Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010 was a Japanese national holiday, so I was off from my great job teaching English in Japan at Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi (スミス英会話塚口校), my English conversation (英会話) school in Tsukaguchi, Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture. My school held an event which was going to Kobe Nunobiki Herb Garden (神戸布引ハーブ園), a herb garden on […]
Shussan Iwai (出産祝い) and Uchi Iwai (内祝い) in Japan
It is a Japanese custom to give shussan iwai (出産祝い) to the mother and father of a newborn child with whom one has a relationship, such as family, friends, etc. to celebrate the birth of the child. Shussan iwai can consist of cash only placed in an envelope specially made for that purpose called Goshuugibukuro (ご祝儀袋), […]
Halloween Fun at Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi
Halloween is coming up on Sunday, so this week I have something special that is often made at Halloween time in the entrance of my English conversation (英会話) school, Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi (スミス英会話塚口校) in Tsukaguchi(塚口), Amagasaki(尼崎市), Hyogo Prefecture (兵庫県). I show it to students after their lessons before they leave and ask them what it’s […]
