No need to tip any Smith’s English School teachers or anyone else in Japan! Jim here, franchise owner and teacher at Smith’s School in Sagamihara. Many know that I come from the northeastern United States. Tipping is a custom in the USA that many people don’t understand. Upon moving to Japan many years ago, I […]
Great Japanese Teamwork Against COVID-19 Pays Off
Great Teamwork Between the Japanese Government and People Hi, it’s Derek from Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi. I think the Japanese people have been very supportive of government efforts to contain coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Japan. During Japan’s states of emergency between April 7 and May 26, following voluntary stay-at-home and social distancing directives […]
Biwaichi: Cycling Around Japan’s Biggest Lake
Lake Biwa is Japan’s biggest lake- about 185km around, it is also one of the oldest lakes in the world (estimated to be at least 4 million years old). Located near the old capital of Kyoto, Lake Biwa is featured in many notable stories and in classic literature and as such is a popular destination […]
