

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Obihiro

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Japanese

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Vietnamese

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English

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French

I want a conversation partner who is

Photographer, cinema fan ,et...

My learning goals

Near future , going to go Vietnam and America

My favorite topics

Photography, cinema , food , camera

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Beppu

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Cantonese

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English

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Japanese

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Korean

My learning goals

Fluent for daily communicatio...

My favorite topics

Travel, food&drinks, movies, things to do in leisure time, crazy ideas Basically everything

My language exchange partner is

Being himself/ herself, Sincere and fun

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Kumagaya

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Spanish

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Portuguese

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Japanese

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Vietnamese

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English

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My favorite topics

Todos .. en si estoy dispuesto a aprender ....

Ideal language community partner

Uno que me mande preguntas sobre lo que quiere que le hable

My learning goals

Fluidez .. entender unos 60 por ciento

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M.

Nakama

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Gente amable e interesant...

My learning goals

Hablar de forma fluida y aprender más kanji

My favorite topics

Música, libeos, películas, ciencia

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K.

Niigata

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English

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Malay

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Tamil

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Japanese

My learning goals

Able to speak like a nativ...

My favorite topics

I watch watching movies/series both in English and Japanese. And I like travelling too!

Perfect language exchange partner

Let’s have fun learning together

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E.

Yokosuka

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Japanese

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Spanish

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English

My favorite topics

Estoy tratando estudiar español y Chinese. Hello! I am a Japanese...

I want a conversation partner who is

I don’t know. Maybe someone who can teach me Spanish nearby? 我爱中国。

My learning goals

I want to be able to read difficult Spanish books. Also, I want to communicate with Latin people well.

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Y.

Kawasaki

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Japanese

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English

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Emoji

My language exchange partner is

Who wants any topics for casual chat 雑談したい...

My learning goals

英語: 人前でスクリプトなしでプレゼンできる 中国語: 初対面の方と中国語でコミュニケーションできる

My favorite topics

fluent English 中国語基礎 Topics: Daily life, Travel, Movie, Art, Love, Architecture

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Yokkaichi

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English

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Turkish

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Japanese Sign Language

My learning goals

Falo muito pouco ingles, estou aprendendo turco e preciso praticar...

My favorite topics

Cotidiano, viagens, cultura de outros povos!

Ideal language community partner

Gosto de pessoas alegres, falantes, trocar informações de cultura costumes tradições, adoro cozinhar e aprender pratos diferentes, animais adoro! Fazer novos amigos!!

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Saitama

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Japanese

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English

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My favorite topics

watching baseball games, taking pictures, eating noodles, going...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

people who are interested in Japanese whether they are native speakers of English or not

My learning goals

to speak English with others without any troubles  日本語学習者の助けをしたい!

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A.

Tahara

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Portuguese

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English

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

amigável e que ajude o cabeça dur...

My learning goals

arrumar empregos e abrir novas portas

My favorite topics

saber sobre culturas como é viver em outros países

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C.

Kawasaki

Fluent

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Emoji

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Japanese

My learning goals

Don’t have any specific goal, just wanna get someone can practice...

My favorite topics

I love travel and music, also movie especially comedy

I want a conversation partner who is

Fun, outgoing person, and has sense Of humour, it would be better if can speak English

Looking for a Tandem conversation partner in Japan?

Tandem is the largest global language exchange community. There are currently 19,365 Tandem members in Japan looking to learn languages together. Get the Tandem app and practice languages with native speakers for free - wherever you are!


FAQs

How many people are available for language exchange in Japan?

There are 19,365 members in Japan on Tandem.

Which locations in Japan are available for language exchange on Tandem?

Tandem is available in locations such as <a href=/language-exchange/japan/shinjuku />Shinjuku, <a href=/language-exchange/japan/nagaoka />Nagaoka, and <a href=/language-exchange/japan/nishinomiya-hama />Nishinomiya-hama.

What is Tandem and what is language exchange?

Tandem is the language learning app where millions of people teach each other. More than 500,000 people visit Tandem each month and 19,365 do it in Japan.