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Evening Course Free Trial Lesson for Beginners

Are you interested in learning the Japanese? Are you too busy during the way? If so, come and try our evening course for beginners! The below are the details of the free trial lesson. Date: Thursday, 26 July Time: 7PM – 8:30PM Location: 1st Building, Shinjuku Japanese Language Institute Don’t hesitate to contact us if you […]

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Student presentation day

Lower intermediate students had their presentation day before the end of term. They covered various topics such as SNG students’ future plan and Japanese food. Students did a survey among SNG teachers and students from other levels. Their presentation posters were quite well written. Although they looked a little nervous when they began their presentation, […]

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Participants wanted for bon dance festival

There will be a bon dance festival at Suwa shrine on Sat., July 21. SNG staff and summer course students are going to join the practice session, so come and practice with us if you’re interested! Date: Sat., July 7 Meeting place: Shinjuku Japanese Language Institute entrance Meeting time: 18:45 Practice time : 19:00-21:00 Location: Tokadanobaba No.2 Kotobuki Kaikan Application: Please […]

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Press release

SNG student won 1st place in the Japanese speech contest

On July 9th, a Japanese speech contest “shabereon ’12” was held in Shinjuku Cultural Center. One of our students, Ms. Akiyo Suzuki (Advanced I / b class) participated in this contest together with 14 students from other language schools, universities and graduate schools. Akiyo’s topic was “the beauty of the Japanese language”. Her speech content […]

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Field trip report

Beginner I On June 1, SNG teachers and beginner I students visited a disaster prevention center in Kita-ku, Tokyo. Here, people can learn and experience how to act in times of disasters. First they learned about earthquakes by watching video animation in Japanese. Students then had a fire drill, practiced a fire escape and for […]

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Tea ceremony report

We had a tea ceremony lesson in Intermediate I class today. Although it was an informal ceremony, students seemed a little nervous because of the solemn atmosphere. First, our vice principal, Ms. Mori explained how to appreciate and perform tea ceremony. Students were impressed by the formalized manners of Japanese tea ceremony. After watching Ms. […]

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Graduate School, University, and Technical School Acceptance Rates (2011)

The results for last year’s entrance exams for institutes of higher education have been posted. As in 2010, many of our graduates continued on to famous private and public universities and graduate schools in the metropolitan area. Students were accepted to the following schools: Graduate school ・The University of Tokyo ・Tokyo Gaugei University ・Tokyo University […]

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2012 Hokkaido Homestay

We are now accepting applications for 2012 Hokkaido Homestay. 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 8/25 (Sat.) to 9/2 (Sun.) Number of participants: 4 students total. If there are more than 4 […]

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c wanted for Yugawara homestay

We are now recruting participants for the popular Yugawara homestay program. The participation is only 2,000 JPY and it is a great opportunity to learn everyday Japanese! The details are as follows: Location:   Yugawara-machi, Kanagawa Dates:   From July 30 (Mon) to August 6 (Mon), 2012 Number of participants: 5 students total. If there are […]

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Golden week class report

Shinjuku Japanese Language Institute organized a 2-day language/culturual course during the Golden Week. 20 students participated and enjoyed learning Kanji in the morning and Japanese cultural activities in the afternoon. As for the cultural events, students experienced tea ceremony on the 3rd and Origami on the 4th. It was a nice opportunity for them to […]