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Area

Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Wakayama, Shiga, Aichi, Mie, Gifu, Ishikawa, Shizuoka.

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People

Nearly 600 Interac English teachers currently working in our Kansai area.

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Staff

Working hard to connect and support the ALTs across many prefectures.

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Company

Strong coordinators with a long history of good relationships with ALTs.

Why teach English in Osaka & Kansai?

Want to become part of the community in one of Japan’s friendliest areas?

 

Interac Kansai & South Central covers a large part of central Japan, with offices in Osaka, Nagoya, and Hamamatsu. Kyoto, Japan’s most famous traditional city, is also in reach!

 

Here are the highlights of getting an ALT (Assistant Language Teacher) job.

Travel to Osaka & Kyoto

 

Visiting these bucket-list cities is a highlight of working here. Enjoy the food, fun, and nightlife of Osaka or the beautifully preserved streets of Kyoto. 

 

Many famous companies and products have their roots here too, making it one of Japan’s greatest industrial regions

 

Explore traditional Japan

 

Lots of historic buildings and world heritage sites are located right beside modern cities. 

 

Teach English in Osaka, Nara, or Kyoto and explore Japanese castles, shrines, and temples in your free time. Many of our placements are in rural areas, each with its unique customs. 

A great sense of humor 

 

Tired of Tokyo and the metropolitan Kanto area? Locals in the Kansai and Central Japan area are known for their humor and friendliness.

 

Many of our English teachers enjoy the slapstick, self-deprecating humor of Osaka – ideal if you don’t take yourself too seriously!

 

More than just ‘a day job’

 

Find your people in the local community. 

 

Our ALTs with jobs in Kyoto and Osaka often find themselves adopted by the locals, helping with Taiko drumming at schools, recording for local radio stations, or getting involved with cultural activities at the park or suburbs.

Osaka castle during cherry blossom season

Himeji Castle (Hyogo Prefecture)

Osaka river with Glico-man billboard in the background

Dotombori (Osaka Prefecture)

Yokohama harbour on a bright sunny day

Kobe (Hyogo Prefecture)

Kinkaku-ji, Temple of the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto

Tacoyaki in a small black bowl

Takoyaki (Osaka Prefecture)

Busy traditional Japanese street during summer festival

Takayama Spring Festival

Whether you’re looking for teaching experience, to grow as a teacher, or for international work experience, we will support your journey wholeheartedly.


Apply and join Interac to enrich the lives of hundreds school children as an ALT!

Our English Teachers in Osaka & Kyoto

  • Work in a wide range of placements and school styles. Get to know the real Japan in rural and suburban positions, while still being close enough to explore cities.

  • We are looking for people who love working with children and who genuinely want to teach, and we have no preference for nationality, gender, or variety of English. 

  • Our English teachers don’t just see it as a day job but are eager to be a part of the local community. Be open to new ideas and interested in improving your skills. 

  • We have regular training events and portable skills training, where veteran teachers share their knowledge with newer ALTs. Some have been here for many years. 

I. W.

Hometown: Birmingham, UK

Arrived in Japan: 2001

Japanese level: Advanced

Superpower: Quizzes about Japanese Culture

E. B.

Hometown: Maine, USA

Arrived in Japan: 2001

Japanese level: Intermediate

Superpower: She was an art teacher in her home country and uses art in her classroom. 

Why Teach English with Interac Kansai & South Central?

A leader in the ALT industry

 

Our company is one of the fastest in Interac to implement new changes, and we are very proactive in trying new things as a leader in the ALT industry.


Experienced, supportive staff

 

Our staff has considerable experience in the education industry and works constantly to support our English teachers in Japan. Some members of our staff have been in their branch for more than ten years, and know every detail of their local area and schools.


Connections between the staff team and the teacher community make it easy for our company to promote from inside, and the majority of our staff come from the front lines in the schools.


Ongoing training for new ALTs

 

Our support for new ALTs starts with initial training, and ongoing training during the year.


We emphasize employee engagement and work to create a community for our teachers, regardless of where they are located. We work on building portable skills that will help serve the ALTs during their tenure with us and help them in their future.


With our company, we think you can take your career to the next level and develop yourself as an ALT with Interac Kansai and South Central.


Meet Some of Our Staff

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Richard Davies

Nationality: British

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Gota Nishi

Nationality: Japanese

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Niels Sønderborg

Nationality: Danish

Why Should I Teach English in Osaka?

Travel around Osaka with full pay
Push yourself into rural Osaka culture
International work experience teaching in Osaka
Learn a new language
Help teach young people another valuable language

Branch Offices

Nagoya Office

〒450-6408
Nagoya Hirokoji Place 8F
4-2-29 Sakae, Naka-ku
Nagoya-shi, Aichi


Office Hours: 9:00~18:00
Tel: +81-(0)52-857-0140

Osaka Office

〒530-0001
Hilton Plaza West Office Tower 15F
Umeda 2-2-2, Kita-ku
Osaka

Office Hours: 9:00~18:00
Tel: +81-(0)6-6342-1850

Hamamatsu Office

〒430-0935
Hamamatsu Tenma Building 5F
Tenma-cho 311-14
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka

Office Hours:
9:00~18:00

Tel: +81-(0)53-456-8171

Interac has long-standing experience in and in-depth expertise of teaching English in Osaka and the ALT industry.

Apply to teach English in Osaka today.