Japanese Academy
Cultural Events Coto Japanese Academy Year-end Party! 2014
(日本語はギャラリーの下をご覧ください） What kind of year was 2014 to everyone? 「みなさんにとって2014年はどんな年でしたか？」 With that question, our first year-end party as Coto Japanese Academy began. The venue this t...
Posted by Coto Academy on December 20, 2014
Japanese Study Saying “Goodbye” in Japanese: Can it only be さよなら (Sayonara)?
How Can I Say “Goodbye” in Japanese? Are you using Sayonara to say “goodbye” in Japanese? It may not mean quite what you think… Using さよなら (Sayonara) ...
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Cultural Events Coto Japanese Academy’s events in January and February 2015
We are planning many events for 2015. Here are ones that have already been scheduled. If you are interested, by all means please keep your schedule open!
Posted by Coto Academy on December 10, 2014
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
Japanese Study Counting Numbers in Japanese
Numbers in Japanese from 1 to 10,000 Numbers in Japanese above 100,000 Numbers in Japanese over 100,000,000 Numbers in Japanese are fairly simple. It advances on a base ten ...
Posted by Coto Academy on November 22, 2014
Japanese Study Translating 頑張る / 頑張って (Ganbaru/Ganbatte) into English
Article written by our contributor Jason Cohen. He has a master’s degree in Japanese language and worked in a variety of unique fields as a multi-cultural consultant and as a translator. Jason will explain to us the differences between Japanese and English in his point of view.
Posted by Coto Academy on November 19, 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
Student Testimonials Study Japanese in Japan #5 Ajay
In our fifth interview, we asked Mr.Ajay, who came to Japan in January 2014 and took the Coto intensive course for four months, about his improvements in Japanese and how his everyday life has changed.
Posted by Coto Academy on October 10, 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
Student Testimonials Study Japanese in Tokyo: Coto student profile #2 Nadine
This time we talked to Nadine from Belgium who has worked in Japan for five years, and who is now married and has a seven month old baby with a Japanese man. We asked how she managed her time studying Japanese and how improving her Japanese completely revolutionized her life in Japan.
