月謝制のスミス英会話

     I am happy to report that 80% of the students at my Smith’s School of English Franchise in Kotoen are actively participating in the new 1-point homework, and one particular student has far exceeded my expectation of what is required.      Not only does she have excellent hand-writing and note-taking skills, she also keeps a sepearate, A6-sized […]

It would take a thousand articles to describe all there is to see in beautiful Kyoto and an equal number of days to visit them.  Nevertheless here is another installment highlighting a somewhat lesser-known National Treasure site well-worth a visit. Kamigamo Jinja dates from  the 11th Century and most of the present buildings date from the 17th Century.  […]

For your next holiday, why not head down to Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu.  Kagoshima is a surprisingly lush, sub-tropical, volcanic region in the southernmost corner of Japan and is home to some of the friendliest people you’ll ever meet anywhere.  Dense jungle-like forest and smoking volcanoes are typical in Kagoshima and the lowland regions also rank among the warmest […]