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...

Matsuzaki-sensei is a highly positive and dynamic individual. Before becoming a teacher, Matsuzaki Sensei had a successful career as a...

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...

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...

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...

Dear Students, How well do you really know your teachers? Every day, they dedicate three hours to teaching you Japanese, sharing the...

You know, sometimes you go somewhere with your friends and you really want to sing. Our students have the same feelings. This Sunday, while traveling from the JLPT exams from Tokyo on the bus, we really wanted to sing, so the bus was filled with songs. All the students on the bus were from Nepal, so the songs were in Nepali and Indian. But suddenly we had a desire to sing something in Japanese, since we have been learning this language for almost 1.5 years. But apart from a v

Our school has never seen such a colorful Halloween! Most students had never heard of this holiday before. Halloween is not popular in...

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 students. The game was challenging yet fun! Without using textbooks, phones, or translators, but with the help of our guests, students had to think through the kanji , their readings, and meanings. It was great hearing "bingo" whenever someone marked five words on their card. Thank you for joining us—we look forward to seeing you again! また遊

We welcome new students to our school! Today, we held 入学式 (nyuugakushiki), the entrance ceremony, for 9 new students from Nepal, Malawi and China. The headmaster and the school owner congratulated the students on starting this new chapter and wished them inspiration and a productive and fulfilling student life in Japan. Devi-san gave an opening speech to his new classmates, encouraging them to study hard. Today we held two tests and an Interview with each student to ensure th

This Saturday we had the most fun party organized by our students to celebrate Dashain! The girls’ dormitory students invited their classmates and teachers over and hosted a wonderful celebration. Girls applied tika to teachers foreheads and after a brief explanation received from girls, Yoda-sensei applied tika (a red paste mixed with rice) to students foreheads as part of the ceremony. We were treated to delicious traditional Nepali curry with rice - it was so tasty, thank

We had the pleasure of interviewing Bishwakarma Karuna, last semester's top student at the Yamanashi Culture and Language Academy. In...

書道はとても楽しかったです！^ - ^ We recently had an amazing experience with a Japanese calligraphy (書道) workshop led by Yoda-sensei on July 25th....

What a busy day in Tokyo! We explored variants of universities and vocational schools on the 進学説明会, walked on Shibuya famous crossroad,...

On the beautiful Sunday morning, 5月12日, Mothers Day, our new students were warmly welcomed at our 入学式 (nyugakushiki) - the entrance ceremony. Principal of the Academy Tatsuo Imai, along with Tadashi Yoshida, the Principal of Yamanashi Gakuin High School, delivered heartfelt speeches in both Japanese and English, setting the tone for the exciting days ahead. One of our new students, ボハラヒラ,l gave an entrance speech to her new classmates, shared her thoughts and aspirations abou

We decided to interview one of the most successful students of our academy, Deula Sujina. The girl came to us from Kathmandu, Nepal, and...

Many foreign students struggle with understanding spoken Japanese. This can be a problem not only during exams but also in everyday...

In Japan, school and university students often use word cards to learn kanji, foreign languages, etc. Have you ever used word cards?...

Recently we had a wonderful Tinkering class focused on exploring painting with various objects, including our palms and feet! Yesterday,...

文化交流イベント (ぶんか こうりゅう イベント) はとても楽しかったです！ We had a lot of fun watching our students dance, play games with Kanji, and learn TikTok dances!...