Starbucks in Fukuoka
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| It may or may not come to your surprise that downtown Fukuoka is home to dozens of Starbucks cafes. Since I’m from Canada, where Starbucks is a common sight,…
Sakura
| These are pictures from Maizuru Park last week. Maizuru Park is about a 15 minute walk from GenkiJACS. In the evening the school had a Hanami event under the…
耳掻き (mimikaki)
| Recently, I asked one of our teachers, Yuuji-sensei, about mimikaki, or ear cleaning, in which someone cleans your ears for you, whether it`s a family member or someone in…
The Cost of Internet Access in Japan
| Recently, friends in Ecuador told us that they pay $140 (about 14,000 yen) a month for a 1.5 Mb/s Internet connection. This made us realize how cheap Internet access…
GetUpEnglish
| I found Roger Pulver`s GetUpEnglish site a few years ago as I was looking for Japanese language resources online. I think it`s one of the best places to learn…
Sakura Season
| It`s sakura season! The cherry blossoms are blooming now. At the train station today, I saw a billboard on sakura-viewing schedules for the public parks in Fukuoka. I think…
Shiina Ringo
| Today I`m going to write about a huge talent that was born in Saitama but raised in Fukuoka. Most of you who listen to some Japanese music have probably…
Fukuoka Tower
| Fukuoka Tower, like every tall tower in a big city, is a landmark everyone visits when they stop over here. Though it is relatively small (at 234 meters), it…
Softbank Hawks
| I forgot to mention, but last week I was able to see a baseball game between the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks and the Yokohama BayStars courtesy of GenkiJACS (there was…
White Day
| Two more days until White Day (March 14)!As you may already know, White Day is when guys must get presents for girls (in return for all the gifts girls…