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Asahi beer

Posted on 2017年5月20日 by

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Beer is a commercially successful drink all around the world and is produced under all kinds of circumstances and in many climate zones. Japan is no exception with a flourishing beer economy and a large variety of producers and beverages. Japan’s biggest beer company is a Asahi, let’s take a closer look: The Asahi brewing company is a leading beer and soft drink company based in Tokyo. As of January 2014, Asahi was the largest of the four major beer producers in Japan. Asahi was founded in Osaka in 1889 as the Osaka Beer Company. During the First World War German prisoners worked in the brewery. In 1987 Asahi introduced…

Posted in School Blog, Food, Japanese culture, Service Tagged with: Japan, asahi, beer, drink, economy

Beach day

Posted on 2017年5月9日 by

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The golden week is the perfect time to relax and let the stress of every day life behind. On the third day of the week, the students decided to relax at the beach and enjoy the first sunrays of summer. Equipped with sun blocker, bags full of snacks and drinks, the students found themselves a nice and sunny place at the beach and prepared their towels. After a long and delicious beach picnic, some students decided to open the swimming season and dashed into the waves of momochi beach. Even though the wind was quite strong, the sunshine and cloudless sky made it a perfect start into the sunny time…

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Dontaku 2017 recap

Posted on 2017年5月8日 by

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Last week was golden week and people all around Japan enjoyed the public holiday with their friends and family. The students of Asahi Nihongo decided to use their study-free time to join the annual Dontaku parade which serenades through the streets of Hakata on the 3rd of may. People dress up in unique costumes parade through the streets while clapping shamoji spoons and dance on stages and in squares in various quarters of the town. The students decided to grab a quick bite at one of the numerous street food vendors that lined up at the Nakasu River before looking out for a good spot to watch the festival, which…

Posted in School Blog, Asahi Nihongo, FUKUpedia, Japanese culture, Leisure Tagged with: culture, dontaku, fun, hakata, parade

Dontaku festival

Posted on 2017年4月29日 by

There are festivals and events that are only held in Fukuoka and besides Yamakasa, the most popular one is the Dontaku festival. People dress up in unique costumes parade through the streets while clapping shamoji spoons and dance on stages and in squares in various quarters of the town. A shamoji, which is a wooden utensil for serving rice, evokes the image of a woman, busy preparing a meal, dashing out to join the parade passing in front of her house. The parade of gorgeously decorated vehicles called hana jidosha is also entertaining. Of all the Japanese festivals held during the so-called Golden Week when there is a series of…

Posted in School Blog, Asahi Nihongo, FUKUpedia, Japanese culture, Leisure Tagged with: Fukuoka, dontaku, festival, hakata, matsuri

Yakitori

Posted on 2017年4月13日 by

Yakitori is a Japanese type of skewered chicken, which is considered one of the most tasty snacks that you can get at an Izakaya. Let’s take a closer look at how Yakitori is actually made: The preparation of Yakitori involves skewering the meat with a type of skewer typically that is often made of steel, bamboo, or similar materials. Afterwards, they are grilled over a charcoal fire. During or after cooking, the meat is typically seasoned with tare sauce or salt. In order to facilitate even cooking, the meat is cut into small, roughly uniform shapes and then skewered; after which the yakitori are seasoned and cooked. Charcoal is the…

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Calligraphy class

Posted on 2017年4月12日 by

Today, the students of the Asahi Nihongo school had the opportunity to take part in a calligraphy class. Calligraphy is an art that is deeply interwoven with Japanese history and culture. The perfect execution of drawing Japanese letters is much more than a writing exercise, it is meditation and relaxation for the artist. After a short introduction to the art, the students were shown the brushes and the paper, including an explanation of what they are made of. In the following, the teacher showed brush strokes and how to transport the right amount of ink on to the paper. Shorty after, the students were able to slowly draw characters onto…

Posted in School Blog, Asahi Nihongo, Japanese culture, Service Tagged with: asahi, calligraphy, class, japanese culture, nihongo

Welcome party

Posted on 2017年4月10日 by

A lot of new students arrived at the Asahi Nihongo School, reason enough to celebrate and get to know each other at our famous welcome parties. On the weekend, around 20 old and new pupils of the Asahi School went to a bar/ restaurant in the Tenjin area to get some drinks and snacks and have some relaxed chats. People who have not met each other before laughed and drank together, a lot of new friendships and connections were made while everybody enjoyed tasty Japanese snacks and dishes. At the end of night, everybody talked to everybody and the group of students got a lot closer to each other. This…

