Oharai at our new Japanese language school building
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| Before we began classes at our new Japanese school building in Fukuoka, we asked a shinto priest to come and perform an 御祓 (oharai) spiritual cleansing ceremony. This is…
Summer Japanese class availability in Tokyo and Fukuoka
| An update on Summer Japanese class availability.Our Japanese schools are now fully booked for most of summer. Unavailable periods are as follows:Fukuoka Japanese school: no availability from July 6…
The Japanese custom of giving flowers to newly opened businesses
| It’s a tradition in Japan that when a company opens, or moves to a new office, the companies they work closely with will send flower bouquets or potted plants…
AiiA theatre – 2.5-dimensional musical paradise
| Have you ever heard of a “2.5-Dimensional Musical”? This is one of the latest trends to come out of Japan, and the world-wide success of this phenomena should come…
Photos of our new Fukuoka school building!
| Exactly two weeks after we moved in, we finally have some photos of our new Fukuoka Japanese school building for you! We’ll be having professional photos taken in a…
GenkiJACS Fukuoka is moving!
| After 9 years in our current location, almost the entirety of GenkiJACS Fukuoka’s time on this sweet earth, we’re finally moving! In May GenkiJACS Fukuoka will take over a…
Tofugu does it again
| We previously linked to Tofugu when they posted an interesting article about learning Japanese by using Ghibli movies.Well, Tofugu has done it again: This time, they teach learners of…
Yelp! Now in Fukuoka
| Yelp, an online and mobile app platform that publishes unsolicited reviews about local business around the world, has recently launched in Fukuoka. Previously only available in Tokyo and Osaka,…
Sakura 2015
| It’s that time of the year again – birds are singing, the sun is shining, and the ever-lovely sakura are starting to blossom in Japan. Weathermap have released their…
St Patrick’s Day
| Arguably the most famous March holiday in the Western world, St. Patrick’s Day has so far remained relatively unknown in Japan. This is slowly changing however, with the addition…