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Blog, English School Articles · September 30, 2015

Hiking in Kawanishi and Takarazuka

I love hiking. When I was younger I did hiking and camping with a friend in Quebec, Canada many times and once in New Hampshire, U.S.A.. I also did hiking in Switzerland in 1986, 1988 and 1999 in the Swiss Alps. Wonderful! I was very happy to discover that Kawanishi (home of Smith’s School of […]

Blog, English School Articles · May 13, 2015

Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi Golden Week Holiday: Hiking to Rokku Gaaden, Mount Rokko and Arima Onsen in Hyogo Prefecture

During the Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi Golden Week holiday, I decided to go hiking in the Kansai area. I bought myself a pair of hiking shoes in Osaka and I was ready to go. My first hike (out of two) was on April 29. I left my home in Tsukaguchi and took a Hankyu Kobe […]

Blog, English School Articles · September 27, 2013

Standing Atop Tateyama

Last weekend, I went on a great trip to Toyama prefecture to climb Tateyama. Toyama is famous for its giant walls of snow in winter but in September the weather is warm and the mountains are green with many flowers. It truly was a beautiful scene. I got to the top of Tateyama and enjoyed […]

スミス英会話メインページ is at Shinjuku Tokyo,Japan (日本东京，新宿）.

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Ever forget someone's name after the introductions?

One of the perennial topics in Japanese business etiquette is the exchange of business cards. I'm amazed at how the simple exchange of business cards in Japan is actually a formal self-introduction with the aim of remembering the other person’s name and role. Getting this right is a key step in expanding your business connections in Japan.

The standard practice is to keep the card on display for the duration of the meeting by placing it on top of the table. smithweb.co.jp/koenji/ ... See MoreSee Less

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スミス英会話メインページ is at Kōenji.

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The stage is set. So exciting that our Smith's school is just around the corner & that one of our students' grandfather helped found this event.

"Kōenji Awa-Odori (高円寺阿波おどり) is one of Tokyo’s largest summer street festivals with up to 12,000 dance team participants and over 1.2 million visitors over the two day event. Held on the last weekend of August in and around the neighbourhood of Kōenji, Suginami the Awa Dance Festival is the largest of its kind outside of Tokushima Prefecture.

The dance is performed by dance troupes, referred to as Ren (連) group of up to 100 musicians and dancers advancing in lines along the local streets to the accompaniment of shamisen, drums, flutes and cymbals. The dance troupes are mixed both in age and gender with women showcasing intricate formation dance steps wearing traditional yukata, geta and straw amigasa hats.

Local community groups and schools take part in the festivities, but to keep performance standards high the Kōenji Awa-Odori also has a competition element leading to dance troupes from across Japan applying to participate." - Wikipedia. smithweb.co.jp/koenji/ ... See MoreSee Less

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