On Monday, September 8, SNG held its Project Presentation Day. Students from all classes and levels gathered to showcase their work one after another. The presentations took many different forms. Beginner-level students gave personal talks, sharing stories about their latest trip, their pets, or their home countries. Despite the language challenges, they managed to engage […]
On Sunday, August 31, the grand mikoshi parade took place in Takadanobaba. On this special occasion, our students joined local residents and members of the neighborhood committee to celebrate together. Our students wore the traditional festival attire embroidered with the school’s name: a happi coat fastened with an obi belt on top, and short festival […]
On August 29, 2025, the Advanced Level 2 class held their project presentations. The theme for this class was “From the Present to the Future: Understanding Social Issues in Japan.” The students introduced topics such as Japan’s declining population and differences in manners between men and women, each from their own perspectives. The class had […]
On August 28, 2025, the Intermediate Level 2 Special Advancement class held its project presentation session.This report focuses on two groups, whose themes were “International Relationships” and “The Daily Life of International Students in Japan.” The group presenting on “International Relationships” conducted a survey with 14 couples, exploring diverse aspects such as country of origin, […]
On Thursday, August 28, the intermediate classes presented their projects. We were able to attend the last two of the morning. The first presentation focused on students’ relationship with stress. A survey was conducted among 45 students of the school, representing 14 different countries. Eighty percent reported experiencing stress. Students noted a slight increase in […]
On August 26, 2025, the Advanced II College Prep class held a project presentation session.The two groups we covered in this report worked on the themes of Universal Design and Population Decline. The group that chose Universal Design introduced familiar examples from daily life as they proceeded with their presentation. Because they focused on things […]
July 30 marked the end of our Summer Course, the annual month-long program that combines Japanese language learning in the morning with cultural activities and excursions in the afternoon. This year, students had the chance to explore iconic neighborhoods of Tokyo, take day trips to Kamakura and Nikko, enjoy a cruise in Tokyo Bay, all […]
On July 25, 2025, students from Shinjuku Japanese Language School took a trip to Nikko City in Tochigi Prefecture. Their first destination was Nikko Toshogu Shrine, one of the city’s most iconic landmarks. Admiring the intricate carvings of the Yomeimon Gate and the famous Three Wise Monkeys, “see no evil, speak no evil, hear no […]
Yukata Day, an event organized for several years by the Shinjuku Japanese Language Institute, has allowed everyone to wear yukata, traditional Japanese garments that symbolize summer in Japan. For this special day, SNG invited all its students and staff to immerse themselves in Japanese culture. The yukata is a lightweight garment often worn during summer […]
On June 13, as part of their cultural experience, students from the Tourism Business class had the opportunity to take part in a traditional furin 風鈴 (Japanese wind chime) workshop at Shinohara Maruyoshi Furin Workshop (篠原まるよし風鈴). They could choose between two activities: glass blowing, where they made their furin from scratch, and/or furin painting. What […]
