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Learn Japanese in Kyoto

Learn to actually speak Japanese by making friends with native speakers

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I love traveling, and playing and watching sport...

My language exchange partner is

I like to talk with passionate and friendly person!

My learning goals

Want to learn Spanish and improve French.

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gentle fun people...

My learning goals

I love travel some time drawing.

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My name is taro. my job graphic designer. I like break dancing and traveling. I have a youtube of my trip. https://youtu.be/wKzdw-2ArwI Nice to meet you.

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French, Spanish B1. Conversation...

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Art, Jazz, music, culture etc

Ideal conversation exchange partner

People who speak or are learning French, Spanish, and English.

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Food, movies, TV series, exercise, massage, beauty, diet and...

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native German/Korean speaker.

My learning goals

Fluent in daily German conversation. Basic conversation in Korean.

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I want to improve my languageskills.I can help you to study...

My learning goals

Fluent in Korean and English.

My favorite topics

culture food music family

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Improve English, Chinese, Turkish speaking skill...

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Cultures, music, hobbies, sports, anime, foods.

My language exchange partner is

Talkative, friendly, polite, someone who really wants to study japanese or who is studying Japanese seriously.

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历史、音乐、电影、文化 、动物 History , music , movie , culture ,animals...

Ideal language community partner

Who want to train Japanese.who want to know about Japanese culture or History.

My learning goals

I want to master both English and Chinese! I want to communicate with many people who has different culture. I go to Korea and Vietnam for business so I also wanna get some Korean and Vietnamese language skills.

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

People who can share their experiences...

My learning goals

To be able to speak, understand language and culture.

My favorite topics

Movie, TV dramas, Music, Education, Study, Coffee

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お互い理解しあえる友達 Friends who understand me wel...

My favorite topics

お互いの文化を共有できる関係 Sharing our culture each other Music, Movie, Traveling , Photography … University student / Going abroad to

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who like Japan, Kyoto or Michael Jackson✌ Anyone is ok

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Music, Movie, Manga, Organic farming, Nature, Travel, Curry,...

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Someone who is interested in Japanese and help me to improve my English or teach me French/German from scratch!

My learning goals

I want to improve my English and be able to read French and German!

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Foreign people, kind people, germany, korean, who interest in...

My learning goals

Get conversation skills of english、and training to teach Japanese language and culture by english

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Game, modern history, culture, draw pictures, travel,politics, movie,

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いっぱい喋ってアドバイスをもらって英語での会話をすらすらできるようにするこ...

My favorite topics

好きなスポーツや見たい映画やその日にあったことをたくさんしゃべりたい

Ideal language community partner

うまく言葉が出てこなくてもちゃんと聞こうとしてくれてアドバイスもくれる人

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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My favorite topics

I wanna talk about music,films, photos, Netflix and traveling...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Person who interested in japan

My learning goals

I want to be using foreign languages more fluently

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I think it's a people who are kind and able to speak English...

My learning goals

To improve my English skills

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I want to talk about your country,anime,comic,the country that you visited, and so on###my instagram is @mamamansh

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ネイティブレベルまで会話できるようになりたいです...

My favorite topics

I’d like to know other countries culture and language, please be friends with me!

I want a conversation partner who is

長く話しが続きお互いが楽しめる会話ができればいいと思います。

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Letteratura, cultura, cibo, sport (soprattutto il ciclismo e...

My language exchange partner is

Quelli a cui interessa la cultura giapponese o che conoscono bene quella italiana. Mi piacerebbe conoscere le persone che abbiano voglia di studiare sul serio!

My learning goals

Essere capace di esprimermi bene in italiano tutto quello che penso e parlare con gli amici italiani così come con gli amici giapponesi.

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"I have never made so many friends so fast. It’s really fun having all these people to learn languages with."

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Talkative and easy to tal...

My learning goals

Speaking English smoothly and learn some basic French phrases. Also I want to learn Dutch

My favorite topics

Travel, Baseball, Soccer, Netflix, Music, Workout, and Business

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To improve my skills to communicate in English ...

