Tag Archives: 西宮

スミス英会話川西校 iPod or iPhone

Unlike Adrian of Smith’s School of English, Hirakata, (see his post) I am not at all a “techie”: I’m still trying to master the remote of my TV, which I have had for almost 2 years. A few months ago, I was looking for something to use to listen to music on my train journeys [...]

My Kind of Town part 1

I visited Japan many times since I first met my wife, Megumi, over 15 years ago. Our short trips were based in Matsue, where Megumi grew up, and where many members of her family still live. Over the years we visited Tokyo, Hiroshima, Hagi, Nagasaki, Tsuwano, Kobe and many other places in Japan. The first [...]

Astronomy : World-Class Japanese Ohara FPL53 ( 小原 ) and Natural Science Classes at Smith’s School of English Kotoen

 Which one of these two fine Japanese-made telescopes do you think sport the finest optical glass in the world at this time?  It may come as a surprise to many but the very best optical glass currently produced is not from Germany or America but from right here in Japan, by a small but prestigious Kanto [...]

Driving in Kyoto 京都 - Ohara 大原 and Mt. Hieizan 比叡山

Hello readers!  This is another must-read installment for my ‘Driving in Japan’ series and is highly recommended for those interested in driving country roads in Kyoto! In the north of Kyoto, there are three main routes which absolutely must be driven. In the West there is Route 162 which goes straight north through Takao and [...]

Smiths School of English “very serious” 2008 mid-summer meeting

スミス英会話奈良西大寺校の講師が書いた記事 。日本語はこちらへ On August 8, 2008 at 11:00am three very serious, hard-working, dedicated Smiths School of English franchise owners decided it was time to hold a very important meeting in order to discuss some very serious business matters. However, in order to hold an effective meeting they needed to…

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