Bridal Course “Virtual Wedding”

A virtual wedding produced by first year students of the bridal course was held at a wedding hall, West 53rd Nihon-kaku in March.

The first year students of the bridal course invited the second year students.
A bride was selected from among the second year students of the bridal course, and a groom was a second year student from another course.

The first year students had been learning various things from teachers and seniors.
And this was an opportunity for them to present the results of their year of training, so they were very nervous.

Even though it was the first time for the students to produce a virtual wedding,
the second year students were really impressed by their performance.

Miyuki Fukuda

Hospitality & Tourism College Tokyo

Wave of Injustice

Picturesque coastal towns since time immemorial
Where they scratched out a living from brine and from soil
Manicured fields in rectangular patches
Boats in the harbor just back with their catches

Houses they’d lived in so many years
Paddies were sown with their ancestors’ tears
All swept away in one massive wave
Thousands condemned to a watery grave

Far removed from the centers of politics and businessmen
Small-scale farmers and seafaring fishermen
What was their crime – that they should face such horror
And meet the same fate as Sodom and Gomorrah?

Was it that they outsmarted nature with quake-proof construction
That a tsunami was sent to ensure their destruction?
Adding insult to injury one more little factor
Fuel rod melt-down at a nuclear reactor

Why such a target for heaven’s wrath
What justice is there in this aftermath?
But there is no answer to such questions one poses
Except the one given to Job and to Moses

We cannot understand, we dare not ask why
When, where, or how people may live and die
We can only help the survivors and stay well prepared
And pray that next time, again, we too will be spared

Neal Colodner

The 5th Hotel and Restaurant Service Contest - 2011

Trajal Hospitality & Tourism College students participated in the 5th Hotel and Restaurant Service Contest held at Tokyo Big Site in February.
All contestants passed the Restaurant service national exam and they competed against each, showing their skills. Mr. Yoichiro Ejiri and Ms. Kana Ishiguro participated in the contest representing our college.


Opening Ceremony

Prejudging themes are “Making Margarita” and “Orange Carving”.


ISHIGURO, Kana and EJIRI, Yoichiro


ISHIGURO, Kana and EJIRI, Yoichiro

Facial expression, posture, skills, and time limit are all judged by the jury.


The contestants get really nervous. And all contestants efforts are lined up.

Despite their best efforts, they couldn’t move into the final.
But they are happy because they did the best they could to show the results of their years of training in front of the professional jury.
They thanked their teachers for their support and guidance over the past two years.



I was moved by what I saw. They have accomplished so much in two years. I wish I could give them a fighting-spirit award!

Mari Tanaka
Trajal Hospitality & Tourism College Tokyo

ＳＫÅＬ Scholarship student

We have good news today. Our hotel course student, Ms.Namiko Abe won a ＳＫÅＬ scholarship to study abroad!!　She was so delighted when she heard the news.

This scholarship is a memorial of the achievements of Tetsuya “Jimmy” Moritani (founder of Trajal group) who devoted his life to the development of the Japanese overseas travel industry, and for the “Association internationale des Skål club Tokyo” (“Skal”) members serving as leaders in the international tourism industry who support students studying abroad to become future leaders in the tourism industry.

Skål is a professional organization of tourism leaders around the world, promoting global tourism and friendship. It is the only international group uniting all branches of the travel and tourism industry. Its members, the industry's managers and executives, meet at local, national, regional and international levels to discuss and pursue topics of common interest. http://skalnet20.skal.org/

Namiko is scheduled to leave Japan for Melbourne, Australia on April 2. She will study there in Melbourne for 10 months through our “Study Abroad Program”.
She is required to submit an English essay,“Things what I want to achieve during my study abroad” before her departure. Also she has to make a report twice during her stay, and she is asked to make an English speech at a ＳＫÅＬ Tokyo meeting when she comes back.

Akiko Ikeuchi
Trajal Hospitality & Tourism College Tokyo


Namiko (left) and her homeroom teacher

＊♪＊ TOU-NICHI-BUN (vol.29) ＊♪＊

We had a special class for advanced level class students last month. Students gave a presentation about their interesting area to Japanese guests. Some students gave the presentation using “iPad”. So much has changed!!

Junko Fujisaki

Tokyo Japanese Language & Culture College

＊♪＊ TOU-NICHI-BUN (vol.28) ＊♪＊

We will start our new class at new school building from Jan., 2011.
So, we have to leave the school building where we have been spending for 10 years.　
Students also have taken the last class here in this building.
The new school building is located right across from our current school building.
I would like to ask for your continuous support.

Junko Fujisaki
Tokyo Japanese Language & Culture College

Work experience

Hello! I am Haruka!! How are you doing?
After great holiday, we had work experience.
We worked at hotel andtravel agency and so on.
In my case I worked at YHA travel, travelagency.
I had really good time. All staffs are so kind and friendly.
They organized me to join the tours.
I could join two tours, great oceanroad tour and Phillip island tour.
In there I could meet many people whocome from various countries.
I had really good time in there.
And Ifound many good shops around my work place.
Cafe, food shops and so on.
Especially, I love the hot chocolate at cafe “”.
This hot chocolate isso sweet and chocolate was melting in the bottom of cup.

ＹＨＡtravel / great ocean road

My favorite hot chocolate

Thank you YHA travels.

Haruka (Melbourne)