From JapanLiving in Other, Turkey (09:05 UTC+03:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Dec 17, 2020
InterestsMusicArtTravel
Hello, my name is Kaori. I am originally from Japan, but have been living in beautiful Istanbul, Turkey for the past 14 years.
When I moved to Turkey, the only Turkish word I knew was “Merhaba”, which means “hello”. But now I can speak Turkish fluently. Turkish people love to communicate with others so it makes my life more fun!
I can also speak Japanese, English, Russian, Turkish sign language and Farsi.
I enjoy traveling, visiting museums, listening to music, playing the guitar and painting. I also love cats so living in Istanbul is great as there are many friendly cats that share the streets and parks with people here.
Me as a Teacher
I have experience teaching Japanese at several language schools in Istanbul as well as teaching students privately. I have taught beginner students as well as advanced students who were interested in learning conversation.
My lessons & teaching style
In my lesson we will learn grammar based on a text book called, “Minna no Nihongo”, including hiragana, katakana, and kanji.
However, if you are not interested in reading or writing Japanese, I can also teach using the Latin alphabet.
I will also teach you conversational Japanese and we will practice everyday conversation.
If you are studying towards the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test-JLPT, I can also help you with this.
My teaching material
Text Documents
Homework Assignments
Image files
PDF file
Audio files
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182
Students
2829
Lessons
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Japanese Lessons
Trial Lesson
124 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Japanese for beginners
A1 - C1Language Essentials1,946 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
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Conversation
A1 - C2Conversation759 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
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363 Reviews
Zarina
96 Japanese lessons
Thank you for an informative lessson with new grammar and conversation practice :))
Mar 31, 2026
Zarina
96 Japanese lessons
今日も新しい文法と単語教えてくれてありがとうございました。旅行楽しんでください!!
Mar 3, 2026
Ugur Sarıyar
11 Japanese lessons
She’s very nice and patient with me,
Her teaching skills are very good and easy to understand. I am very happy and enjoy our session. Looking forward for the next session.
Feb 27, 2026
Banu T
6 Japanese lessons
Kaori San ile derslerimiz her zaman çok keyifli ve eğitici geçiyor. Kelimeleri ve kalıpları örneklendirerek kıyaslayarak akılda kalıcı bir şekilde açıklıyor. Kaori San öğrenme yolculuğumda beni desteklediğiniz için teşekkür ederim
Mar 3, 2026
seiya
9 Japanese lessons
Today we learned useful space relation phrases and real-life examples ^^
ありがとうございました!
Feb 28, 2026
seiya
9 Japanese lessons
Getting corrections on my homework is very helpful for remembering the correct Japanese!
ありがとうございました!