On November 23, a Japanese national holiday, I’m going to be off from my great job teaching English in Japan at Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi, my English conversation (英会話) school in Tsukaguchi(塚口), Amagasaki (尼崎市), Hyogo Prefecture (兵庫県). Some of my students, my wife, daughter and I will be going to Nunobiki Herb Garden (布引ハーブ園), a […]
Singing in a Festival Concert in Japan
In an earlier post, “Enjoying Japanese Lessons in Amagasaki“, I mentioned that once a week, I take Japanese lessons in Amagasaki organized by Amagasaki City International Association (尼崎市国際交流協会), part of Hyogo Nihongo Volunteers’ Network. Since that post, our class location has been moved from Amagasaki City Medium and Small Companies Center to Sanshibikku Amagasaki (サンシック尼崎) which is […]
Autumn in Japan and This Year’s Maple (紅葉) Color Change Event
Autumn is my favourite season in Japan. Like Canada, Japan has Maple trees (紅葉 or Momiji) with leaves that change to beautiful colors in autumn and are a lovely sight to enjoy alone or with others. Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi (スミス英会話塚口校), my English conversation school (英会話スクール) in Tsukaguchi (塚口), Amagasaki (尼崎市), Hyogo Prefecture […]
