Hello everyone! The new year is in full swing now at last and it’s time for a serious look at testing for results. I’ve upgraded the teaching materials for the TOEIC, IELTS, TOEFL and CEFR examinations at the Smith’s School of English in Kotoen スミス英会話 甲東園. In addition, I’ve added a second CD player and room speakers to another […]
Osaka Kaiyukan and The Kyoto Aquarium
One of the nicest places my wife and I like to spend a sunny afternoon is at Tempozan, a 10-minute walk north of Osaka-ko Station on the Chuo subway line. Between the interesting Tempozan shopping mall, the replica of a 15th Century ship that plies the waters of Osaka Bay, the largest ferris wheel in […]
Unzen-Dake in Nagasaki Prefecture
Hello again, HAPPY NEW YEAR and welcome to the next installment of Sightseeing In Japan. The post on December 3rd talked about Izumo Taisha in Shimane, and if you’ve made the effort to get so far west along the vast Sea of Japan coastline of Honshu, you might as well continue right on to Nagasaki Prefecture! […]