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Kiyomi Ogawa 小川清美
Professional TeacherTeaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
French
Arabic
Chinese (Mandarin)
Italian
Korean
Spanish
Specialties
Test PreparationCertified Japanese language teacher and manga creator
Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
English
French
Arabic
Chinese (Mandarin)
Italian
Korean
Spanish
Specialties
Test PreparationCertified Japanese language teacher and manga creator
About Me
Resume & Certificates
From JapanLiving in New Orleans, United States (19:30 UTC-05:00)
About Me
italki teacher since May 13, 2013InterestsEnvironment & NatureMusicHistoryArt
I like meeting new people and learning new things. I love music, art, nature, and squirrels. Recently, I've been learning psychology.
2010 Working for relocation company Cartus
Cartus 2012 Top Language Teacher
Club Italia Nagoya, Toyota
2016-
Published six textbooks
Japanese textbook "practical Japanese 1,2, 3
" easy and fun katankana" "hiragana" "kanji"
2019
manga (short comic)has been serialized in a website "Matcha"
2022 Published "Yasanichi manga Japan Guide"
For formal lessons, I make individual lesson plans for each student and use pdf, real-life materials (menus, etc.) and textbooks.
For informal sessions, I don't make lesson plans. Students prepare a topic and focus on conversation. Informal sessions are aimed at intermediate to advanced students, as a certain level of proficiency is required to manage a somewhat fluid conversation.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Flashcards
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Test templates and examples
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
JLPT - ITALKI, Japademy, etc - 2024I had many experience of JLPT class on italki and other school.
I'm not sure if this is collect information but here are some proofs that I taught JlPT
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rmu6hF6m379u6hK_o6WexUGiaEqnno461DqTkY9IpMQ/edit?usp=sharing
I think you can find more completed JLPT lessons in my past ITALKI history.
I also published JLPT textbooks.
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Kiyomi-Ogawa/author/B004L3HNFC?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true
Certificate verified
Cartus 2012 Top Language Teacher - Cartus - 2013
Certificate verified
Completion of 420-hour Advanced Japanese Teacher Training Course - The World Japanese Language Centre - 2012
Certificate verified
Herb coordinator - Japanese gardening society - 2008
Certificate verified
Education
2010 - 2012
Other - Advanced Japanese Teacher Training Course
2010 - 2011
Other - Japanese language educationI learned how to teach Japanese for non English speaker in Japanese.
Work Experience
2010 - 2017
language teacherThrough Cartus, I am currently teaching Japanese to American employees of Boeing who are living in the Nagoya area.
2016 - Current
authorJapneses textbooks
Practical Japanese
Easy and Fun hiragana, katakana, kanji
2019 - 2021
Manga creatorCreating four-panel comics and articles related to the Japanese language for MATCHA, a Japan travel web magazine.
2010 - 2015
Japanese language teacherTeaching Japanese for Italian exchange students.
2018 - 2018
Japanese language teacherTeaching Japanese for Mexican engineers.
5.0
Rating
541
Students
11.0k
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Japanese Lessons
Trial Lesson
289 lessons completed
USD 8.00+
Fun! Japanese lessons in English
A1 - C2Language Essentials5,230 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
Package with 1% off
日本語で話しましょう！
B2 - C2Language Essentials2,450 lessons completed
USD 11.00+
Package with 2% off
Translation Course
B1 - C1Language Essentials23 lessons completed
USD 10.00
JLPT N3,4,5
A1 - B1Test Preparation17 lessons completed
USD 25.00
Package with 1% off
JLPT N 1, 2
B2 - C1Test Preparation29 lessons completed
USD 28.00
Package with 1% off
Availability
4,300 Reviews
Just another viewer
15 Japanese lessons
I've had about 11 sessions with Kiyomi and I enjoy each one. I reached out because I wanted to learn some Japanese to prep for my trip to Japan next month. Kiyomi uses multiple different ways to help teach me and makes it fun! whether it's learning to read a menu, using a white board to make illustrations and show spelling/grammar, using maps to help practice navigating and directions in Japanese, and more importantly catering to my needs and goals. She's always very kind and makes me feel comfortable even when I may have trouble or get something wrong!
Apr 24, 2026
Ryan Lush
9 Japanese lessons
Can't say enough great things. Best teacher out there. Very fun classes!
Apr 10, 2026
Just another viewer
15 Japanese lessons
I enjoy my sessions with kyomi! she does a great job at explaining topics as well as utilizing real world things to help practice conversational skills. for instance we use the menu so I can learn how to order and how to get around inside of a restaurant. she also is an author of a helpful Japanese learning workbook that I have purchased and I'm currently using side by side with the homework that she gives me!
Feb 14, 2026
Sonja
16 Japanese lessons
I've really enjoyed our classes! We've done customized lessons based on my interests, and the lessons are just the right balance between challenging and fun. Thank you so much 💐🌷
Apr 13, 2026
Ryan Lush
9 Japanese lessons
Sensei makes the classes very fun and easy. Great personality and patience for anyone who is just starting. I look forward to many more lessons.
Mar 28, 2026
Julie
7 Japanese lessons
I highly recommend working with her! She’s such a fantastic teacher who explains everything so well and makes it feel easy!
Jan 25, 2026
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