“Omikoshi” in Melbourne

Our 11 students who stayed in Melbourne for 2 months joined people from “Japan Club of Victoria” and took part in Parade at “Moomba Festival”
We were worried about the weather because we had wild weather the day before and quite heavy storms and rain in the morning.
But luckily when the parade started at 11:00, the rain stopped! Even blue sky and the sun came out for us!
We worn HAPPI (Japanese Festival Jacket) and carried OMIKOSHI (Portable shrine) on the main street of Melbourne City.
Moomba Festival is one of the biggest cultural festivals in Melbourne.
Despite the weather, there are so many people came to see the parade. We were on TV on that day too!

Ryoko Yoshiura

＊♪＊ TOU-NICHI-BUN (vol.21) ＊♪＊

Today, I want to introduce our conversation class (advanced level).
The lesson was a type of training called a “Buzz session”.
The buzz session consists of dividing the participants into small groups to discuss an issue or carry out a task.

The groups work simultaneously in the same room.

(the word "buzz" comes from the resulting noise)

The task is brief and relatively simple.

The students all took part in the conversations calmly and finally managed to frame ideas. I have no doubt that they will survive in the real situations after graduation.

Many thanks to Ms. Fukada who coached the class as a facilitator.

Junko Fujisaki

Tokyo Japanese Language & Culture College

Bridal Fair

The bridal fair had been held by the second year students at Hospitality & Tourism College Tokyo on the 15th Feb.
The theme of the fair was “Change”.

The first division was the “Bridal Collection”.
The second year students transformed classmates into brides in line with the five different themes. The third division was the “Future Wedding”. After looking back over the “good old days”, their quest produced a new concept, an all-weather convertible wedding dress that was both practical and eye-catching.

What impressed me most was that the students tried to produce a comfortable atmosphere. This bridal fair projected an air of “Hospitality” and I realized the student’s professionalism.

I was really surprised there are so much to learn at vocational college in two years.
I felt assured that the students will become work-ready graduates with practical skills by the time of they are employed.

Hospitality & Tourism College Tokyo
Misato

＊♪＊ TOU-NICHI-BUN (vol.20) ＊♪＊

We had a cultural exchange activities with two classes of fifth-year students at Nakano Municipal Tounoyama Elementary school on the 25th of February.
This kind of session with neighboring schools was the third this year.
The lunch of elementary school was enjoyed by everyone.
The cultural exchange activities succeeded well. One of pupils performed on the “Koto” and received a big ovation from all.

Junko Fujisaki

Tokyo Japanese Language & Culture College