Tombo Times Mailing List

Posted on Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 | No Comments

Due to technical difficulties The Tombo mailing list has been deleted. I am sorry for this sad tragic news and ask your cooperation in recreating the mailing list. If you would like to receive The Tombo please send the Oita International Plaza your name and address.
E-mail: michael@emo.or.jp
FAX: 097-533-4052
mail: 2-33 Takasago-machi, Oita City 870-0029.
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Art Class in Beppu

Posted on Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 | No Comments

Who: Yuko-sensei
What: Art class!
When: every 2nd & 4th Sunday
Where: less than 1 minute away from Beppu Ekki
Every 2nd and 4th Sunday the art teacher at my school, , Yuko-sensei, is offering classes. She is really great and speaks English. From 13:30 - 15:30 is painting, and from 16:00 - 18:00 is drawing. […]

Trouble Brewing

Posted on Friday, March 21st, 2008 | No Comments

Let this picture be a lesson….

Joyfull Jehovah’s Witness

Posted on Friday, March 14th, 2008 | No Comments

A man in a blue kimono checks the soup at the buffet line while I sit cautiously in my booth eating a chicken and tomato salad covered in fatty dressing. A few other patrons to the Ajimu Joyfull chat quietly nearby, but for the most part the family style restaurant is empty on this […]

Purikura

Posted on Friday, March 7th, 2008 | No Comments

How this idea hasn’t caught on yet in the rest of the civilized world I have no idea, but “Print Club”, (as it is less commonly known, since it is yet another example of Japanese trends being named after words they cannot possibly pronounce), is surely the greatest thing to come out of Japan since […]

Link Roundup 2/29

Posted on Friday, February 29th, 2008 | No Comments

Here is a selection of links sure to peak your interest. All Japan-centric, of course!

Assistant Language Teachers in Trying Times
News on Japan for the latest from the Land of the Rising Sun.
Japanese Roots. Just who are the Japanese? Where did they come from and when? The answers are difficult to come by, though […]

Sakura Blooming Forecast 2008

Posted on Monday, February 18th, 2008 | No Comments

It’s that time of year when the weather starts getting warmer and our thoughts turn to….. drinking outside under cherry blossoms!
This year, Oita is scheduled to hit on March 25, so mark you calendars. For more information check Tenki.jp.  View full article for 2008 forecast map.

A Brief A-Z Guide to Japanese Music

Posted on Monday, February 18th, 2008 | No Comments

Written by Jez Quiney
Updated 3.12.2008!
Arriving in Japan I had a passing interest in modern Japanese music, in the last 18 months this has developed into an outright obsession!
I thought that I would share some of my discoveries and passions with other JETs, not only because there is so much good music out there (I […]

Stickers for Classroom Use

Posted on Monday, February 18th, 2008 | No Comments

Personalized stickers now available from Thailand! Impress your friends! Confuse your enemies! Make your students’ day!

Full Sticker List

Posted on Monday, February 18th, 2008 | No Comments

Stickers are available for sale! Below is the full list of the styles you may choose from. Note: Perhaps its better to pick via the Facebook Group and use the reference number provided.