There are two regular topics that students at SSE Katsura enjoy talking about. The amazing variety of Japanese food and the amazing variety of Japanese weather. As both are impactful parts of our daily life, it’s only natural that both come up in our conversations.Today I’d like to leave weather aside and focus on food. […]
A Pronunciation Problem at Smith’s School of English, Sagamihara
He joined Smith’s School of English in Sagamihara about 10 years ago. “Mr. T” checked into his free trial lesson as a strong beginner of English, and I remember him telling me that he was a fruit salesman. Little did I know, we would have a small pronunciation problem for quite some time. As time […]
Travel Around Kansai
I really like to travel around Kansai so a couple of weeks ago I took a trip through Nishiki Market in Kyoto. The first time I’d gone there was when I’d first come to Japan on vacation in 2012. I remember how crowded it was then and every other time since then. But when I […]


