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Web Wednesday

Would love to see it in person one day! – https://www.tofugu.com/travel/aburaya-nara/ Aburaya – The Original Edo Period Inn in Haibara, Nara Exactly as it was over 300 years ago September 7, 2015 • 584 words written by Mami Suzuki • Art by Mami Suzuki Aburaya is the name of this old fashioned hatago 旅籠はたご which…

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Tuesday Long Weekend Update & Quote of the Day

Hey everybody! Happy New Year and welcome back as we return from the long weekend. This week we are finishing up our extra lunchtime classes for Advanced Children while they are on their last week of school holidays. We had a great turnout for our New Year’s Eve Training session this past Saturday with Hanshi…

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Thursday Pic of the Week

What better choice than today’s weather? We are still open for classes this afternoon and evening, just please use your best judgement in traveling. We are expecting at least a few more centimeters today. If you don’t make it in this evening, we hope you can join us for our Noon-Nen Keiko New Years Eve…

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Weekly Update and Quote of the Day

We hope that every one had a safe and happy holiday and welcome you back to another week of classes.  This week we will be running additional classes for Advanced students at Noon as well as our regular evening classes. This weekend we look forward to our traditional new years eve training with Hanshi Tallack from…

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Thursday Pic of the Week

It’s a Throwback Thursday Pic of the Week today as we revisit Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto, Japan. This is one of my favourite pictures that I took from our trip this past April for the 5th World Butokusai. I can’t wait to go back again in 2020!

Web Wednesday

An interesting article, give it a read! http://www.tofugu.com/japan/state-shinto/ State Shinto: A Religion Interrupted How the Japanese Government took over the country’s native religion December 13, 2016 • 3063 words written by Eryk • Art by Aya Francisco Walk around Japan and you’ll run into one in minutes: the vermillion arches that signify entrance into the…

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Monday Weekly Update

Hey everyone! We’re here and all set for this last week before the Christmas holidays. We had a really busy weekend with our monthly Graduation Ceremony, Children’s Christmas Parties, a Birthday Party, and then our Teen and Adult Christmas Parties.   This week we are open for regular classes from Monday to Thursday, then all…

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Thursday Pic of the Week

A couple pictures from our Christmas parties last year, looking forward to seeing everyone this Saturday for our parties!