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Okutama Hiking
This hiking event is held every year, and is very popular among our students. Okutama – the other side of tokyo – is famous for its beautiful nature. Why not enjoy the coloured leaves and BBQ with SNG teachers and staff? Date: Friday November 16, 2013 Meeting Time and Place： Meet us at the end […]
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Amacho Homestay 2013 Participants Wanted!
We are currently accepting applications for the annual Amacho Homestay. Students will participate in the local festival focused on the “Kinya Monya” regional folk song. The festival is followed by fireworks. Place: Ama town of Shimane Prefecture Period: Aug 22nd 2013 (Thu) – Aug 26th 2013 (Mon) Participants: 4 SNG students only Participation fee: […]
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SNG student won 1st place in the Japanese speech contest
On July 8th, a Japanese speech contest “shabereon ’13” was held in Shinjuku Cultural Center. One of our students, Mr. TORGAYEV TAMIRLAN (Intermediate II class) participated in this contest together with 17 students from other language schools, universities and graduate schools. His speech content and pronounciation were outstanding – and he won 1st place! Congratulations, […]
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2013 Homestay Program
We are now accepting applications for 2013 Homestay Programs. There are four different programs to choose from. Escape Tokyo for a refreshing, cool summer experience! ① Toyako summer homestay (Hokkaido) Organized by：Toyako Intercultural Exchange Committee Location：Toyako, Hokkaido Dates：From 8/24 (Sat.) to 9/1 (Sun.) Participation fee： 50,000 JPY (includes flight, travel insurance, and activity fees) ② […]
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Japanese Business Project
On May 17, Business Japanese students sold hot dogs as their business project. They used their Japanese business skills throughout the project (writing a proposal, doing a presentation, advertising, selling the food, writing a repoert, etc.) The prices were quite reasonable (hot dog with choice of one beverage (coke, lemonade, tea) and chips for 300 […]
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Okutama Hiking report
On April 29, more than 40 SNG staff and students participated in the hiking event organized by Okutama Festival Committee. They enjoyed the 10 km of forest walk and completed the hiking in 4 hours. After the hike, the committee members served miso soup to the paricipants. It was such wonderful weather and the participants […]
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Evening & Sunday courses
We are now recruiting students for our Evening Japanese courses and Sunday Japanese courses (Spring term, 2013) Evening courses Dates: From April 20 to June 16, every Tuesday and Thursday, 20 classes in total (you can join the course even after April 20 ). Time: 19：00-20：30 Registration fee: ￥15,000 Tuition fee: ￥60,000 Textbook fee: Approx. ￥3,000 Sunday […]
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Ski & Snowboard tour
This year, we are going to Nagano for skiing and snowboarding! Why not join us and enjoy winter sports in Japan? The details are as follows. Dates: March 21-22, 2013 Location: Shirakabako Royal Hill Skiing Resort, Nagano Meeting place and time: in front of Waseda Shochiku at 7:30 AM (Departure time: 8:30 AM) Participation fee: […]
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Grand Sumo Tournament Report
On February 10, SNG staff and students went to see the 2013 Grand Sumo Tournament. 34 students went to see this event and some watched from the beginning while others watched from the main tournament. Ozeki Kakuryu won the tournament and he showed quite a few great techniques which he doesn’t usually use in the […]
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The Seven Lucky Gods Tour
The Shichi (seven) Fuku (luck) jin (beings) meguri (tour) is a short pilgrimage tour to visit temples and shrines of the Seven Lucky Gods. It is usually done during Oshougatsu, the beginning of the year and people wish for happiness and good fortune in the New Year. Date: January 12, 2013 Meeting time: 9：30AM Meeting place: in […]