Cute Animals and Where to Find Them (in the Japanese Language)
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| We already learned a lot about Japanese Sayings and we also already know that cats play an important role in them. However, of course they cannot take all the…
Genki Japanese and Culture School Government Accreditation Published
| GenkiJACS proudly announced the government accreditation of the Fukuoka branch of our Japanese school last October. However, as people who have dealt with the government know, they often work…
Fukuoka becomes 5th largest city in Japan
| If you are looking for city life but feel a little overwhelmed by how huge and complex Tokyo is, why not Fukuoka? While it is not as well known…
節分 Setsubun festival
| If you have visited or lived in Japan, you are probably aware that the Japanese have very high awareness of the various seasons throughout the year. There are specific…
Student interview project – Kumagai-san and Umeda-san from LC Box Apartments
| Some of our more advanced Japanese language students at Fukuoka were given quite a challenging project this week!The class was split into 2, and each group told to interview…
Student interview project – Kayo Hisakawa
| Some of our more advanced Japanese language students at Fukuoka were given quite a challenging project this week!The class was split into 2, and each group told to interview…
Student interview project – Yuuki Mori
| Some of our more advanced Japanese language students at Fukuoka school were given quite a challenging project this week!The class was split into group, and each group told to…
Let’s go hiking this new year!
| It may be all cold and freezing, but that’s not going to stop our Tokyo Japanese language school students from hitting the mountains! Last weekend, some of our students…
Genki Japanese Teachers write their New Year Kanji
| Teachers at GenkiJACS’ Tokyo Japanese school took some time last week to write 書き初め (kakizome, New Year calligraphy). This is a custom where people write a kanji for the…
When religions collide – Shinto and Bhuddism meet at Hakozaki Shrine
| On 11 January, students at our Fukuoka Japanese language school got to experience the very rare 承天寺一山奉賽式 (じょうてんじ ほうさいしき” – Joutenji Temple Visit). This ceremony is held once a…