Do you know any sweets from Fukuoka?
10/28/2024
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There are many delicious sweets in Fukuoka. I always bring some Fukuoka’s sweets for souvenir whenever I visit friends or relatives who living out of Fukuoka. Today, I’m going to introduce two popular sweets from Fukuoka.
〇 Hakata Toorimon 博多とおりもん
This sweet is a type of Japanese manju (まんじゅう) with a white bean paste filling that is moist, subtly sweet, and melts on your tongue. …
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Speech Contest
10/16/2024
News
Student life
At NILS Ogori School, senior students held a speech contest.
The Journey to the Speech Contest: Preparation and Selection
The students made their speeches, had them checked by their teachers, and polished them to make the content even better. Once the content was finalized after consulting with the teachers, they began practicing. As you may know, speaking in a foreign language, especially …
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International Exchange
10/08/2024
Student life
At NILS, we actively engage in community exchanges to deepen our connections with local society. As part of this initiative, we participate in local middle school classes every two weeks, providing our students with valuable opportunities to experience Japanese culture.
Specifically, they are learning traditional Japanese arts such as shamisen, Japanese dance, and tea ceremony. When o…
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Daily cleaning
10/03/2024
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At NILS, there are morning and afternoon classes, and in both, the students on duty clean up after the lessons. This cleaning practice is deeply rooted in Japanese educational culture and continues as an important habit from elementary school through to vocational schools, and even into the workplace.
Cleaning in schools and workplaces is more than just a task; it holds significant education…
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the information session for vocational schools and universities
10/03/2024
Student life
Hello everyone.
It is now September and we are finally entering the season of higher education. Students who will graduate next March will have to decide what to do after graduation.
Today, I would like to talk about the information session for vocational schools and universities that was held the other day.
The venue was a hotel, and NILS students took a bus with their teachers. At the h…
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Nature in Fukuoka City
09/13/2024
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Nature in Fukuoka City: A Place Where Urban and Natural Environments Harmonize
Fukuoka City, the central city of the Kyushu region, is a charming place where urban convenience and rich nature coexist. With its diverse natural environments including the sea, mountains, and parks, it offers both residents and tourists plenty of relaxation and enjoyment. Here, we will introduce the natural a…
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Whose birthday is it this week?
09/04/2024
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Doraemon is a beloved national anime character in Japan, and his birthday is September 3, 2112. The manga 'Doraemon,' created by the artist duo 'Fujiko F. Fujio,' was first published in 1969. It tells the story of a robot named Doraemon, who travels back in time from the 22nd century to help a young boy named Nobita Nobi. Doraemon has a blue body and a four-dimensional pocket from which he pulls o…
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“Sound Play Workshop” Conducted!
08/29/2024
Student life
On August 8, 2024, we held the “24th Yayoi-no-Sato × <<50 Stories of Kasuga>> Sound Play Workshop” at our school, invited by the Kasuga City Fureai Cultural Center. Together with composer Makoto Nomura, we created music by layering various percussion instruments, rap, and singing voices. Let me introduce the event.
First, introductions… We started with self-introductions, where every…
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Student life, history and culture of Ogori City
08/16/2024
Culture
Student life
Hello everyone. Today, I would like to introduce you to the life of a NILS student and the historical buildings in Ogori City.
Students who attend NILS...
Students study Japanese every day from Monday to Friday, but they do not study in the classroom all the time until graduation. There are also major events, such as school trips and speech contests. Students will feel suffocated if they onl…
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Reasons Why Japanese Proficiency Improves Quickly
08/01/2024
Culture
Tips
Hello everyone,
At NILS, our students are dedicated to learning Japanese under the guidance of enthusiastic teachers, working hard on their daily lessons and assignments. It’s surprising to see that some students can start speaking Japanese fluently in a short period. But why is there such a difference in progress among students taking the same classes?
Today, I’d like to share some tips tha…
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