Tea Ceremony!

We had a Tea Ceremony on the 25th of January!
At first students changed the cloths to a Yukata.
The yukata suited them very well！

Next, students made Japanese tea. The teacher of Japanese Tea Ceremony gave a demonstration to the students. And taught them how to drink the tea.

Students were making tea happily and seriously.

We offer the Tea Ceremony once a month.
If you want more detail, please click to this link: http://www.japanese-school-asahi.com/en/activities-and-events/272-cultural-activities-tea-ceremony

Activity!

Hello! We introduce the school activities of the week after next!

Visit Asahi brewery
Date:17th Jan(Tue) / Time: 15:00-16:30 /
Fee: 500yen  / Meeting Place: Asahi Nihongo /

Visit a foot spa (Ashiyu)
Date:17th Jan(Tue) / Time: 17:30-19:00 /
Fee: Free  / Place: Tenku no Yu /

Calligraphy 
Date:18th Jan(Wed) / Time: 16:15-18:15 /
Fee: 500yen  / Place: Asahi Nihongo /
Deadline Date: 17th Jan(Tue)

Origami Activity
Date: 19th Jan(Thu)/ Time: 16:30-18:00 /
Fee: 500yen / Place: Asahi Nihongo /
Deadline Date: 17th Jan (Tue)

Karate Activity
Date: 20th Jan(Fri)/ Time: 17:30-19:30 /
Fee: 2,000yen / Meeting Place: Asahi Nihongo /
Deadline Date: 17th Jan(Tue)

Fukuoka Tour / Momochi Course 
Date: 21st Jan (Sat) / Time: 9:45-16:00 /
Fee: 2,500yen / Meeting Place: Asahi Nihongo /
Deadline Date: 17th Jan (Tue)

2011

Activity!

Hello!

We introduce the school activities of the next week!

Calligraphy

Date:19th Dec(Mon) / Time: 16:15-18:15 / Fee: 500yen

Place: Asahi Nihongo / Deadline Date: 13th Dec(Tue)

Manga Activity

Date: 20th Dec(Tue)/ Time: 18:00-20:00 / Fee:2,000yen

Place: Asahi Nihongo / Deadline Date: 13th Dec(Tue)

Ikebana(Flower arrangement)

Date:21th Dec(Wed)/ Time:16:30-18:00/ Fee:2,000 Yen

Place:Asahi Nihongo/ Deadline:13th Dec(Tue)

Thank you!

Japanese conversation course: 500Yen Lesson!

A new service [tutorial lesson] is introduced to study Japanese language at the Japanese and Internship School Asahi:Japanese tutorial lessons are conducted by native Japanese instructors once a week.

Just book sign up and register the day before, to join in. Lessons are at the reasonable price of 500Yen!

- Location: Japanese and Internship School Asahi

- Time: Every week Wednesday 16:30-17:25

- Capacity: 2 -12 person, reservation required

- Material: Always available

- Conditions: Students are over 16 years, 3 Kyu

- Cost: 500 Yen/Lesson (Students of Asahi Nihongo for free)

Read More(AsahiNihongo HP) >>> http://www.japanese-school-asahi.com/en/japanese-language-courses/specialized-courses/389-japanese-500-yen-lesson

oshibori vs wiping towels

We Germans like the Tokyo a lot, not only the Fukuoka or the Düsseldorf. So sometimes I go to Tokyo. When I was at Tokyo last time I went to eat in my lunch break in a little ramen shop in Asakusa. I had looked at the menu and ordered, and then I thought, something is missing, but I did not know what it was.

Suddenly, when there were mysteriously some little brown towels on the top of the counter . . . I remembered . . yes . . . the staff had forgotten the oshibori, the little towel to wash your hands with before eating. So I instantly took one of them and started to wash my hands. Lo and behold - it was not cozy warm but icy cold. Plus a little later I realised it smelled really bad, and now also my hands smelled really bad. Then I looked around and I saw there was a waitress wiping the counters and desks down with these little brown towels. Hazukashiiiiiiii . . . they were not oshibori but wiping towels.

