2020 年　明けましておめでとうございます！ I hope you are having a good start for the New Year! In Japanese we say “Ichinen no kei ha Gantan niari” 「一年の計は元旦にあり」this means “New Year’s Day is the key of the year.” So Japanese traditions for the New Year are full of customs and formality, “First of things – Beginning of…” is […]

This time, we had a different type of activity. We focused on a Japanese New Year’s traditional activity called “Kakizome/書き初め(かきぞめ)”. At the beginning of the year, people write calligraphy known as kakizome; they create works symbolizing their wishes for the new year. In Japan, we usually have calligraphy classes in elementary school. So everyone has basic […]

Hi everyone, this is Yuka from Yokoso Japan Association. This year, I went to visit Japan in April. I just missed the Sakura season last year at the end of March so I decided I have to come back in April. My trip was mostly for vacation but I heard GenkiJACS was opening a new school […]