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About the Sunday course

Thank you for your interest in Shinjuku Nihongo Gakko ! We would like to inform our students that after several years, we are going to close the Sunday class at the end of the Winter term, on March 2018. We also would like to announce the creation of the new Saturday class that will start […]

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Yabusame, a mounted archery event in Takadanobaba

On Monday October 9th, SNG students were invited to attend a Yabusame event at Toyama Park. What’s Yabusame ? Yabusame is the name of a traditional Japanese sport rather unknown, including in Japan. It is a mounted archery technique used since the end of the XII Century during the Kamakura area. With the use of […]

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About the Typhon

新宿日本語学校の教職員及び学生の皆様へ 本日の授業は、通常通り行います。 Class will be held as usual.

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About the typhon 2017 Oct

新宿日本語学校の教職員及び学生の皆さんへ 台風の影響で休講の可能性があります。 明朝6時(午後クラスの学生は10時半)に各自で学生サイト (学生番号@sng.ac.jp, pass: 生年月日yyyymmdd)、ホームページ、Facebookを見てご確認ください。 To all students of SNG, Due to the typhon, school may be close tomorrow, on Monday 10/23. Please check the school Facebook page, website, and student site (login with studentnumber@sng.ac.jp, birthday for login yyyymmdd)from 6am (for morning) and 10:30am (for afternoon).

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Yukata Day at SNG

On July 21st, SNG organized its very first Yukata Day. An unforgettable and eventful day which ended two weeks of related activities. Regular students, as well as staff members and summer course students, were able to enjoy it together. Yukata sales Yukata literally means “bath clothe”. It is a light kimono that Japaneses like to […]

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Students danced at Awa Odori in Shimokitazawa

On August 18th, some SNG students got the opportunity to take part in one of the major summer event in Tokyo : Shimokitazawa Awaodori Festival. What’s Awa Odori ? Awa Odori literally means : “Awa dance”. The Awa Odori exists since the XVI Century and it used to be celebrated in Tokushima. It is also […]

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Mikoshi Parade in Takadanobaba’s streets

On September 3rd, a group of students from SNG took part in the traditional Mikoshi parade in Takadanobaba. What’s a Mikoshi ? Mikoshi (神輿) literally means “Divin Palanquin”. It is often seen as a building standing on wooden pillars. During Shinto processions, people carry the palanquin around the area in the belief that the Kami […]

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SNG Instagram photocontest ended!

The Instagram SNG Photo Contest ended on July 21st. Many photos were published by our students and we would like to thank everybody who participated in the contest. It was the first SNG Instagram Photo Contest but more than 100 photos were published. It was a great success ! 3 students were chosen as winners […]

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Sanbon-jime, a japanese clapping

Sanbon-jime is a custom in Japan, a hand clapping that people proceed to celebrate the end of an event as meeting, banquets, wedding, company parties and other business negotiations. There are several way to proceed like itcho-jime (一丁締め) which consist in a single clap or also the ippon-jime (一本締め) which is a triple serie of […]