Of course the whole staff had seen me washing my hands with their dirty cloth, but being Japanese, they pretended otherwise, looking away. But when I went to the otearai to clean my hands, it was occupied. Mendokusaiiiiiii . . . finally the door opened and a waitress came out, she had been cleaning there - but this time with a black cloth, not with a brown one. I was relieved. and a short time later my hands smelled of soap again. Needless to say that when I came back there was my soup ready at my place cooling off.

OK I had been at the butt of THAT joke but next time when I go into this ramenya I will take my friend A-san with me. He is known for taking the oshibori not only for his hands, but also for his face. And then after wards the whole time through he is wiping and wiping the table again and again . . . let`s see what happens . . .

Activity!

Hello!

We introduce the school activities of the week after next!

Tea Ceremony

Date:13th Dec(Tue)/ Time: 17:00-20:00 / Fee: 3,500yen

Meeting Place: Asahi Nihongo / Deadline Date: 6th Dec(Tue)

Karate Activity

Date: 16th Dec(Fri)/ Time: 17:30-19:00 / Fee: 1,500yen

Meeting Place: Asahi Nihongo / Deadline Date: 6th Dec(Tue)

Fukuoka Tour / Momochi Course

Date: 17th Dec (Sat) / Time: 9:45-16:00 / Fee: 2,500yen

Meeting Place: Asahi Nihongo / Deadline Date: 13th Dec (Tue)

Activity!

Hello.

We introduce the school activities of the week after next!

Aritayaki

Date: 7th Dec(Wed) / Time: 18:00-19:30

Fee: 2,500yen / Place: Asahi Nihongo

Deadline:29th Nov(Tue)

Visit Fukuoka Zoo

Date: 7th Dec(Wed) / Time: 15:00 - 18:30

Fee: 1,500yen / Meeting Place: Asahi Nihongo

Origami

Date: 8th Dec(Thu) / Time 16:30-18:00 / Fee: 500yen

Place: Asahi Nihongo

Christmas Party

Date: 9th Dec(Fri) / Time:18:00-20:00

Fee: 4,000 Yen

Meeting Place: Lighthouse, Bayside Place Hakata (2F)

or Asahi Nihongo(Meeting time:17:30)

Dazaifu Tour

Date:10th Dec(Sat)/ Time:10:00-17:00/Fee:3,300yen

Meeting Place:Asahi Nihongo

Catch your own Sushi

Date:10th Dec(Sat)/ Time:18:30-21:30/Fee:3,500yen

Meeting Place:Asahi Nihongo

Interview with our new intern: Steven Lian

Name:Steven Lian

Where are you from?
I’m from the north east of China, a place called Dalian. It’s a rainy place, but with nice people and nature.

Why did you came to Japan?
I came to Japan as an exchange student, I am currently graduating as a bachelor of economics.

Why are you doing an internship?
Because I wanted to experience what work is like in a Japanese organization. Asahi Nihongo is interesting because of the multiple cultures in the language school including Japanese. The website and explanation that they gave was also very good. It is very easy for a foreigner without a lot of experience to get an internship through Asahi Nihongo. They guide you through all the various pitfalls and they are nice people!

What do you think of Asahi Nihongo?
I think Asahi Nihongo is a friendly place where it is easy to work. They work very hard but in an easy way with good explanation. I think I am learning a lot here.

What are you working on?
I am currently working on a CMS (Joomla) updating and translatingwebsites. I am also working on the structure of these websites andhow we can make the information on the pages better in general.

What do you recommend in Fukuoka?
Get tonkotsu ramen at Ipudon ramen! It is really good. I also like the Fukuoka tower, awesome view and a nice atmosphere.Hobbies:I like to take a swim to exercise. I also like a good book (currently reading the Asahi elementary school newspaper for Japanese practice) and I like a good onsen! Maybe that’s my biggest hobby, taking a nice relaxing onsen. Beppu is only a day trip away so that is good, you should go sometime!

Activity!

Hello!

We introduce the school activities of the week after next!

