Japanese Academy
Cultural Events Autumn Hiking Tour ー Mt. Sekirozan in Kanagawa
Do you all like mountain climbing? Have you ever been hiking in Japan? Every spring and fall, we at Coto Japanese Academy arrange day-trip hiking tours to various mountains in...
Posted by Coto Academy on December 6, 2014
Cultural Events Ikebana Experience in Koishikawa Korakuen
Ikebana (the art of flower arrangement) is very well known as one of the traditions of Japanese culture. Have you ever experienced it? There are many ikebana schools, but among...
Posted by Coto Academy on December 3, 2014
Cultural Events Harvest and BBQ tour – Visiting an Organic farm in Chiba
Harvest and BBQ tour – Visiting an Organic farm in Chiba Growing and selling of organic vegetables as “safe edible vegetables” has lately become very popular in J...
Posted by Coto Academy on November 3, 2014
Cultural Events Monja Yakatabune Cruise on Tokyo Bay
Have you seen those boats that look like houseboats floating on the Sumida River or Tokyo Bay? In Japanese they are called “屋形船 yakatabune.” The kanji characters mean a...
Posted by Coto Academy on October 21, 2014
Cultural Events Join Local Japanese Festival in Iidabashi!
Join Local Japanese Festival in Iidabashi! Summer in Japan means festival time! A street normally filled with the coming and going of cars and people is closed off just for...
Posted by Coto Academy on September 15, 2014
Cultural Events Coto Japanese Academy’s Beer Garden Party! + Practice Japanese!
How have you been spending the hot summer in Japan? At Coto Japanese Academy, continuing from last year, we powerfully beat back the summer heat with a beer garden! This...
Posted by Coto Academy on August 19, 2014
Cultural Events Japanese Sake Brewery Tour
Do you know how 日本酒 -nihon-shu (Japanese rice wine, or sake) is made? The basic ingredients are rice and water.Various types of sake are created based on the quality of...
Posted by Coto Academy on August 3, 2014
Cultural Events Getting to know Japan: Okinawa
Our latest Getting to know Japan took us to a fantastic Okinawan restaurant.
