One of my students is from a rural area north of Kyoto and last weekend we had the pleasure of visiting his fathers house while returning from the beach along the Japan Sea coast. Plenty of other bikers, like myself, were out touring in the sunshine, especially from Osaka. It appeared that I was the [...]
Where to begin? That question has been tossing around my mind the past couple of days, as much–come to think of it–as I’ve been flopping around in bed these hot summer nights. A day in my Nagaokakyo life? Another beat the heat post? Some favourite Kyoto spots? So many good examples precede me, it’s enough, [...]
So, autumn is in full swing and as always at this time of the year Japan looks fabulous. When I ask our students at Smith’s School of English, Kyobashi what is their favourite season, majority of them answers spring and autumn. No surprise here. These two seasons are just great in Japan. They’re my favourites [...]
Last Saturday I went to Kyoto in the evening with a couple friends. I’m not usually in Kyoto in the evening, especially not a weekend, so it was quite a fun experience. Let me tell you what we did and saw, all within 2 hours and 15 minutes of Keihan Sanjo station. Immediately across the [...]
日本語のはここです：スミス英会話大津校ブログ:東寺の縁日：Toji Market is international! Every month on the 21st of the month, the largest flea market in Kyoto is held at Toji Temple in Kyoto. Toji Temple is located about 1km west of the south exit of Kyoto station. There are English signs directing the throngs of tourists, which makes it very easy to find. [...]
Once again I had friends visiting, and once again I found a new favorite place in Kansai. This time it was my friend Ryoko, a neighbor from my hometown, Nanaimo. Ryoko was born in Vancouver but is a fluent Japanese speaker and a career Japanese teacher in Canada. Every year she brings a group of [...]
スミス英会話大津の日本語のサイトはここです。スミス英会話上新庄校の日本語のサイトはここです。 千晴の部屋はここで す。英会話無料レッスンはここです。 Living in Japan we get a lot of visitors from home. My sister has visited, my parents, friends from home, friends from university, even friends from other parts of Japan. I love showing people around, being their local guide. Giving my friends and family a tour of the places I love and [...]
スミス英会話大津の日本語のサイトはここです。スミス英会話上新庄校の日本語のサイトはここです。 千晴の部屋はここで す。英会話無料レッスンはここです。 UPDATED VIDEO! SCROLL DOWN TO WATCH! In November 2008 I started riding with a former SSE Ohtsu student “Ozachi” (his wife is still a student at our English school). He is an older gentleman who
Doing things with my students outside the classroom is always a lot of fun. A student of mine from Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi asked my Japanese wife and I if we wanted to go to an exhibition that was being held at Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art （京都市美術館）in Kyoto with her. The exhibition, called [...]
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