Jogging/Walking in Ohori Koen

Date: 28th Nov(Mon)/ Time: 16:30-17:30 / Fee: Free

Meeting Place: Asahi Nihongo

Movie Night

Date: 29th Nov (Tue) / Time 18:00-19:30 / Fee: 300yen
Place: Asahi Nihongo

Japanese Tutorial

Date:30th Nov(Wed)/ Time:16:30-17:25/Fee:Free

Place:Asahi Nihongo

Thank you!

New tutorial teacher Fukuzawa Yoshiko!

Our Wednesday tutorials have a new teacher! Yoshiko Fukuzawa will teach you On an extra lesson every Wednesday from 16:30 to 17:25 brushing up on your Japanese with interesting subjects.

Yoshiko-san is a kind teacher who has a lot of experience in teaching Japanese. She is also an English teacher at an elementary school in Fukuoka. Yoshiko-san is familiar with our method of teaching and looks forward helping everyone increase their level of Japanese.

In her free time Yoshiko-san likes to inline skate and have a nice swim when she gets the chance. "I like sports" she says. "I like all kinds of sports but lately I've been more into inline-skating for exercise. Swimming I still do sometimes, but in Japan it is a bit difficult. I also like to travel, so when I was in Hawaii I swam a lot.

About teaching at Asahi Nihongo she has this to say: "Well, I think Asahi Nihongo is a great school for learning Japanese. I think that teaching here is very enjoyable because of the great differences in nationalities and cultures. It is nice to teach in such an interesting environment. I hope to be able to make the lessons interesting, enjoyable, but mostly worthwhile! I look forward to meeting you! Every Wednesday a tutorial will be held at Asahi Nihongo school. Take the chance and join us!!

Place: Japanese School Asahi Nihongo
Date: every Wednesday
Time: 16:30 - 17:25Levels: Beginner to Advanced Class
Size: about 7 students per class
Price: Students of Asahi Nihongo, free. Non-students, 500 Yen.

Copies and all the necessary course materials for the class will be free. Please note, that if you want to take part in the Japanese tutorial please inform the information desk of Asahi at least one day in advance by writing your name on the list.

Sumo 14-11-2011!

Lots of things happening in Fukuoka this week! We went to one of the bigger events. Sumo!! There are only 6 tournaments, or Basho, every year so it is a pretty special cultural experience to be able and go to one of the games. We did of course and as our 12 man strong group invaded the Sumo stadium we were all amazed by the hustle and bustle that involves one of the tournaments.

A sumo tournament takes around 15 days to complete. We went in the first week on one of the first days so it would be less crowed. Now this does not mean it isn't crowded. There were people everywhere, sumo and spectators. There was food, drinks, shouting. Loads of rituals with singing and drums. And then you haven't even gotten to the fight yet. Wrestlers poised to strike at each other but first trying to stare their opponent down. They sometimes do this for a couple of minutes before they actually start the fight, cleansing the ring with salt every time they enter it. A true spectacle of culture.

The fights of course are also great things to watch. Bursts of energy that last a couple of seconds. Sometimes ending spectacularly with a sumo wrestler flying out of the ring! Needles to say everyone enjoyed the tournament a lot and we definitely plan to go back next year and take more of you guys and girls to watch this exciting Japanese sport. Please join!

Welcome Party 2011-11-11!

Last week a large group of new students arived from Australia. Twelve people who will be staying with us for the next 6 weeks! Now, we don't mind having an excuse for a little party which is exactly what we did.

To give everyone, inlcuding our other students, a warm welcome there was good food to be eaten and a great atmosphere to enjoy on Friday the 11th of the 11th of 2011. We are happy to say a lot of people came. So many in fact that we had to held the party on two floors of our school building! Thank you guys and girls for such a great outcome!

We also had a nice number of Japanese people which meant that we could introduce language partners to each other and have everybody making some new friends and try out or practice the language that they are studying.

We think the party was a great succes! We hope you think so too. If you want leave a comment please do, or check out more photos and comments on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/?sk=lf#!/pages/Japanese-and-Internship-School-Asahi/101811116527527

See you next time!

Activity!

Hello!

We introduce the school activities of the week after next!

