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入学式2025年5月
Finally, we're officially welcoming our first-year students with the Japanese entrance ceremony — 入学式 (nyūgakushiki)! We hope this marks...
May 191 min read
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Meet our teacher: Yoda-sensei (Friend's Questionnaire #7)
Meet Yoda-sensei! Yoda-sensei is a principal and a true mother of our CLAY Academy! She is the first person you meet after arriving in...
Apr 154 min read
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Finding job in Japan - HelloWork
When our students first arrive in Japan to study at CLAY, their sensei helps them find their first part-time job. However, with...
Mar 272 min read
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Graduation 2025
We would like to congratulate the students of the 2-year and 1.5-year Advanced Japanese Language Course on their graduation! It was an...
Mar 101 min read
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Meet our teacher: Nagai-sensei (Friend's Questionnaire #6)
In today's Friends Questionnaire, we are gonna have the opportunity to get to know Nagai-sensei! She is kind and sweet and loves...
Mar 23 min read
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Japanese calligraphy class 2025
Today, besides our usual textbook studies, we had a practical lesson in Japanese calligraphy. 書道 (しょどう、shodō)ー Japanese calligraphy The...
Feb 71 min read
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Setsubun in CLAY
A blue demon disturbed our classes! Say it loud and clear: "Demons out! Good fortune in!" Why? Because today is Setsubun!!!!
Jan 311 min read
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Lecture from the Kofu Police for first-year students 2025
Hey everyone! Today was a special day—we had a police officer come to our school to give a lecture to all the first-year students. It was...
Jan 302 min read
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Digital Bowling Tournament 2025
The Bowling Tournament in Culture and Language Academy of Yamanashi! Do you like bowling? What about digital bowling? Last Friday, Sensei...
Jan 281 min read
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Meet our teacher: Mizuno-sensei (Friend's Questionnaire #5)
Introducing to you Mizuno-sensei! Mizuno-sensei is a very kind and energetic teacher who always brightens the classroom with her...
Jan 223 min read
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Meet our teacher: Shimura-sensei (Friend's Questionnaire #4)
Meet our teacher - Shimura-sensei! One of the main characters of CLAY's social media. He is very kind and positive but doesn't talk much...
Jan 144 min read
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Celebration of the New Year in Japan
In Japan, お正月 (おしょうがつ) , or New Year’s celebrations, is one of the most significant holidays. This period is filled with rich traditions...
Dec 31, 20244 min read
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Meet our teacher: Matsuzaki-sensei (Friend's Questionnaire #3)
Matsuzaki-sensei is a highly positive and dynamic individual. Before becoming a teacher, Matsuzaki Sensei had a successful career as a...
Dec 27, 20243 min read
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Winter School Trip 2024
We are making it our tradition – during their first year in Japan, first-year students take a trip to Mount Fuji (富士山, ふじさん) before the...
Dec 25, 20242 min read
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Meet our teacher: Oyamatsu-sensei (Friend's Questionnaire #2)
Oyamatsu-sensei is one of the young teachers at 山梨外語学院. You know her as kind, but serious and strict. But what person is she outside the...
Dec 18, 20245 min read
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What to do if you feel sick?
Winter is Here! Though there’s no snow yet, the low temperatures and strong winds increase the chances of catching a cold. In this blog...
Dec 17, 20244 min read
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Meet our teacher: Nagano-sensei (Friend's Questionnaire #1)
Dear Students, How well do you really know your teachers? Every day, they dedicate three hours to teaching you Japanese, sharing the...
Dec 16, 20246 min read
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Songs to sing on the bus (Winter Editon)
You know, sometimes you go somewhere with your friends and you really want to sing. Our students have the same feelings. This Sunday,...
Dec 3, 20245 min read
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Halloween 2024
Our school has never seen such a colorful Halloween! Most students had never heard of this holiday before. Halloween is not popular in...
Nov 5, 20243 min read
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UniStudents X CLAY! Bingo games with 山梨県立大学 students
Today, students from 山梨県立大学 (Yamanashi Prefectural University) visited us to participate in an N3 Kanji Bingo game with our second-year...
Oct 23, 20241 min read
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