kaori ito

I’ve been taking Japanese lessons with Kaori-san for a few months now, and she is a great teacher! Kind, helpful, patient, humorous, and just a sweet person all around. Her lessons can be as structured or as informal as you like, but she always makes sure you get lots of opportunity to practice by speaking. She’s happy to take as much time as you need to answer questions or review things until you’re comfortable, and is very generous with her time outside of class if you have even more questions, which i often do! I look forward to every lesson! かおりさん、ありがとうございます！

Had an amazing lesson with Kaori today. She really makes the lessons enjoyable as we reviewed and reinforced material from previous lessons. She took extra effort to ensure I understood everything before moving on. The role playing was an invaluable exercise allowing me strengthen my Japanese comprehension. She was super patient encouraging me to self correct my errors AND time to process the learning. The best parts of the lesson were when she said "すごい” to some of my Japanese responses. At the conclusion of our lesson, although still very much a beginner, I left feeling confident, motivated, and looking forward to our next lesson.

The best!

I've been taking lessons with Kaori-san for many months now and she is always so patient and helpful. I never feel nervous talking to her. Our lessons are always a lot of fun and I'm improving with her help.

I had the first lesson with Kaori san and also it was my first italki lesson in Japanese. I was nervous before it but during the lesson I felt mostly calm, Kaori san was really kind and made me feel comfortable from the beginning. The flow of the conversation was dynamic and accurate for my pace. I learnt a lot and also enjoyed it:)

I highly recommend Kaori as a tutor for anyone wanting to learn Japanese in a safe, fun, and exciting environment! :) She really helped me to express myself, listen, ask questions, and overall, it was an awesome and educational experience! I can tell she is a sweet human being!