Ikebana(Flower arrangement)/生花
Date:14th Nov(Mon)/ Time:16:30-18:00/ Fee:2,000 Yen
Place:Asahi Nihongo/ Deadline:8thNov(Tue)

Manga Activity
Date: 15th Nov(Tue)/ Time: 18:00-20:00 / Fee:2,000yen
Place: Asahi Nihongo / Deadline Date: 8th Nov(Tue)

Origami Activity
Date: 17th Nov(Thu)/ Time: 16:30-18:00 / Fee: 500yen
Place: Asahi Nihongo / Deadline Date: 15th Nov (Tue)

Karate Activity
Date: 18th Nov(Fri)/ Time: 17:30-19:00 / Fee: 1,500yen
Meeting Place: Asahi Nihongo / Deadline Date: 15th Nov(Tue)

What's in a name. Asahi beer brewery visit 04-11-2011

Asahi means sunrise in Japanese. A fitting name for our school where so many of us have learned to read, write and speak the language of Japan, the land of the rising sun.

It also happens to be the name of one of Japan's leading beer companies. Asahi Breweries. Asahi holds around 40% of the Japanese beer market. This alone is reason enough to have a look, but because it shares a part of our name it is almost a necessity. Joking aside though, it is a rather interesting cultural experience full of interesting facts and figures. Not to mention the complementary beers after the tour!

Today we went with a good group of students and our designated driver for the day, Alexander. We had loads of fun, learned some interesting things and had a couple of drinks. No beer for Alex though, but thankfully Rani did not drink either so they could enjoy a great number of non-alcoholic drinks that Asahi also makes. Good stories and laughter on the way back to school. Please join us next time! You won't regret it.

A whole day of activities! 03-11-2011 Mt Mikazuki

What do you do when its the national "culture" day in Japan? You go and experience Japanese culture, that's what. Now culture is a very broad term. We like to think that culture is not only going to museums and temples, but also experience what a normal day person would experience when living in Fukuoka, Japan.

That is why Thursday was a good good day. The weather was nice, the temperature was nice and we took a great group of students and friends with us on a fun, normal, day-trip hiking some mountains near Fukuoka. After picking everyone up from school, the first mountain that we went to was Mikazuki. Being 272m high it is a good warm up and the awesome view made everyone hungry for more. Alex, one of Asahi Nihongo's main figures and characters, was really nice and enthousiastic to let people experience more and explain so much. You can hear his enthusiasm and love for Fukuoka and Japan when he speaks. Good for motivation!

After one more mountain it was time to fill our bellies with sushi, the perfect food after having done some exercise. Of course relaxing our muscles had to be done in a traditional onsen, which we did at the Yu no Hana onsen. PERFECT ending after a satisfying day of exercise. And what do you do when you are nice and relaxed? Right, you have good food. We closed the day at one of the traditional Fukuokan food stalls, called Yatai, on the streets of Fukuoka. Thank you Alex and everyone who joined for the great day/night. Let's do this again soon!!

Visit a foot spa (Ashiyu) 02-11-2011

Today we went to the Ashiyu Foot Spa which is located at the "New High Rise Apartment" of Minato, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi near the Fukuoka Central Fresh Fish Wholesale Market. We left the school at around 1pm and arrived after a nice short walk not too long after.

Here our Asahi Nihongo group dipped and rested their feet in scorching hot water. This might sound unpleasant but it was actually very relaxing! The surroundings were also quite nice. At the small Onsen you sit with your feet and face towards the harbor, giving you an interesting view. The whole thing had a nice calm picknicky atmosphere! We chatted, had some laughs, met some locals and, most importantly, had a lot of fun!

If you want to rest your feet too sometimes or want to have a good cultural experience then please look up the Ashiyu foot Onsen yourself or join us on our next great activities!

Have a look at this blog or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Japanese-and-Internship-School-Asahi/101811116527527?sk=events) for more information. See you next time!

Japanese Language Course In December

Come and experience a magical time of the year in Japan and join 8 of our activities free of charge! Save 14,200Yen instantly! You will get daily Japanese lessons by our expert teachers who will help you improve your language skills measurably and prepare you to enjoy the great atmosphere of December in Fukuoka! This month is about food, drinks and onsen (hot springs) with some special festivals during the winter season in Kyushu. Enroll in this course now to take your Japanese to higher levels, make some new Japanese friends and explore our culture in a new and exciting way!

