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| Here are a few web resources related to the school that have surfaced recently: A host family’s photos from hanami party with students Blog in German by recent student,…
Culture Class
| 昨日文化クラスで、櫛田神社、川端商店街、そしてふるさと館へ行ってきました。櫛田神社でお参りしおみくじを引いてきました。さてリーズベスの運勢はどうだったのでしょうか・・・・！？Yesterday, the culture class took the students to Kushida shrine, Kawabata shopping arcade, and Furusato Museum.At the Kushida shrine, they bought a おみくじ (Omikuji, a fortune slip). How was…
Top ten words (sounds) with the most meanings in Japanese
| The Japanese language has only 101 different possible sounds in its syllabary, which means there are a lot of words that end up sounding the same! This often confounds…
New teachers!
| Summer is long gone, but we finally got round to updating our teacher information page, taking off the teachers who unfortunately left us, and putting on all the new…
Useful info for students 2: Great hot springs!
| One of the most relaxing things you can do in Japan is take a dip in an 温泉 (onsen, hot spring). And luckily, there’s a great one just 5…
Upcoming Fukuoka Events – October/November
| Here are a few events that might be of interest to people living in Fukuoka, as well as students at Genki Japanese language school: Kyushu Area Traditional Folk Arts…
Map of useful places for GenkiJACS students
| We spent an hour or so yesterday using Google Maps to put together a map of places of interest to GenkiJACS students, people studying at other Japanese schools, and…
Useful info for students 1: Cheap lunch!
| Every Monday, GenkiJACS runs tours of the local area, to show new students some of the local places (restaurants, banks, cultural centers, etc.) that might come in handy during…
Review of GenkiJACS by a former student
| A recent student of ours was kind enough to write a review of the school. It is included below, with no modifications or edits. ======================================================= I am very satisfied…
NPO Fever! GenkiJACS converts to Non-Profit Organization
| [Update: As of August 2009, ownership of GenkiJACS has moved to Genki Global, so the school is no longer an NPO. For details, see here.] We are proud to…