English Sensei Spirit: Three Games for Practicing New Vocabulary
Here’s something I wish I knew when I was an ALT, especially when I was trying to get my students to learn 16 items of Aussie lingo…
The Sushi Experience
Pushing the noren curtain aside and sliding the wooden doors, you step into a whole new world that you cannot imagine from the indiscernible entrance…
Japanese Food and Philosophy
You cannot write for the Japanese culture and arts section and not address food. I’ve said this countless times, and as many of us who live in Japan know, food is such an important part of Japanese culture, both seasonally and traditionally.
Better Know a Ken: Kagawa
Welcome to Kagawa! We’re Japan’s smallest prefecture, home to less than a million people. But just because we’re small, don’t think “little†of us. Our small size is actually a great advantage because it means all of Kagawa’s treasures are well within reach!
Travel Japan: Shiga Kogen, Nagano-ken
After living in Japan for a few years now, I am still adding to my list of ‘must do’ in Japan, and attempting to cross a few things off too. During February’s three day weekend, I was happy to finally visit the snow monkeys…
Himeji Riiide
PEPY stands for “Protect the earth, protect yourself.†In 2005, former JET Daniela Papi and Greta Arnquist began their long-term contribution to education in Cambodia, and their initiative has been growing ever since.
News from your National AJET Rep: April ’11
Hello Hyogo. I know that this a rough time for everyone in light of the Tohoku earthquake. We are very lucky to be so far away from all that is going on, but please keep your nakama in the north in your memory and hope that they are all safe and sound.
I Heart T-Points: An Ode to Terajima Susumu, the Kevin Bacon of Japan
Are you a director? Is the female lead in your upcoming film in need of a shady older brother with connections to the “right†people?
Maigo in Hyogo: April ’11
Where in Hyogo can you see this majestic mountain view?