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In this study, I aim to clarify how the Japanese language learners who are highly evaluated in writing revise their essays. To do this, I conducted a quantitative and qualitative analysis on the comments at the time of mutual revision between the learners and the comments at the time of self-revision after the mutual revision. Results showed that there was no difference in the type and frequency of the comments between the groups of learners with high evaluation in writing and low evaluation and that the learners mutually give many comments on the contents and structures of essay. On the other hand, results also showed that the group of learners with high evaluation in writing actively modify both the contents and language when compared with the group of learners with low evaluation in writing. In addition, the learners reflected the experience of giving comments as a reader in the process of self-revision of their essays as shown by the examples of the essay. The above results revealed that the Japanese language learners aggressively revise their essays by using the experience of mutual revision. This study suggests that this way of revision is one of the factors that increase the perfection level of essay.