For more information and prices press: Japanese Language Course In December

International Party Friday 28-10-2011

Another month of Japanese classes came to an end as we held our monthly international party last Friday. The guests slowly trickled in but and to be held back with all the inviting food around. It looked so delicious we wanted to start eating right away! I would just like to say that the staff did a great job with all the excellent preparations for the party.

As usual the food was very tasty, Partly because of the effort Abe-san made in being the chef-de-okonomiyaki for the evening! Our usual cook Junko was not there but Abe did a great Job in creating the famous Asahi Nihongo dish. The level of deliciousness is Demonstrated here by Momoka, Misa-san's daughter.

Last but not least I would like to thank everyone for the great conversations, laughter and their presence our party. We hope to see you next month or at the school. For more information about our other events or the next international party please check our blog: http://blog.japanese-school-asahi.com/ or our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Japanese-and-Internship-School-Asahi/101811116527527

See you next time!

Activity!

Hello!

We introduce the school activities of the week after next!

Movie Night
Date: 8 Nov (Tue) / Time 18:00-19:30 / Fee: 300yen
Place: Asahi Nihongo

Calligraphy
Date:10th Nov(Thu)/ Time: 16:15-18:15 / Fee: 500yen
Place: Asahi Nihongo / Deadline Date: 8th Nov(Tue)

International Party
Date: 11th Nov(Fri) / Time:18:00-20:00 / Fee: Free(Non member 1,000yen)
Place: Asahi Nihongo

Kanji can be sooo "easy"...

We Germans certainly like to make things easy, only not in our language which is supposed to be the fourth difficult language in the world.
So I was very pleased when I used my personal computer (which we call PC in Germany) last week to write an email to my buddy Kenji. Not only did I discover that PC-kun knew Kanji characters, he knew lots of them and most impressively he knew even more than I do. Whenever I completed a word in my favorite Hiragana he produced lots and lots of really cool Kanji characters to choose from.
Naturally to boast a little I took the coolest and most complicated Kanjis for my email. And I wondered how long it would take Kenji to reply who had mocked me a little because I did not like the Kanji very much before. Demo hazukashiiiiiii .... Kenji did not understand my email very much to say the least.
So he replied after 2 minutes writing that he preferred Hiragana in emails by me.
But I liked the PC-kun's help so much that I will start to use just a little more Kanji characters in the future.
みんなさん、木をつけってくださいね。

Activity!

Hello! It is becoming colder.Please take care of your health.

We introduce the school activities of the week after next!

Tea Ceremony

Date:1st Nov(Tue)/ Time: 17:00-20:00 / Fee: 3,500yen
Place: Asahi Nihongo / Deadline Date: 25th Oct(Tue)

Movie Night
Date: 1st Nov (Tue) / Time 18:00-19:30 / Fee: 300yen
Place: Asahi Nihongo

Aritayaki/有田焼
Date:2nd Nov(Wed)/ Time:18:00-19:30/ Fee:2,500 Yen
Place:Asahi Nihongo/ Deadline:25thOct(Tue)

Internship Report Michael-san

Michael-san will finish his internship at Hiroshima on 28 Oct. He did a great job during his internship.
Here is his internship report:

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I had my internship at Hiroshima Co.,LTD from 8/22/2011 to 10/28/2011. Originally a liquor shop selling wines, spirits and beer, they have been around since 1957. By 1986, noticing a demand for quality, imported beers, the company changed its focus to importing specialty beer from overseas and distributing those products to other sakayas, warehouses and liquor shops in Japan. Today the company has over 227 varieties of beer including 7 seasonally limited brews. They have customers everywhere in Japan from Hokkaido to Okinawa.

Every week I worked from Monday to Thursday from 11am to 5pm with an occasional early start or overtime. My tasks were to process orders and categorize different types of customers in order to accurately calculate the correct price while observing tax regulations on alcohol. Managing shipments to customers between different warehouse locations, I also created documents for shipping purposes. At times I would team up with other co-workers to manage the small warehouse located near the office to physically assemble special orders for shipment.

