I recently attended the 2008 INPICA – International Peoples Carnival in Sakai City in the southern part of Osaka. This carnival has been happening every October for 15 years and it is the third year Smith Sakai Higashi has attended. It is a celebration of International Culture incorporating food, clothing, entertainment and crafts from many [...]
Last week I handed out some flyers at Hankyu Tsukaguchi station near my school, Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi School in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture. It was a cool morning, perfect for doing flyers. I wore my Smith’s jacket and Smith’s cap. While the Smith’s Japanese web site is great way of getting people to come [...]
Hey everyone! Most of you readers probably know by now that my idea of a big telescope is a lot different than most! I have been interested in astronomy all my life and have made a serious hobby out of testing and writing about state-of-the-art astronomy equipment in Japan. Anyone interested in buying astronomy equipment at [...]
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 [...]
I’ve just finished enjoying the Smith’s Obon holiday. While I really enjoy working at my school, Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi, it was great to take a break. I watched a bunch of movies at home on Cable TV, went out shopping with family, went to my sports center, TIPNESS to do weight training and [...]
My wife Yoko and I get Festival Fever every summer. Yoko’s main hobby is kimonos and she really loves to wear yukata during summer festival season. This year I promised to get her a special tailor-made yukata from carefully selected material, a hand-made indigo with traditional methods, a one-of-a-kind that would make her look completely [...]
Hi Everyone! Just finished one of my pronunciation lessons. We did something from our special Smith’s Pronunciation Course, and focused on the R’s and L’s this lesson. I’m really impressed with how the students are doing here at Smith’s School of English Azamino. I’m hearing such big differences in their pronunciation and they are clearly [...]
The other day at Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi, I asked 2 students studying in the same class when their birthdays were. One of them said “today” (July 28th) and the other said that hers was on July 30th! We laughed because his birthday was on that very day and because their birthdays were so close [...]
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