カテゴリー: Classes & Events

Cool Takasaki Presents: Ikebana Class

The next event in the Cool Takasaki series is a Japanese flower arrangement class. Learn more about the delicate art of ikebana as you create your own beautiful piece- which will then be put on display for the public to see!

 

What is Cool Takasaki?

Cool Takasaki is a series of TIRS events that highlight the many talented people living and working in Takasaki. Some events are designed so that foreign residents may experience traditional Japanese culture, while others are created for Japanese locals to experience the wealth of foreign culture that can be found right here in Takasaki.

Participants of any Cool Takasaki event agree to take photos and videos that they will later share on their various social media platforms, using hashtags such as #cooltakasaki. This is a great way to show the entire world what fun and exciting new cultural experiences await them in our beloved city!

 

Event Information

Date: Friday, March 8th

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Place: Takasaki City Gallery (located next to City Hall)

Cost: 1,000 yen

Participants: 5 foreign residents who live or work in Takasaki are welcome

How to sign up: Please fill out this Google Form by February 9th to secure your spot

Note: Your flower arrangement will stay on display until 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 9th. Please come and pick it up after the exhibition finishes.

Inquiries: Please contact TIRS either via email or by phone at 027-321-1201; office@takasaki-irs.org (English or Japanese is OK)

Winter Japanese Classes: Register Today

Registration is now open for winter Japanese classes with TIRS. You can learn Japanese needed for daily life as well as about Japanese culture. Classes are taught in small groups (sometimes even one on one). Please note that the teachers are all volunteers, not professional instructors.

●Eligible people: anyone whose native language isn’t Japanese

●Cost: 500 yen per course (free for those taking classes online)

●How to sign-up: Please fill out the registration form below (whichever language is easiest for you). Sign ups are accepted until a week before class begins.

★Note: You can take up to 2 different in-person classes (Ex: Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Chuo Kominkan). Those enrolled in two classes are required to pay 1,000 yen. However, you cannot combine in-person and online classes.

The Nakai Kominkan class has been filled for the winter 2024 course. 

日本語

English

中文

Português

Tiếng Việt

(Please understand that TIRS may not be able to accept all applicants.)

Location Day Time Date
Chuo Kominkan(中央公民館)Map Tuesday 10:00am – 11:30am From January 2024 until March 2024
Thursday 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Saturday 1:30pm – 3:00pm
Nakai Kominkan(中居公民館)Map Wednesday 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Gunma Fukushi Kaikan(群馬福祉会館)Map Monday 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Shinmachi Culture Hall(新町文化ホール)Map Wednesday 10:00am – 11:30am
Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am
Online Please inquire about days and times. 1 class is 40 minutes.

Online Japanese Classes for foreigners

Takasaki International Relations Society (TIRS) is running online Japanese courses for foreign residents. A class is 40 minutes, and students will be put into small groups according to Japanese ability. A course consists of 10 classes.

See the Online Japanese Class Pamphlet for 2021/22 course details!

Cost: Free (data usage and equipment fees associated with online learning are the responsibility of the individual student).

Registration: Come directly to the TIRS office on the 2nd floor of Takasaki City Hall (Mon-Fri, 8:30am-5:15pm), or send an email (Email:office@takasaki-irs.org).

Enquiries: Takasaki International Relations Society (TEL: 027-321-1201).

Sites for Learning Japanese

 

日本語にほんごまなぶサイトの紹介しょうかい

 

IRODORI Japanese Online Course Learn Japanese necessary for daily life situations using videos, illustrations, audio and other content. Produced by the Japan Foundation.

 

つながるひろがる にほんごでのくらし Connect & Enhance your Life in Japanese

A site from the Agency for Cultural Affairs where you can learn Japanese for shopping, visiting the doctor, moving house and a range of other daily situations.

 

にほんごeな  NIHONGO eな

A collection of sites and tools for Japanese learning



 

JFにほんごe-Learning みなと JF Japanese e-Learning

Japanese language learning platform provided by the Japan Foundation where you’ll find all sorts of online courses.





エリンが挑戦ちょうせん!にほんごでできます Erin’s Challenge: I can speak Japanese!

The main character, Erin, is an exchange student with only basic Japanese ability. Here you’ll find skits, language exercises, pics, puzzles and quizzes to help you learn about Japanese language and culture.






日本語にほんごでケアナビ Nihongo de CARE-NAVI







Nihongo de Care-Navi is a Japanese language-learning tool designed primarily to support people working in the fields of nursing and care-work

 

NHK WORLD – JAPAN 

Learn Japanese through current affairs!

 

J – Learning Apps 

A collection of apps for learning hiragana, katakana, kanji, etc.

 

日本語能力試験にほんごのうりょくしけんJLPT Official site of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test

 

日本留学試験にほんりゅうがくしけんEJU  Official site of the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students

Children’s Japanese Language Support

 

Volunteer Recruitment

The TIRS is now recruiting people to become Japanese language support volunteers, and help children from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds to learn the Japanese needed for school life and help them with their school work. In this course you will learn the basic principles needed for helping children to learn Japanese from a university instructor as well as observe actual classes.

Course Dates & Time: 24th & 31st August, and 7th & 14th September, 10am-4pm each day, for a total of 20 hours of study.

Eligible People: Those who are able to volunteer upon completion of the course. No prior knowledge or ability in a language other than Japanese is required.

Cost: \1000

Maximum Participants: 20 (selected based on merit)

Sign Up: Complete an application form available at the TIRS office, and submit it by Wednesday 31st July.

 

Become a Volunteer

 

The International Relations Society has many opportunities for Japanese and non-Japanese residents to use their skills to help others.

Multicultural Instructors (Tabunka Koshi)

Do you know how to cook dishes from your native land? Can you teach English or another foreign language? Are you able to visit local schools and talk about the way of life where you grew up? If so, please register as a Multicultural Instructor. We take requests from schools, community centers and other public organizations, and then intro-duce them to our registered Instructors.

Language Assistants (Bogoshiensha)

If you speak and read Japanese as well as English or any other foreign language, this is your chance to help fellow foreign residents by interpreting for them in situations faced in everyday life in Japan. We dispatch Language Assistants to interpret at schools for foreign parents at meetings with teachers, at health check ups, and when doing business at other public offices.

Registration: Contact the TIRS office to obtain a registration form. Volunteer registration requires membership of the Takasaki International Relations Society (¥2,000/year)

 

Cinematheque Takasaki

Cinematheque is run by the NPO Takasaki Community Cinema with the aim of bringing high quality films to regional movie screens.

Location: Takasaki-shi Ara-machi 202

Tickets: Adults 1,700 yen, high school/university students 1,400 yen,

children & seniors (over 60) 1,000 yen.

Parking: Aramachi Park (behind Gusto)

Information and film schedules (Japanese): 

Website

TEL: 027-325-1744