The last few days of the year in Tokyo have been very beautiful with clear blue skies & the sun shining, of course it is still cold with temperatures –day time around 7C & night between 2-4C It’s the time of the year I like to get out and visits temples & shrines Last week [...]
During the second half of 2011 Smith’s School of Koenji had three getherings of students family & friends Two were held at Rainbow Koenji Minami & our year end party was held at ban-kan also in Koenji Minami http://ban-kan.com, each of them had 18 or more in attendance & we all had a very wonderful [...]
They say that turkeys, geese, and pigs are fattened for Christmas which is fine but those who eat them are fattened for the New Year. If you like to watch what you eat, then here’s the final word on nutrition and health. It’s a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting nutritional studies. [...]
I took advantage of the wonderful fine weather last Sunday and on the spur of the moment headed off to see the 29th running of the Japan Cup – a famous international invitational horse race. I have fond memories of attending the first running of the Japan Cup (1981) and winning quite a lot when [...]
Last Sunday I visited the Tokyo National Museum to view “Treasures of the Imperial Collections – Splendor of Japanese Art” which was a display of well-known Japanese art, in fact art that the majority of Japanese read and learned about during their school years. Such imperial treasures are shown, in Tokyo, once during an emperor’s [...]
Peace Reigns Smith’s School of English Koenji held its traditional mid-year party at Koenji’s Izakaya Don Bei last Sunday night. We had an extraordinary time and, in fact, one of the students described it as “..the best party ever” and I tend to agree that, that was the case. We were a little sad however [...]
Sawada Kenji One of my students is a fanatical fan of “Julie” and she has taken me on three occasions to see him perform in concerts and at another time in a play. To listen to and to watch him perform click on the Sawada Kenji (light blue) link at the foot of his publicity [...]
The following is a note that I gave to some of my students and as I have seen a marked improvement in the English being used during the lessons I felt that I should share it with you. A Guide to Improving your English Ability. There are many elements that need to be mastered in [...]
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