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Japanese sports

Posted on 2017年4月3日 by

This week, the Japanese study group learned about Japanese sports. After discussing which sport is most popular in Japan, which clearly is baseball, the group focused on sports that are Japanese inventions with deep roots in the country’s history. After counting up several martial arts, the teacher led the students to the topic he wanted to talk about, as he prepared a grammar lesson playing with terms coming from that sport: Sumo. After a short introduction to the sumo ranking system, the order in which the strength of the fighters is measured, the teacher explained how to express that something is bigger, smaller, stronger etc than something else in Japanese.…

Posted in School Blog, Asahi Nihongo, FUKUpedia, Japanese language, Service Tagged with: Japanese, Sumo, asahi, jsg, language

JLPT preparation course

Posted on 2017年3月28日 by

Asahi Nihongo provides a JLPT Preparation Course for N1, N2 and N3 from May 8th, 2017. The course is for students who already have previous knowledge of the Japanese language. With only 2 to 6 students per class, you will study in a relaxed atmosphere. The test preparation textbook is easy to understand, and you will do lots of practice with test sheets, test questions and CD’s.

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Hanami party recap

Posted on 2017年3月27日 by

Despite the changing weather and the fact that the cherry blossoms has not fully open yet, this years Asahi Nihongo Hanami party was a huge success. Around 60 people attended the event that was held at the Maizuru park on the 26th of march. Everybody was sitting on tatami mats in a huge circle, the middle was stashed with delicious food and snacks that the guests brought along. We played three games, including a Bingo in which our Japanese and international guests got to know each other better, a lemonade drinking competition and last but not least, a Janken tournament, which was highly exciting as everybody participated. The games were…

Posted in School Blog, Asahi Nihongo, FUKUpedia, Japanese culture, Leisure Tagged with: Hanami, asahi, nihongo, party, ritter

Lolita Fashion Dinner

Posted on 2017年3月26日 by

This Saturday one of our students presented the Lolita fashion collection she has been working on for the last months in an Atelier in Daimyo. The student finished her internship at the fashion atelier, the show was her final graduation work. The head chef of the atelier prepared food and drinks for everybody who attended and watched the show, the buffet was huge and delicious so everybody ate a lot while looking forward to the collection. The dresses were beautifully executed in the Japanese Lolita style which reminds of French renaissance dresses. The male models wore t-shirts and tights, harmonising with the dresses of the collection as the same fabrics…

Posted in School Blog, Asahi Nihongo, Internship reports, Service Tagged with: asahi, fashion, lolita, nihongo, show

Japanese slang

Posted on 2017年3月25日 by

In yesterday’s Japanese study group session, the students were introduced to Japanese slang words that are popular among teenagers and younger Japanese people. After a few example sentences, the students were able to use the words freely, creating their own example scenarios and situations which was a lot of fun for everybody as the students are normally used to very polite standard Japanese. After finishing the slang word explanation, the students focused on Japanese grammar, the possibility and passiv form and the short forms which can also be used in certain situations. It was a fairly difficult lecture but all students were able to understand and use the new grammar…

Posted in School Blog, Asahi Nihongo, Japanese culture, Japanese language, Service Tagged with: Japanese, asahi, jsg, nihongo, slang

The Asahi Nihongo Hanami party 2017

Posted on 2017年3月24日 by

This Sunday the time has finally come to celebrate this years Sakura cherry blossom with everybody from our school, students, staff, teachers and many more! Bring your friends and family and enjoy the beautiful nature with us!

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Shopping in Fukuoka

Posted on 2017年3月22日 by

The topic of today’s Japanese study group was shopping in Fukuoka. Everybody told the group what he or she purchased lately and the students discussed matters such as clothing, food and other things to buy and where in Fukuoka to get them. After an explanation on how to express that something “looks like (adjective)”, the students were challenged to express how different examples looked like in Japanese, for example: “the ring looks expensive”. After everybody got a hang of this expression, the students asked each other about what they want to buy the most in the very moment. It was a fun and informative lesson, everybody learned a lot about…

Posted in School Blog, Asahi Nihongo, FUKUpedia, Leisure, Service Tagged with: Fukuoka, asahi, jsg, shopping

International parlor game event

Posted on 2017年3月21日 by

The students of Asahi Nihongo came up with a really good idea during today’s study rehearsal: in order to connect with other students of the school, including Japanese students who study foreign languages, the students would like to invite you to a parlor game event! The event will be held on Friday, the 31st of march at the Asahi Nihongo school. The goal of the event is to make new friendships and connections outside of your usual peer group. Japanese and international students have the chance to make foreign friends that will help you to improve your language skills natural and fast. The games that will be played range between…

Posted in School Blog, Asahi Nihongo, FUKUpedia, Japanese language, Leisure, Service Tagged with: friends, game, international, parlor

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