http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/english/hotel.html (for accommodation description)
http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/english/tankisei.html (for price list of accommodation)

Message from Housing Office: 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: Applications for October 2002 and April 2003: Thank you to everybody who applied for a student visa from October. We received a record number of applications and there was strong competition for places. Applications for the October 2002 student visa start have now closed (though applications currently in process will still be accepted). The next student visa start date is April 2003 and we will begin accepting application kits from October. 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. 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 April 2003 start please contact admissions@yamasa.org for more information.

Short-term courses:

Discovery Tour starting on September 6th - itinerary at: http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/english/programs/discovery_20020906.html Contact admissions@yamasa.org for details. There are still a few places available - join a very small private tour: There are still a number of places available - join a very small private tour: Includes Includes Kamikochi, Takayama Jinya, Nara - Todaiji, Nara Park, Toyota Motor Factory and Kaikan, Okutono Jinya, Seto, Kyoto - Ryoanji, Nijo Castle, Kiyomizudera, Jishu Jinja, Lake Shoujiko, Mt. Fuji viewing, Magome, Tsumago, as well as many other locations.

Other Discovery Tours all have vacancies - contact admissions@yamasa.org for further information. Tour dates for next year are available at http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/english/programs/discovery_dates.html

All SILAC programs have space from August 22nd but accommodation is very limited. Contact admissions@yamasa.org as soon as possible for information.

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3. Student Interview: Matthew Sidgwick (AIJP)

Matthew Sidgwick

Jon: Okay, I'll get straight into it - why are you studying Japanese?
Matthew: Personal reasons mainly and to continue working in Japan. I've been working in Japan for a while and I want to be able to communicate with the people I live with. I'm also getting married next year to a Japanese lady so I will always have a connection with Japan.
J: Congratulations on the marriage.
M: Cheers!

J: How long have you been in Japan?
M: 7 years, actually coming up to 8.....
J: What have you been doing during that time?
M: I've been working in Tokyo. For the first two years I taught English and for the last 5 I have been a financial recruiter.
J: What was teaching English like?
M: Excellent! I didn't really want to do it for more than than a couple of years but I enjoyed it. The students were very receptive.

J: Why have you decided to stay in Japan for so long. I know many people who say that it was hard for them to stay for more than 1 or 2 years.
M: It seemed like the land of opportunity before I moved here. It sounds cheesy but it's true. You get what you put into it and there's a lot to Japan - not just the cities but....................................

Continued at http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/network/english/newsletter/student_int_31.html

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4. Japan Guide: Gion (Kyoto)

"Evening began to fall. "The Gion music will soon begin," said the elder daughter. "I can't imagine living any place where I would be out of earshot of the Gion music in summer." That rules out the rest of the world, and even most of Kyoto, other than a few square blocks."
Alex Kerr, Lost Japan

Introduction

Continued at http://www.yamasa.org/japan/english/destinations/kyoto/gion.html

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5. 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

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