Tag Archives: school

The Many Faces of Gunma-chan: Tamamura

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

One of the surprise hits from our panel at AX was everyone’s favorite Prefectural Mascot, Gunma-chan! When he came up on the screen the whole room reacted with a big “Awww…” and we were pretty surprised by how much people … Continue reading →

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Japan is Beautiful

Posted on May 14, 2011 by

Gunma Prefectural Sports Tournament, May 13th 2011 This is my entry for this week’s Show Me Japan. Check it out!

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Japanese Pep Rally? Not so peppy!

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

Tomorrow is the Prefectural Sports Tournament, which means all the various clubs and teams will be battling it out in the fields and courts of our fair Prefecture. It also means that apparently I’ll be on TV, as the

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Meet Melon Bear…

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

Meet Melon Bear. Melon Bear is half melon/half bear, and when he comes to class, my students get so excited that I’ve seen them literally start vibrating in their seats. Even students who previously had been

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入学式 and a Beautiful Moment

Posted on April 16, 2011 by

Last week we had the School Entrance Ceremony, 入学式, which was remarkably similar to the Graduation Ceremony a few weeks ago. The freshmen processed in by class, and their home room teacher guided them with a flourish. Songs were sung, … Continue reading →

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Happy Friday! Engrish of the Week :)

Posted on April 8, 2011 by

This was a little sweet from one of my coworkers, a lovely example of the Omiyage that often appears on my desk. I don’t know about

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Graduation Ceremony! 卒業式!

Posted on March 1, 2011 by

Today is Graduation Day! It’s  a very big deal of course, and just a little bit confusing as I try to navigate the cultural differences between Japanese and American customs. I think I got through with only one embarrassing moment, … Continue reading →

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