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Hina Doll Festival 

The Shinjuku Foundation for Creation of Future will host a hina doll festival at Shinjuku Bunka Center. The below is the details of the event from the Foudnation’s website. ~Enjoy Japanese Traditional Culture!~25th February (Sat.) 2012  Place: Shinjuku Bunka Center ≪4th Fl.≫Kimono Dressing, Tea Ceremony, Japanese Toys, Tea Corner, Consultation Corner ≪3rd Fl.≫Japanese Tea Ceremony, Traditional […]

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Higher Education Guidance ①

SNG Higer Education Counsellors will host a guidance session for those students who wish to go on to higher education in the next academic year. If you are thinking to go on to vocational school, university or graduate school, this event is not to miss. 【Higher Education Guidance 2012/2013】 Time and Date: Friday, February 10 […]

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Graduate destinations

In recent years, approx. 70% of graduates of Shinjuku Japanese Language Institute continue on to higher education. Our students have been accepted to a number of top Japanese universities this year, and here are some of the schools to which students have been accepted: 【Waseda University】 ・Politics Science and Economics ・International Liberal Studies ・Science and […]

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Volunteer Interpreter/Translator wanted

Shinjuku City Office is currently seeking bilingual volunteers to provide interpretation and translation services to elementary schools in Shinjuku. The details are as follows: Applicants must have advanced Japanese language skills. Job description: work as an interpreter at guidance for new students Reward: approx.¥2,000(including transportation fee) Languages: Koreaan, Chinese, English, Thai and Tagalog When: February […]

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Homestay in Okinawa

SNG is now recruiting the participants for the Kyoritsu Okinawa Homestay Program. It’s a great opportunity to experience the Okinawan culture – don’t miss it! The details are as follows. Organized by: Kyoritsu International Foundation Location: Okinawa prefecture Dates: From 2/20 (Mon.) to 2/25 (Sat.) 2012 Number of participants: 40 students total (the application will […]

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Soba Making Event

On December 9, 2011, SNG staff and students participated in a soba-making event organized by Japan Electronics College (JEC). Although most of the students have had soba before, it was their first time to make the noodle from scratch. The whole process took more than an hour, but students enjoyed it with Japanese students from […]

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Okutama Hiking Report

On 26 November, 45 SNG staff and students went hiking in Okutama. It was a clear day and the participants enjoyed autumn’s flame-colored leaves of red, yellow and orange. They walked from Hatonosu Valley to Tamagawa River, had nice lunch after hiking – pork soup (SNG staff made this for the students!), BBQ and baked […]

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Intermediate I presentations

On December 2, Intermediate I students had their survey presentation day. Each group chose their own topic, collected survey results and practiced presentations in Japanese. Some of the students looked quite nervous; however, their preparation enabled them to present the results very well. There were various topics including tourism, love and marriage. It turned out […]

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Higher education counselling

The time has come for serious college planning. Our student supoprt team for higher education has been offering college guidance and counselling events throughout the year. If you are not sure about your plan after graduation, or if you already know which colleges you wish to apply, now is the best time to talk to […]

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Leather Craft Workshop

On November 9, our school invited one of the jewelry art instructors from Hiko Mizuno college and hosted a leather craft worksop. For those who are interested in jewelry making, this event became such a great opportunity to see how the actual work should be done. About 15 students enjoyed making a leather bangle and […]