Eating out and going about
| Japan has no shortage of restaurants in the city. Sometimes I wonder how so many places can be opened and still stay in places. And, it`s really hard to…
A small place for Gothic Lolitas
| If for some small chance you are part of the Gothic Lolita subculture, you might be pleased to know that Fukuoka has a small collection of Gothic/Lolita clothing stores…
Exercise??!
| When I first came to Fukuoka in September, I had had a summer of exercising every day, and I was freaking out over the possibility that I would be…
KY
| Everyone knows that Japan has an ever-changing vocabulary of slang. It`s probably impossible to keep up-to-date on them all. I would like to introduce one that was popular maybe…
Andrew-san and Michal-san
| Last Friday, three GenkiJACS students finished their stay at the school: Andrew-san, Michal-san, and Alan-san. I had the opportunity to interview Andrew and Michal before they left. 1.Why did…
Setsubun (節分)
| Although Setsubun is on February 3rd, all students got a special class today on this important day. Setsubun is the day before the beginning of each season, and there…
Hair Salons (美容室)
| Hair salons are a big business in Japan. If you walk down a street downtown you will probably find several within the same block. There are several monthly hairstyle…
はじめまして！
| I would like use this entry as an opportunity to introduce myself on the blog. I will be continuously updating the blog for the next few months as I…
GenkiJACS Christmas Party 2008
| We held our annual Christmas party last week, in the new GenkiJACS lounge. There were a variety of acts, and hopefully we’ll soon have an edited video of some…