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Today's Contents:
1. The first bits: Events, Mt. Fuji climb, Summer festivals, Discovery "Option E", Travel destinations
2. Course information
3. Student Interview: Muniandi Vijayalakshmi
4. In the News: "Unpleasant and Misunderstood Japanese"
5. Japan Guide: Takayama and Gero Onsen
6. About The Yamasa Institute for Japanese Studies
7. Subscription Information
1. The first bits.
Climb Mt Fuji: The annual pilgrimage to Japan's national icon has been pencilled in for the weekend of July 26th/27th. The Mt. Fuji climb will be open to everyone and really is an experience of a lifetime. If you are unable to make the first trip then don't worry! There'll be another opportunity to scale the volcano again on the weekend of August 9th/10th. Further details are listed below in the Summer Tour Schedule.
Discovery "Option E": Want to get a taste of the real Japan but don't have enough time to take a month or two off to study? Here is a solution. Due to popular demand and an increased capacity, we are now able to provide a new "Tour Only" option for Yamasa's "Japan Discovery Program". Online applications now enabled, accommodation includes futon rental, OCJS password and airport pickup also provided.
(a) Things to do:
Tokugawa Shogunate Exhibition: In commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the start of Tokugawa Shogunate (1603 - 1868), the Okazaki Mindscape Museum of Arts is holding an exhibition of many items and belongings of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the first Shogun who was born and grew up in Okazaki. The exhibition runs until July 6th.
Folk dance festival: A folk dance festival will take place in Nagoya on August 30th and 31st. The "Nippon Domannaka Matsuri" will include a Yosakoi dance group from Okazaki. If you joining the dancing group from Rokusho Shirine near Higashi Okazaki train station then please contact Ms. Otake Itsuki on (0564) 51-2930 (in Japanese). Rehearsals are held from 7:00pm to 8:00pm every Friday.
Tanabata Star festival: The Cross Culture Circle (C.C.C.) will be holding a Tanabata Matsuri in Aoi Hall on Sunday July 6th from 16:00. The fee is just 700 and this includes food and drink. For more information call Kamiya on 090 3253 8339.
Summer Tour Schedule: Do you want to see a little bit more than Okazaki? Eager to get away for a day trip or weekend? Then some of the upcoming tours during May and June will be for you. These trips provide a great opportunity for you to visit locations much cheaper of the price that it would cost normally, with an experienced guide and door-to-door service:
Free Japanese Classes! Okazaki International Association holds free Japanese lessons taught by volunteers to non-Japanese living in Okazaki. Every Saturday from 2:30pm to 4:30pm at Tatsumigaoka-kaikan (3rd Floor), a 10 minute walk from Higashi Okazaki Station to Higashi Myodaiji cho. And also every 2nd, 3rd and 4th Thursday and Sunday of the month in Aoi Hall at Yamasa from 10:00am - 12:00am. Call 0564-45-5778 for more details, or email yoshiaki_yamamoto@hotmail.com
Free Origami and Kimono Classes! On the first Friday of the month the Okazaki International Association also holds free paper folding classes in Aoi Hall at Yamasa frmo 3:30pm. On the third Friday of every month they hold a kimono class at 2:00pm in Aoi Hall where you can try on a Yukata.
(b) Other bits:
Jon Walden
Admissions Coordinator, International Office
The
Yamasa Institute - Aichi Center for Japanese Studies
1-2-1 Hanehigashimachi
Okazaki
Aichi Japan 444-0832
Tel: +81 (0) 564 55 8111
Fax: +81
(0) 564 55 8174 (admissions)
Fax: +81 (0) 564 55 8113 (student
affairs)
Email: Admissions
Email: newsletter@yamasa.org
URL: http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/
URL: http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/network/
2. Course Information
Accommodation
If you are coming to Okazaki during the next few months, please visit the housing availability site, which has been upgraded.
Message from Yukiko Iijima (Housing Officer): Please also note that it is extremely important that you rank your accommodation preferences clearly. Upgrades are possible in the event of cancellations - so if your first preference is a single room in the village, select "Village single" as first choice, "Residence U" as your second choice and so on.
Long-term Courses:
Student Visa: The next student visa start date is October 2003, which are now closing. The deadline for submission of complete visa kits is July 15th. Please note that we will take into account a number of factors when considering a student visa application including age, academic background, nationality and so on - automatic acceptance of a student visa application is not guaranteed. If you need more information about dates, please check the deadlines for the student visa listed in each course in the program catalogue. If you wish to apply for the October 2003 start please contact Admissions immediately.