Aside from making sure paperwork was properly processed, some of my most important tasks involved contacting breweries in the UK, Belgium and Austria. Negotiating both orders for large pallets of beer as well as the shipping conditions and prices from overseas were no easy task as the processes entailed communicating in both English and Japanese.
With an internship in Japan, I hoped to improve my Japanese language skills while learning to function in a professional environment. Most of everything I ever learned about business was through textbooks or in a classroom environment. Being able to experience a professional environment first hand would help me get practical hands on experience and an idea of what path I would like to follow for my future career.

Through my internship at Hiroshima CO., LTD, I was able to experience real life at a small Japanese trading company. Because it was my first time in a professional environment and it was all in Japanese, it was a very challenging, but rewarding experience. I have not yet experienced the equivalent to this environment in my own country, but I do know that I enjoyed my time here. In addition to gaining some practical experience, I was able to improve my Japanese and gain some friends along the way.

This internship was a rewarding experience. I had a lot of fun in the office and everyone was very kind to me. If I had something I didn’t understand, they didn’t mind re-explaining everything in different words even if they had to do it multiple times. Everyone was very patient with me at times I felt slow, but they didn’t mind giving me important tasks and making me feel like I was really part of the company. The experience at this company went beyond my expectations.

Activity!

We introduce the school activities of the week after next.

Calligraphy
Date:27th Oct(Thu)/ Time: 16:15-18:15 / Fee: 500yen
Place: Asahi Nihongo / Deadline Date: 25th Oct(Tue)

International Party
Date: 28th Oct(Fri) / Time:18:00-20:00 / Fee: Free(Non member 1,000yen)
Place: Asahi Nihongo

Fukuoka Tour / Momochi Course
Date: 29th Oct (Sat) / Time: 9:45-16:00 / Fee: 2,500yen
Meeting Place: Asahi Nihongo / Deadline Date: 25th Oct (Tue)

Free tickets to Fukuoka!

Have you always wanted to visit us in Fukuoka? Now is your chance, just start writing your application and meet us soon!!

Japan to offer 10,000 free trips to foreigners to boost tourism industry National

Oct. 11, 2011 - 05:00PM JST ( 163 )TOKYO

Japan will offer 10,000 foreigners free airfares to visit the country next year, in an attempt to boost the tourism industry which has been hit by the ongoing nuclear disaster, a report said Monday.The Japan Tourism Agency plans to ask would-be travelers to submit online applications for the free flights, detailing which areas of the country they would like to visit, the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper said.The agency will select the successful entrants and ask them to write a report about their trip which will be published on the Internet.

Source: http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/japan-to-offer-10000-free-trips-to-foreigners-to-boost-tourism-industry

How you not count in Japanese!

We Germans like to count a lot, not only the beers on the Wiesn (the Oktoberfest's bavarian insider name). But I learned in my Japanese class that it is chotto more complicated in Japanese since nearly every single word comes with its own counter. But you cannot learn without trial and error, can you? (Anyway that is my motto).

So when I was invited to a family trip to the zoo by my friend Kenji's sister Fumiko san last week, I tried to boast a little with my expert japanese knowledge. Saying will your three children also come using the counter for little beings, sanbiki 三匹 (no kodomo) ... ... but Fumiko san did not look too pleased. Hazukashiiiiiiii ....Kenji told me afterwards it was the counter not for small beings but for small animals.

Anyway when I saw Kenjis nephews I really understood my mistake ... they were not so little any more. They were rather large and very big so I thought to myself the counter for them ought to be santou 三頭 (Only this time I kept silent about my knowledge ... ).

Activity!

Hello!How are you?

We introduce the school activities of the week after next.

