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Language exchange in Japan

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Hamamatsu

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English

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Bengali

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German

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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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Kawaguchi

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Cantonese

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Emoji

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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Japanese

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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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English

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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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Okinawa

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Fluent

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English

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Korean

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Russian

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My learning goals

Advance in Korean, and get a better base line in Russian and...

My favorite topics

Music, fitness, and outdoor recreation

My language exchange partner is

Engaging, fun, positive, and patient

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A.

Nishi-tokyo

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Japanese

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English

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My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

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

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

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S.

Fukuoka

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Fluent

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Catalan

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English

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Japanese

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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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Suita

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English

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Russian

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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.

Perfect language exchange partner

Policy,kind,talkative,friendly.

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Otsu

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Indonesian

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Emoji

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English

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Japanese

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Russian

My favorite topics

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

I want a conversation partner who is

nice, open minded, rude person

My learning goals

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

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Kawaguchi

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English

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Japanese

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My language exchange partner is

Someone who I can talk about anything as a frien...

My learning goals

Making friends and learning more about the culture of other countries

My favorite topics

Travel,food,culture,and anything fun

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S.

Kawasaki

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English

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Gujarati

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Japanese

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

In Japanese I want to reach N3 ASA...

My favorite topics

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

Ideal language community partner

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

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Yokohama

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Japanese

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Italian

My favorite topics

Cultura, Sports, Music, whateve...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

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

My learning goals

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

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T.

Yamato

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English

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Japanese

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Perfect language exchange partner

Open minded and outgoin...

My learning goals

To be able to speak another language fluently in 3months

My favorite topics

Social, political, entertainment, scientific topics

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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

My learning goals

Near future , going to go Vietnam and Americ...

My favorite topics

Photography, cinema , food , camera

I want a conversation partner who is

Photographer, cinema fan ,etc

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T.

Beppu

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Cantonese

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Chinese (Traditional)

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English

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Japanese

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Korean

My favorite topics

Travel, food&drinks, movies, things to do in leisure time, crazy...

My language exchange partner is

Being himself/ herself, Sincere and fun

My learning goals

Fluent for daily communication

Jun

Jun uses Tandem to improve his English speaking and listening skills.

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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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Ideal language community partner

Uno que me mande preguntas sobre lo que quiere que le habl...

My learning goals

Fluidez .. entender unos 60 por ciento

My favorite topics

Todos .. en si estoy dispuesto a aprender ..

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M.

Nakama

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Spanish

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English

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Korean

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Japanese

My learning goals

Hablar de forma fluida y aprender más kanj...

My favorite topics

Música, libeos, películas, ciencia

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Gente amable e interesante

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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 favorite topics

I watch watching movies/series both in English and Japanese. And...

Perfect language exchange partner

Let’s have fun learning together

My learning goals

Able to speak like a native

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E.

Yokosuka

Fluent

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Japanese

LEARNS

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Spanish

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

I want a conversation partner who is

I don’t know. Maybe someone who can teach me Spanish nearby?...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

Estoy tratando estudiar español y Chinese. Hello! I am a Japanese guy living in suburb of Yokohama, second biggest city in Japan. Hablo ingles and Japanese. I am interested in nutrition, supplements, herbs of each countries and Local daily things.

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Kawasaki

Fluent

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Japanese

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English

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Emoji

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...

My favorite topics

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

My language exchange partner is

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

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Yokkaichi

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Portuguese

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Japanese

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English

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Turkish

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Japanese Sign Language

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!!

My learning goals

Falo muito pouco ingles, estou aprendendo turco e preciso praticar meu japonês pois moro no Japão e compreendo espanhol e escrevo pouco acho um dos idiomas mais lindo!!

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H.

Saitama

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Japanese

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

Ideal conversation exchange partner

people who are interested in Japanese whether they are native...

My learning goals

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

My favorite topics

watching baseball games, taking pictures, eating noodles, going to cafe

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A.

Tahara

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Portuguese

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English

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Spanish

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Japanese

My learning goals

arrumar empregos e abrir novas porta...

My favorite topics

saber sobre culturas como é viver em outros países

Perfect language exchange partner

amigável e que ajude o cabeça dura

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Kawasaki

NEW

Fluent

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Emoji

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Japanese

My favorite topics

I love travel and music, also movie especially comed...

I want a conversation partner who is

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

My learning goals

Don’t have any specific goal, just wanna get someone can practice Japanese with me

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Chigasaki

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Japanese

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Italian

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Venetian

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English

My language exchange partner is

まだまだ言語学習中なので、根気強い人。純粋に友人になってくれる人がいいです。恋愛目的お断り。 仕事の都合で返事は大変ゆっくりですので、空いた時間にのんびり気長にお話できる人がいいです...

My learning goals

イタリア語で、イタリアの方と、不自由無く日常会話が出来るようになりたい。

My favorite topics

あまりテーマには拘らないが、特に北イタリアに関心がある。イタリアの日常などリアルな話を聞いてみたい。日本の事は自分がわかる範囲の事なら何でも。音楽、ゲーム、映画、料理、格闘技などが好き。漫画やアニメは古いものならわかります。

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Kawasaki

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Japanese

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English

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Korean

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Italian

My learning goals

I wanna make English speaker friends:) I hope to understand your...

My favorite topics

I really love KPOP and Johnny's idols. Netflix/movie/anime/manga/fashion/delicious foods/travel.面白いアニメ、漫画、映画知りたい!

Ideal language community partner

people who loves travel,food and reading.

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L.

Kamaishi

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Japanese

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English

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Korean

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French

My favorite topics

I want to learn language skills that I do not need trouble overseas...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

friendly,no difficult level〜difficult level.slowly Because I am working, the reply may be delayed.sorry

My learning goals

I want to be able to conduct life conversation.

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Minamiuonuma

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Vietnamese

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English

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Spanish

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French

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

Talkative :))) and be patient when I try to pronounce (especially...

My learning goals

Conversational skills and even taking part in an official exam, maybe

My favorite topics

Me gusta hablar sobre temas de viaje, culturas, comidas, libros... también hablar sobre ideas nuevas como las de TED programa. J'aime essayer de parler le français, cependant Je suis un debutant.

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Matsubara

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Japanese

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to be able to write down for daily’s communicatio...

My favorite topics

Movie, comedy, drama, food, technology, future. I’m male

I want a conversation partner who is

Everyone, those who like movie, other things I like

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/yokohama />Yokohama, <a href=/language-exchange/japan/kakogawacho-honmachi />Kakogawacho-honmachi, and <a href=/language-exchange/japan/tokyo />Tokyo.

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.