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Miki

Miki

Yokohama

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My favorite topics

psychology, music & ar...

My language exchange partner is

planning on traveling to EU so I’d like to make friends with funny folks not creeps

My learning goals

I’m studying Italian at uni so I’d like to get better. ps; message me on instagram- miyxkii bc i barely use this app sorry

Kenta

Kenta

Yokohama

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Ideal language community partner

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

My learning goals

Let’s talk about anything u want!! I wanna improve my skills and make friends!!✌️

My favorite topics

Music, crazy fun, funny, watch sports

Tomohiro

Tomohiro

Yokohama

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My learning goals

To be fluent enough to hold daily conversation in languages I’m...

My favorite topics

Languages, cultures, games, movies, music and everything

Ideal conversation exchange partner

People who are interested in getting to know each other or in exchanging languages

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Naoto

Naoto

Yokohama

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Tagalog, Filipino

My favorite topics

YouTube, dogs, Hollywood movies, karaoke, ASMR, iphotography,...

Perfect language exchange partner

honest, friendly, polite, hilarious, humble, self-confident, sophisticated, decent, funny, openminded

My learning goals

To be able to describe my thoughts more fluently. To be able to undestand English dramas and movies without subtitles. To be able to write business emails.

kyosiro

kyosiro

Yokohama

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日本語学習者であり、私の学習したい言語の母語話者。 Japanese learner, and native speaker...

My learning goals

10言語を話せるようになること。to be able to speak 10 language.

My favorite topics

ゲーム、言語学習、文学や文化について。about videogame, language, literature and culture.

tomoya

tomoya

Yokohama

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Chinese (Traditional)

My learning goals

speak English fluently and learn another language and make a...

My favorite topics

travel abroad(i've traveled 21 countries so far)/cultural exchange/sports/love

My language exchange partner is

i want a girlfriend/ someone who loves travel and travel with me/someone who can get along for a long time

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Tomomichi

Tomomichi

Yokohama

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Urdu

My favorite topics

Culture different, foods, traveling, et...

Ideal language community partner

Honest, talkative, patient(sometimes) :)

My learning goals

I would like to make a friend in english ,and I would to avoid any stress when I speak English.

Misa

Misa

Yokohama

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

I want friends!細かく指摘してくれて、わかりやすい“Person who points out and Easy...

My learning goals

日常会話ができるようになる“I want to be able to talk without seeing anything”

My favorite topics

日常会話“Everyday Conversation”、I like Bruno Mars、I like animals、Train

shuichi しゅういち

shuichi しゅういち

Yokohama

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Arabic

My learning goals

I want to tell what I want to say in your language without struggling...

My favorite topics

I like watching movies, series, listening to music, traveling, playing games, hanging out with my friends, eating and sleeping. Send me your favorite song. I make some clothes. Maybe we can also be friends on Instagram. IG @shuichi0331

Perfect language exchange partner

Interesting, open mind, kind, talkative and respectful. Actually anybody is

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Kio Asano

Kio Asano

Yokohama

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My favorite topics

Video games sports Disney movies music...

I want a conversation partner who is

The person who likes to talk!!!

My learning goals

Having no problem when I visit to the country.

Yumi

Yumi

Yokohama

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Chinese (Traditional)

My language exchange partner is

Unique and friendly:) If we have same things like hobby, let’s...

My learning goals

I would like to be closely native English speaker, like exchange ideas and opinion. Also, I’d like to have other languages basic level for Chinese and Korean.

My favorite topics

Street dance is one of hobby I’m addicted. I often go to dance studio to grow up my skills. I love UK, Europe since I lived in London for a year before. I like to see other photographer’s works, I like to take photo and I always update my works on IG:)

Satomi

Satomi

Yokohama

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My learning goals

Master ENGLISH vocabulary...

My favorite topics

Cultures I love classic music. Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, ...

Ideal language community partner

I'd like to exchange messages.

Aria

Aria uses Tandem in preparation for her student exchange program.

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"​​I've been using this app for years! Before Tandem, I could barely even string a sentence together in French and now I can speak it without even thinking!"

Yoshi

Yoshi

Yokohama

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My favorite topics

その国の文化 The culture of that country, 食生活 Eating habit...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

優しい人 A kind person 投資の話をしない人 People who don't talk about investment or business

My learning goals

翻訳機を使わずに外国人と会話する Talk to foreigners without using a translator

伊藤

伊藤

Yokohama

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Perfect language exchange partner

I would like to talk with each other happil...

My learning goals

To become able to speak English!

My favorite topics

Because I want to talk about my hobbies!

Moe

Moe

Yokohama

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Korean

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English

My learning goals

Improve my language skills (English,Spanish,Korean) Prepare for...

My favorite topics

I’m interested in Spanish culture. trip/ basketball/ badminton / k-pop

I want a conversation partner who is

The person who interested in Japanese culture. or who knows Spanish culture.

Keigo

Keigo

Yokohama

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Japanese

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Emoji

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English

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Cantonese

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Korean

My favorite topics

Movie, Music ,Culture, About school, hobb...

