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| In what is arguably the best marketing move in the history of the internet, Hiroshima prefecture has teamed with with Google Maps to create a cat’s-eye street view of…
The mountain in the middle of Fukuoka city
| We’re willing to bet there are at least a few of our Fukuoka Japanese language students not born in a big city, who miss the greenery and beauty of…
Genki Japanese Schools shortlisted as one of world’s star language schools!
| We’ve done it again! For the 7th year in a row, we’ve been shortlisted by popular vote as one of the world’s top language schools (not just Japanese schools!)…
Studying Japanese on a Working Holiday visa
| Keen followers of our Japanese school may already know that we are currently going through the Japanese government’s accreditation process for Japanese language schools. If we become an accredited…
Oharai at our new Japanese language school building
| Before we began classes at our new Japanese school building in Fukuoka, we asked a shinto priest to come and perform an 御祓 (oharai) spiritual cleansing ceremony. This is…
Summer Japanese class availability in Tokyo and Fukuoka
| An update on Summer Japanese class availability.Our Japanese schools are now fully booked for most of summer. Unavailable periods are as follows:Fukuoka Japanese school: no availability from July 6…
The Japanese custom of giving flowers to newly opened businesses
| It’s a tradition in Japan that when a company opens, or moves to a new office, the companies they work closely with will send flower bouquets or potted plants…
AiiA theatre – 2.5-dimensional musical paradise
| Have you ever heard of a “2.5-Dimensional Musical”? This is one of the latest trends to come out of Japan, and the world-wide success of this phenomena should come…
Photos of our new Fukuoka school building!
| Exactly two weeks after we moved in, we finally have some photos of our new Fukuoka Japanese school building for you! We’ll be having professional photos taken in a…
GenkiJACS Fukuoka is moving!
| After 9 years in our current location, almost the entirety of GenkiJACS Fukuoka’s time on this sweet earth, we’re finally moving! In May GenkiJACS Fukuoka will take over a…