Ikebana(Flower arrangement)/生花

Date:19th Oct(Wed)/ Time:16:30-18:00/ Fee:2,000 Yen

Place:Asahi Nihongo/ Deadline:12thOct(Wed)

Japanese Tutorial

Date:21th Oct(Wed)/ Time:16:30-17:25/Fee:Free

Place:Asahi Nihongo

Aritayaki/有田焼

Date:20th Oct(Thu)/ Time:18:00-19:30/ Fee:2,500 Yen

Place:Asahi Nihongo/ Deadline:12thOct(Wed)

International party Friday 30-09-2011

At Asahi Nihongo we really enjoy seeing our students putting their lessons into practice and talking to Japanese people. This is one of the reasons why we organize our International Party each month.

The International Party is meant to encourage all that are attending to use the language they are studying, make new friends, learn new things, eat good food and most importantly have fun!

We had a good turnout this month. There were some great menu changes, which combined with the old favorites meant a lot of happy people! And where there are happy people there are a lot of conversations. We had a great evening and hope that everyone who was there did too. Thanks to all the staff and please join us again next time!

Activity!

We introduce the school activities of the week after next.

Movie Night
Date: 11th Oct (Tue) / Time 18:00-19:30 / Fee: 300yen
Place: Asahi Nihongo

Tea Ceremony
Date: 11th Oct(Tue)/ Time:17:00-20:00 / Fee: 3,500yen
Meeting Place: Asahi Nihongo / Deadline Date: 4th Oct(Tue)

Japanese Tutorial

Date: 12th Oct (Wed) / Time 16:30-17:25 / Fee: Free

Place: Asahi Nihongo

Can I send my luggage ahead to the school?

Yes you can send your luggage ahead to the school when you arrive in Japan. At every airport you can use an Airport Takyubin or courier service, which is relatively cheap in Japan. At one of the many courier counters in each airport you can hand in your luggage and then choose where and on which day you want your it to arrive at a selected address. This is very useful for people arriving in Japan and deciding to stay at one place for a specific period of time before travelling on to their expected destination.

One of the most popular companies is Yamamoto or KuroNeko (meaning black cat in Japanese). They are present at virtually every airport in Japan and have reasonable price for sending your luggage ahead. Please check out their website.
A list of pick up/ drop off places at Narita airport can be found here.

Activity!

Hello!
We introduce the school activities of the week after next.

Origami Activity
Date: 6th Oct(Thu)/ Time: 16:30-18:00 / Fee: 500yen
Place: Asahi Nihongo / Deadline Date: 4th Oct (Tue)

Karate Activity
Date: 7th Oct(Fri)/ Time: 17:30-19:00 / Fee: 1,500yen
Meeting Place: Asahi Nihongo / Deadline Date: 4th Oct(Tue)

Dazaifu Tour
Date: 8th Oct(Sat)/ Time: 10:00-17:00 / Fee: 3,300yen
Meeting Place: Asahi Nihongo / Deadline Date: 4th Oct (Tue)

City Tour Activity!

On the 20th September,we visited some places in the City of Fukuoka with Elisa.

First,we went to Ankokuji.

This picture is Elisa trying burn incense.

Then,we went to 100yen-shop,Tenjin underground shopping center,Junkudo,and Rainbow plaza.

Finally,we went to Kego Shrine.

We studied about how to do Tyozu(cleansing of hands).

Elisa said "Fukuoka is beautiful".

There are a lot of enjoyable places in Tenjin,so please come to Tenjin more often.

Thank you Elisa!

Overnight trip to Kurokawa Onsen

Since August the 19th was a holiday we used the opportunity to go for an overnight trip to the Kurokawa Onsen. We left in the morning on the 18^th and our first stop was a small village called Mameta and the Sapporo factory in Hita. We were guided through the interior of the complex and were able to see how the delicious Sapporo and Yebisu beer are produced. Of course we had the chance to do some taste testing!

After that we went to the Kurokawa Onsen, which is an area famous for its hot springs. Sadly we had some rain, but our motivation didn’t drop.

The cottage which we were able to use was also in this area so we took the chance to take a dip in the hot spring before our BBQ started in the evening.

The next day we wanted to go to Mount Aso, but sadly the weather didn’t want us to reach the top and let us see one of the still active craters. Instead we used the time to visit Kuramoto castle and get some insight in the history of Japan.

In the evening we made it back home and the enjoyable overnight trip came to a close.