My language exchange partner is

Positive, funny, kind, aggressive, keen

My learning goals

Speak English fluently, Get good score on TOFEL ibt and on IELTS

Tomoko

Tomoko

Yokohama

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Mongolian

Ideal language community partner

Those who are inquisitive, good listener (show interest to the...

My learning goals

(English)Discuss economic or historical topic in detail. (Spanish/Portuguese/Mongolia/Tagalog/Chinese/Hindi) enjoy daily typical conversation little by little. I'll go to Mongol in July so wanna talk to local ppl in Mongolia! 経済や歴史についても英語でスムースに意見交換できる スペイ

My favorite topics

Travel, identify, natural surroundings, hiking, yoga ,easy cooking, writing journal, philosophy, living abroad, social work , vippasana meditation, sharing life history, diversity, massage, movies, dance 旅行、アイデンティティ、自然、山歩き、ヨガ、料理、音楽、文章を書くこと、哲学、外国に住むこと

Tase

Tase

Yokohama

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My learning goals

I am able to talk with many people. I want to tell own opinions...

My favorite topics

I want to talk English fluently. Therefore I don’t decide topics. I want to talk with parson.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

The person whom I talk to. And if I mistake, person tell me.

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Ryo

Ryo

Yokohama

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My favorite topics

Sports, Travel, Business, Fashion...

Perfect language exchange partner

Estoy buscando alguien que pueda hablar conmigo en ZOOM regularmente. Ich würde gerne mit einem deutschen Muttersprachler sprechen, der sich für Japan interessiert.

My learning goals

Voy a tomar DELE B2 en Noviembre.

Makoto

Makoto

Yokohama

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I want a conversation partner who is

Hello everyone If you want to practice Japanese, let's exchange...

My learning goals

To be fluently speaking

My favorite topics

Music, cultures, sports and astronomy

Momoko

Momoko

Yokohama

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Tagalog, Filipino

My learning goals

I would like to communicate in Tagalog Also improve my Englis...

My favorite topics

I love to talk about music, travel, also beach!

My language exchange partner is

I would say a friendly person!

Yuki

Yuki

Yokohama

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Japanese

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My favorite topics

Travel, talk about different cultures...

Ideal language community partner

Friendly person

My learning goals

Improve my English. To learn new languages and make friends

Taisuke

Taisuke

Yokohama

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Japanese

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Guaraní

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

English and Spanish speakers. Also who talk about global topic...

My learning goals

I have to improve my English and Spanish.

My favorite topics

movie/baseball/listening music/international development

yuka

yuka

Yokohama

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Japanese

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Korean

My learning goals

-talk with new people. ...

My favorite topics

travel,movies,music,culture,fashion,makeup,manga,English,Spanish,Korean,Chinese and anything!

Perfect language exchange partner

funny,friendly,study our language each other

Yonosuke

Yonosuke

Yokohama

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My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about culture, economy, politics, travelling,...

I want a conversation partner who is

I'm looking for a person who can speak English or German and also lives in Japan or close to Japan because of time difference.

My learning goals

My goal is to achieve a level that I understand what American speak. I feel American speak very fast and it's very difficult for me to understand. For example, American movies are difficult to understand without subtitles...

Ryo

Ryo

Yokohama

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Lithuanian

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Chinese (Simplified)

My language exchange partner is

Anybody who wants to learn English or Japanese. I might respond...

My learning goals

Improve Chinese, Korean, European languages.

My favorite topics

Traveling/films/Slavic literatures

manami

manami

Yokohama

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Korean

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My learning goals

旅行にいっても困らないくらいの日常会話の言語を習得したいです...

My favorite topics

お互いの国の文化や観光について話してみたいです☺︎

Ideal language community partner

仲の良い外国の友達みたいな関係になれるような人です!

Hatakeyama

Hatakeyama

Yokohama

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My favorite topics

Hi ~ I wanna talk with you about our country!! I’m interested...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Kind,friendly,the person who teaches English for me! EVERYBODY

My learning goals

To speak English,French, and German

Sayuri

Sayuri

Yokohama

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Czech

Perfect language exchange partner

Ask me anything you want, I’d like to help you with your study....

My learning goals

I want to improve my language skills, so please feel free to message me and let’s have a enjoyable moment

My favorite topics

Culture, Musics, Movies, Literature, etc...

Masayo

Masayo

Yokohama

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Turkish

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Kurdish (Kurmanji)

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Arabic

My learning goals

I want to be able to say whatever I want in English.and...

My favorite topics

I want to know many culture .travaling,camera,culture,natural, history,govament.Let's do a language exchange.

I want a conversation partner who is

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

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 629 Japanese speakers in Yokohama 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 Yokohama?

In Yokohama there are 629 members ready to have a Japanese language exchange.

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

You can also find a Japanese Tandem partner in Nagasaki, Nagaoka, and Kitakyushu.

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 629 of them coming from Yokohama.