Discussions at the Smith’s School of English in Kotoen スミス英会話 甲東園 have recently focused on the upcoming completion of JR Osaka Station City phase 2 which is now officially called Grand Front Osaka. The lights are on and shelves are being stocked. It’s worth remembering the seven or eight years it has taken for JR […]
Talk About The Echizen Coast Fukui at 英会話 甲東園
One of the most romantic drives for the sunset has got to be the Echizen Coast in Fukui Prefecture, a good 150-km-long stretch straight north from Tsuruga all the way up to Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture. You may remember from previous posts on summer festivals that Tsuruga has the coolest fireworks in Kansai, even though […]
Have you ever tried a real butaman?
One of the great things about having a Smith’s English school (スミス英会話) in Tenjinbashisujirokuchome (天神橋筋六丁目) is that there are so many good restaurants nearby. Between Tenroku and Tenma station (天満) on the loop line (寛恕線) there is a big restaurant district. And, of course, in the Tenjinbashi shotengai (天神橋筋商店街)- the longest shotengai in Japan – there […]