Short-term courses:
| Tour destinations: The August 22nd Discovery Tour visits a variety of destinations including Okutono Jinya, Toyota Kaikan, Asuke, Tokugawa Art Museum, Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology, Asahi Beer Brewery Tour, Takayama Jinya, Hida Kokubunji, Shirakawa-go Ogimachi, Kyoto, Tokyo: Ueno-koen, Shitamachi Museum, Ameyoko Arcade, Akihabara, Harajuku and many other destinations. See http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/english/programs/discovery_20030822a.html for more information. |
Discovery Tours all have vacancies - contact Admissions for further information. Tour dates for this year are available at http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/english/programs/discovery_dates.html
All extension programs have space from July 10th and academic programs have space from July but accommodation is very limited.
3. Student Interview: Muniandi Vijayalakshmi
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| Muniandi Vijayalakshmi |
The following interview was conducted by Roger Fung.
Roger: First of all, thank you very much for your time. So, how may I call you?
Muniandi: Viji. You can call me Viji.
R: Viji-san, desu ne. Why are you studying Japanese right now?
M: I've been living in Japan for about 2 years, with my husband and my family.. everyone is living in Toyota-shi. I am an engineer and I would like to work in a Japanese company. I want to study good, solid Japanese properly so that's why I came to Yamasa.
R: What were you doing before you came to Yamasa?
M: Before coming to Japan I was a college student in India. Soon after college I got married and came to Japan. For 2 years I was busy raising my kid. That's also why I wasn't able to study Japanese properly.
R: I see, raising a child is a tough job indeed. When did you start this course, and how long are you planning on studying here?
M: I started 2 weeks ago and I only intended to study for 4 weeks, but I am planning to extend my stay for 8 more weeks, which totals up to 3 months. I would like to learn more and more!
R: Hmm I see I see. So you came to Yamasa to study Japanese for work, what are your plans after finish graduating?
M: During my studies here I would like to practice my....
Continued at http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/network/english/newsletter/student_int_48.html
4. In the News: New articles
In this edition we have another article to help you practice,
"Unpleasant and Misunderstood Japanese"
About "In the News": This section aims to help you improve your understanding of articles in contemporary Japanese print and web media. Articles are from a wide range of sources including business, fashion, music, lifestyle, entertainment, crime, politics, international relations and so on. All articles are printable, and are accompanied by streaming audio files of the article being read at normal speed by male and female native speakers. Furthermore there are questions from the OCJS faculty that will help you confirm your reading or listening comprehension skills. (If you are an advanced learner, you may wish to attempt the questions after first listening to the audio link only, and then read the article to test your listening comprehension skills).
In addition, by using the link generator of the OCJS online dictionary with its definitions and kanji animations, you can easily check the meaning of new words, and also the stroke order of any Kanji that are new for you. The titles of the links ARE NOT translations of the headline accompanying the article (we don't want to give beginner level students too many hints to the answers), but are indicative of the subject field.
5. Japan Guide: Takayama and Gero Onsen (by Patty Lo)
Takayama in the northern part of Gifu Prefecture is a castle town at the foot of Takayama Castle built in the 16th century. It is a town of old wooden houses which draws thousands of vistiors very year and is called Little Kyoto. Its temples, shrines, festivals, rivers and bridges are reminiscent of Kyoto on a smaller scale. Takayama-matsuri is believed to have begun in the 16th or 17th century and is one of the three largest festivals in Japan. At the festival, intricate floats roam around the city utilizing the essence of Hida's traditional techniques (and a lot of people power). Takayama-matsuri is held in spring and autumn every year. In the spring the central shrine is Hie-jinja Shrine, and in autumn, the central shrine is Sakura-yama Hachiman-gu Shrine.
Gero Onsen is located in the middle-eastern part of Gifu Prefecture, on the border with Nagano Prefecture has been known as a spa since the 10th century. It is also known as one of the three best...............
Continued at http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/network/newsletter/japan_guide_19.html
6. ABOUT THE YAMASA INSTITUTE'S AICHI CENTER FOR JAPANESE STUDIES
The Yamasa Institute is committed to providing high-quality education in the Japanese language. We are a non-profit organization, a part of the Hattori Group. We are accredited by Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education - APJLE, accreditation number B302 - and "the only Institute in the Mikawa region with the appropriate programs, systems, curriculum and facilities required for quality Japanese language education" according to the Ministry of Justice. Further, in recognition of the excellent quality of our programs, we are in the top tier of 'Appropriately Authorized Japanese Language Education Institutes' - in fact, the only school in the Mikawa area with this prestigious recommendation. For full details see the accreditation section on the homepage at http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/english/accreditation.html
7. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
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