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Japanese Food

Meals(J) by patjack67 Have your tried Japanese food? Here, some boys from Tokai talk about meals at home.

Family LIfe in Japan

Family (A) by patjack67 Here is another video from some Tokai boys. This time about family life. Enjoy

Older People In Japan

Older People(B) by patjack67

Here is a video we made a few years ago. In it, a class of Tokai students talked about older people in their family. This will give you a glimpse into family life in Japan.

Here we are! Messages from the Tokai boys.

Hi. Here are some of our pictures! We are looking forward to meeting you in the UK soon. We can't wait to come to St. John's. We wrote some profiles too. Best wishes from Nagoya, Japan

My name is Taise Kumai. I’m fifteen years old. I’m a junior high school student.

It takes me about an hour to go to school. I ‘m in the Archery club. I play Archery after school everyday.

I like sushi very much. But I have never made it. When I want to eat Sushi, I go to a sushi bar.

I like outdoor sports. For example, I have climd Mt.Fuji three times.

I have never been to a foreign country, so I’m looking forward to this trip.

Hello! I am Soichiro Yoshimoto. I'm fifteen years old. I have one brother
whose name is Tomohisa. I call him Tomokun. We often fight. But we are good
brothers. I can play the violin.
I have been learning the violin twelve years. Don't you think music is
fantastic!? I usually spend vacations traveling. I've been to Vienna, Hawaii
and Guam. And I like to eat food around the world. So I'm looking forward to
eat British cuisine!
See you in Marlborough!

I’m Hiromasa Kakuda. I’m 15 years old. I have a sister and brother. She is 19, and he is 17.

I’m in the orchestra club in school. So I usually listen to classical music. I play the trumpet and piano. I can’t play them so well, but I like play them.

I’ve been to Hawaii, Vienna and Prague. This time is my first trip to England. I’m looking forward to going there.  But I’m afraid that I can talk English.

I like to play sports. I want to play sports with you. I especially like soccer and baseball.

I'm Taishi Watanabe. 15 years old. My birthday is June 19. I live in Miyoshi, Aichi prefecture. I get to school by bus and train and it takes about an hour. My favorite subject is science because it is interesting to study. There are five in my family: my mother, father, sister, my cat, and me. I usually spend time on my computer. Sometimes, I play the piano. Both are my hobbies.

My name is Takanori Sakai. They call me Taka.

I’ m a Tokai junior high school student.

I like to play soccer. When I’m in England, I want to play soccer.

I like archery. If there we any archers in England, I want to talk to them about archery.

Hi. My name is Kensei Tsuge.

Kensei means health and life. Tsuge means people who plant box trees. It is a very rare family name.

I'm a high school student. I'm in the Cross Country Skiing Club.

Cross Country Skiing is carried out in very cold places, so I don't like hot places. England is colder than Japan in summer. I really want go to England.

My name is Akihiro HARA . I’m a Tokai Junior High School student. I have a dog. It is a Chihuahua. Its name is Ron. It is cute but not so smart. I am good at  “origami”. I can make many kinds of birds,animals,and flowers. I like traveling abroad. I have been to Hawaii,Korea,Spain,Germany,Austria and France. I’m looking forward to this trip.

I am Kouki kozuka. I have began to play tennis. Iplayed handball for three years.

If I had been good at handball ,I would have continued I am not good at handball.

But I enjoy playing tennis,because tennis teaches me how to enjoy playing sport.

Another thing I like is fishing. I often go fishing with my father. I eat the fish that

I catch. My mother cooks it. It is very good.

Hi! I'm Akinori Mitsuma. I've got a long name, so please shorten it for me and call me Aki. I'm 15 years old, and I go to Tokai Junior High School by train. Since it usually takes me a long time to get to school, I would like to stay somewhere near Marlborough School. My hobby is music, and I belong to the Orchestra club. My instrument is the violin. I've lived in the States for about 2 and a half years, so my English isn't British. I hope someone can teach me British English. Also, if you're intrested in Japan, I can tell you the meaning of my name in English. （It's Mr.Fill-Gap, wow!）So, see you at Marlborough!

Hello! I am Issei Hamajima. I live in Nagoya in Japan.

I like to run, so I am a member of track and field club.

If you want to learn how to run faster please ask me!

I have visited England once.But I was only three years old.

So, I cannot remember it.

 I am interested in world history,so I want to know many things about England.

Thank you.

My name is Naoto. I`m fifteen years old. I`m a member of Juggling club. So I can juggle. I want to show you it. And I am a lefty. Prince William is a lefty, too. Did you know it? I cannot speak English well. Please help me. I want to learn English there. Finally, I am so small, so I am interested in eating good food there. 

Hi! My name is Tadayuki Nakahama.

 When I am in the U.K, I want to try many kinds of sports. For example, if there any pools, I want to swim there.

And I want to play soccer and baseball. When I go to there, my skin will be very dark.

Because I will swim in the school’s outdoor pool in June and July. Don’t be surprised to see me! I also like movies. So please introduce me to many kinds of movies.

Let’s enjoy English life together!

My name is Daiki Ito. I’m fourteen years old. I’m a Tokai junior high school student. I live in Nagoya. I have two young brothers. The older one likes playing outside, but the younger one doesn’t like playing outside. My first name means big tree. I’m a member of the juggling club. Juggling is good fun. So, I practice juggling every day. My favorite ball sport is basketball. I like juggling and basketball. I’m looking forward to visiting Marlborough.

TOKAI HIGH SCHOOL, JAPAN

On Sunday 28th July 2013, students from St. John’s welcomed to the Academy visitors from the Land of the Rising Sun. The boys from Tokai High School, Nagoya stayed with local families during their two weeks in Marlborough and we had the wonderful opportunity of spending a day with them making short films in groups about the cultural differences in Japan and the UK. This allowed us to find out a bit more about the structure of a typical school day compared to one here and it turns out they are fairly close. We also found out that, along with the traditional Japanese 50-symbol character set hiragana and Chinese kanji characters, a special set called katakana also consisting of 50 symbols is used to transcribe foreign languages.

One of the students (Hiroto) even brought in his kimono, the traditional Japanese national dress along with a pair of authentic geta, the wooden sandals and explained that this clothing is still worn today at Japanese weddings. We were also treated to a spot of Japanese apricot! We will continue to build this link and have plans for the students to communicate with each other after the Tokai boys go back to Japan…blogging is the way forward! We really hope to meet with the group again in the future!

WRITTEN BY HRISTIYAN GEORGIEV

ST JOHN'S INTRO VIDEOS

CLICK ON THE VIDEOS BELOW TO HEAR EVE AND ROB'S INTRODUCTIONS.

THIS VIDEO SHOULD GIVE YOU A GOOD VIEW OF THE TOWN OF MARLBOROUGH AND OF ST. JOHN’S ACADEMY. WE PREPARED IT FOR A TRIP TO OUR PARTNER SCHOOL IN WASHINGTON, USA.