Yesterday I was tossing up between going to Shinjuku or Shibuya to see Inception or Salt and I’m so pleased that I elected to see Salt. From the moment the Bourne style movie started to its end it was action packed and breathlessly riveting. Angela Jolie was fantastic and was the only performer in the [...]
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. [...]
This article, which I will use as a “Let’s Talk” English conversation topic , started off as a comment to Jerry’s post but it grew quickly and became too big for a simple comment. The weight reduction business makes a fortune out of people like us who from time to time go on yo yo [...]
This coming Sunday, June 14th at 6pm, Smith’s School of English Koenji will have a mid year party at izakaya Don Bei (03 3330 6382) in Koenji – one of our favourite gathering places. The food is delicious and, along with the drinks, is very reasonably priced. We always have a fantastic time and it’s [...]
Kaneiji is another of the Tokugawa Shogunate temples and was the most dominant of them during the Edo (Tokyo) Period. It was founded in 1625 and occupied the area known today as Ueno Park- the first public park in Tokyo. Its main hall was enormous and stood where the large fountain is, in front of [...]
CHERRY BLOSSOMS IN SHINJUKU GYOENMAE Last month I discussed how well the Smith’s School of English curriculum lesson, “Entertaining a Foreigner”, is always well received by the Smith’s School of English Koenji students. I have recently conducted follow up lessons relative to “Entertaining a Foreigner” with most of the students who had participated in the [...]
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