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Culure, sports ,hobby, or more social affairs.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Simebody who want to talk in English or Japanese!

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Perfect language exchange partner

楽しく、落ち着いた会話ができること let's have a good time together~

My learning goals

中文人(中文),français(Débutant), English(advanced)

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日本語と、ドイツ語か韓国語を半分ずつくらいで話し合える人です...

My learning goals

辞書を使ったり、調べたりせずとも話し合えるくらい、言語能力に長けた人になりたいです。

My favorite topics

サカナクションとK-POPグループのセブンティーンが好きなので、音楽に関することを話したいです。

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I want to talk with friends in foreign languages more fluently...

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I want to make friends from all over the world!

My language exchange partner is

anybody is welcome!

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world trend,fasion,movie,music,food,or anything else...

Ideal language community partner

I want to talk with everyone✌️

My learning goals

to be like a native speaker∠( ˙-˙ )/✩゜:。* ゜.

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一緒に楽しく語学を向上できること。親切にく教えてくれる人(もちろんこちらもできるだけ、詳しく教えます。...

My learning goals

英語が少し分かるが、少しの文章を書くのも話すのもとても時間がかかるので、スムーズに読み書きと話すことができるようになりたい。

My favorite topics

世界の色々な国の文化や考え方、思想、価値観、歴史、生活のことについて。文化や芸術全般。語学に関することも。

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Communicating well to know more about different cultures! More...

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Culture, news, film and anything! I like travelling, cooking, nature and visiting museums. I am glad to help with Japanese!

Perfect language exchange partner

Open minded, can respect different culture, eager to learn languages. That’d be great if we could meet in person.

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トレンドやビジネス、語学について...

I want a conversation partner who is

親切な人 面白い人 懇親的な人 私の間違えている英語を正してくれる人 まめな人

My learning goals

自信を持って英語が話せると言えるようになる。 ビジネスで使える語学力に。

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Smart and logical partners...

My learning goals

Study French, English, German, and Russian.

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About academic topics Philosophy, ethics, and sociology.

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对投资和比特币不感兴趣 Je voudrais améliorer mon français. Je possède DELF...

My favorite topics

对投资和比特币不感兴趣 J'aimerais discuter sur la politique, la société, la musique, le cinéma... Je peut m'amuser de n'importe quel sujet.

Ideal language community partner

对投资和比特币不感兴趣 Je souhaite qu'il serait personne qui s'intéresse à tout sujet. Je ne voudrais pas accepter le monomane de l'animation japonaise et du manga.

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my hobbies are studying languages, history, reading books, going...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I don’t like someone use voice messages, bcz I can’t understand what they say. 我讨厌用语音的人

My learning goals

英語、その他もろもろ

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People who can have fun with communication with m...

My learning goals

I want to speak English fluently, and understand French daily conversation.

My favorite topics

Music, reading, travel...

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My learning goals

(Language: current level: my goal) English: Intermediate: speak,...

My favorite topics

Traveling (Taiwan/Shanghai/Hongkong/Vietnam/Italy/many places in Japan) / Fashion/ Cosmetics/ Youtube / Reading / Eating/ TWICE / MOMOLAND

I want a conversation partner who is

EVERY WOMEN IS WELCOME !!

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Kyoto, Japan?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 785 Japanese speakers in Kyoto looking to learn Japanese together. Download the Tandem app for free to start practicing languages with locals!

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you know how many Tandem members are available for Japanese language exchange in Kyoto?

In Kyoto there are 785 members ready to have a Japanese language exchange.

Are there other locations in Japan other than Kyoto where I can find a Japanese language exchange partner?

You can also find a Japanese Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/japanese/fukuoka />Fukuoka, <a href=/learn/japanese/fukushima />Fukushima, and <a href=/learn/japanese/toyota />Toyota.

What is the Tandem app all about?

Tandem is a language exchange app where people teach each other their native language. Each month more than 500,000 people visit Tandem with 785 of them coming from Kyoto.