| Setsubun is a special Japanese event marking the last day of winter. The event is celebrated by casting “demons” (ill luck, or bad happenings) out of the home, and…

| The first sakura (cherry blossom) forecasts for 2014 are in. 花見(はなみ – cherry blossom viewing) heralds the coming of warmer spring weather in Japan, and is such a big…

| Fukuoka City is having a huge discount/special item campaign aimed at foreign tourists at the moment. Until the 9th of February, most of the majour shopping malls, restaurants and…

| We received this very special going-away present from one of our long-term students, Bjorn-san. Can you spot all the different GenkiJACS teachers and staff? (Here is a slightly bigger…

| From 2014, Genki Japanese School has partnered with the biggest internship provider for foreigners in Japan, to offer a combined study and internship program! After studying with GenkiJACS, you…

| We often have students at our language school who find it difficult to use Japanese keyboards, so we’ve put together a basic guide showing all the most frequently used…

| We always arrange a special event for our Japanese school students on the first day of the new year. On the first day of classes this year, we arranged…

| Tokyo is famous for being home to two of the three tallest towers in Japan – Tokyo Tower and Tokyo Skytree – but Fukuoka isn’t to be left behind.…