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Thank you for 10 amazing years!
Thank you for 10 amazing years!

Thank you for 10 amazing years!

In February 2010 Small Bridge, the company behind Cafetalk was founded. Shortly afterwards Small Bridge started Cafetalk, first only as an English learning site, which has now grown into a platform for a variety of lessons that connects tutors and students in over 80 countries with lessons in over 100 categories.

Thank you! to you from our tutors

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Kou.T
Teaches: English, Japanese
Dani L.
Teaches: English
June.O
Teaches: English, Japanese
Leelee
Teaches: Japanese, Chinese
Lisa.K
Teaches: English
Spiritual Counselor Keiko
Teaches: Japanese, Meditation
Hiroto(渡邉紘人)
Teaches: Japanese, Chinese
rina_flute
Teaches: Wind Instrument
TAKE
Teaches: Hair & Makeup
Makisan
Teaches: Japanese, Life Advice
Sakura mochi
Teaches: Japanese
Carlos
Teaches: Spanish
YUKI.
Teaches: Go
Matryoshka(マトリョシカ)
Teaches: Russian
cafewina
Teaches: English, Indonesian
Rhys (リース)
Teaches: English
Saya
Teaches: Song
Tracy R.
Teaches: English, Handicrafts
Clara T
Teaches: English
Aya
Teaches: Japanese
David
Teaches: English, Yoga
Ryoko koko
Teaches: Japanese, Thai
kuro
Teaches: Primary School, Junior High
Sachi Art
Teaches: Drawing And Painting, Art for kids
tamaaya
Teaches: Abacus
山根健一
Teaches: Song, Voice
Mutsumi Mukoguchi
Teaches: German
yurino
Teaches: Piano, Lyric Writing / Composition / Theory / Music Production / Conducting
レアンドロ Leandro
Teaches: Portuguese
Kaori K
Teaches: Japanese, French
Lauraラウラ
Teaches: Italian
Dahee
Teaches: Korean
Kirsten
Teaches: English
Riny
Teaches: Piano, Music for kids
Maeda Masumi
Teaches: Piano, Lyric Writing / Composition / Theory / Music Production / Conducting

Cafetalk's decade at a glance

More than 81,000 feedback entries from students!

98.7% 4+ Star Feedback

Aside from English, students worldwide also study these languages on Cafetalk

  • 34.4%
  • 24.5%
  • 11.7%
  • 10.0%
  • 5.2%
  • 4.9%
  • 3.8%
  • 2.9%
  • 1.8%
  • 0.7%

35% of students take lessons in more than one category.

1 category ...65%
2 categories ...21%
3 categories ...9%
4+ categories ...5%

1 in 3 students study more than one category

Breakdown of non-language lessons

Students took lots of lesosns in categories other than language as well!

Music

28.7%

Private Tutor

25.7%

Abacus

14.7%

Health & Fitness

8.9%

Other

5.7%

Counseling

4.7%

Fortune Telling

4.1%

IT & Programming

3.7%

Art

2.0%

GO

1.7%

When do students take lessons?
Mid-night- 2am
2-4am
4-6am
6-8am
8-9am
10am-Noon
Noon-2pm
2-4pm
4-5pm
6-8pm
8-10pm
10pm-Mid-night
1.9%
0.6%
1%
3.8%
9.2%
12%
6.2%
6.3%
9.4%
12.3%
22.2%
15%
Many students take lessons in the evenings and around lunch.
But lessons offered round-the-clock

10 Years of Cafetalk Events

Cafetalk Live Seminars
Homestaying with tutors around the world
Concerts held across Japan with our music tutors
Korean language tutor Dahee's Japan seminar tour
Joint events with the ever-popular Hapaeikaiwa!
Discounted Lessons on
Cafetalk Day
Held every month
Our annual Cafetak Music Fesitival!
Cafetalk Awards held twice a year!
Supporting those eager to learn through scholarships
Art Festas to showcase your talent

Thank you from everyone at Team Cafetalk!

In the last 10 years Cafetalk has grown from a small website with a few tutors into a platform that connects tutors and students worldwide. Just like them our team also operates in different timezones, we combine 6 nationalities between us and speak 8 languages fluently. All of us love to learn about other cultures and languages and we are also students (some of us even started out as teachers!) on Cafetalk, too.

No matter if it's one-on-one online or in person through events and seminars, connecting people who are eager to learn and expand their horizons with those who are passionate about sharing their knowledge is what motivates us to keep growing Cafetalk as a platform that makes these human connections possible.

Thank you for being part of it! We look forward to the next 10 years and more!

From the Cafetalk Team

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