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Ainu Culture
On October 19, 2021 by giganickThe Ainu culture of Japan is long and rich. The people from Hokkaido also occupied much of the main island as can be seen in many place names. They were forcibly subdued during the Edo period and severely persecuted. Nowadays, their culture is celebrated. In 2021, Yamamura Kokusai students explore the culture as part of
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School Festival
On September 30, 2021 by giganickYamamura Kokusai High School held its school festival (bunkasai or culture festival)! The students’ power and teachers’ support made the festival possible and a great success this year. Calligraphy club, wind ensemble, yosakoi troup, pop band, baton twirling team and dance teams performed live in the gym, relayed to classroom screens for safe viewing. Pre
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Graduation Ceremony
On March 2, 2021 by giganickWe bid a fond farewell to our third year students today. The hall decked in congratulatory colours, red and white, the third years paid their last official visit to Yamamura Kokusai High School. Grateful for the mindful restraint everyone has shown in keeping the pandemic from impeding our education, we decided to go ahead with
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Entrance Exams
On January 23, 2021 by giganickThis year all precautions were taken to ensure the safety and best study conditions for the junior high school students who took the entrance examinations for Yamamura Kokusai High School. Eleven students took the English interview entrance challenge. They showed English skills and an interest in the world. Good job. Well done everyone. Choosing your
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Yamamura Kokusai Wind Ensemble are National Champions
On December 14, 2020 by giganickYamamura Kokusai Wind Ensemble won the All Japan National Brass band and Wind Ensemble Contest to become the new champions. This amazing feat was accomplished after year on year struggle and improvement. A great precedent of politeness, humbleness, desire to improve and unflagging perseverance in the seniors has laid years of foundation to make Yamamura
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Speech and Recitation Contest
On November 26, 2020 by giganickThe speech and recitation contest came under attack amongst safety concerns this year. The Japanese Debate was called off, but with a record number of students interested, the speech and recitation contests went ahead. This year 13 students applied for the speech contest and 15 for the recitation. Rehersals took place in empty classrooms or
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Visitors from France and Italy
On November 8, 2020 by giganickYamamura Kokusai is very pleased to welcome two international study students into our school. The students after postponement and a lengthy period of isolation after arriving in Japan have finally been able to join our students in classes. Their determination to travel despite prevailing conditions and maybe even the tedious quarantine conditions have ensured they
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Trip to Shinrinkoen Park
On October 28, 2020 by giganickFirst year Yamamura Kokusai students took a break from study, a chance to refresh in the autumn colours of Shinrinkoen. In the middle of a year marked by restrictions and restraint, Yamamura Kokusai first year students were more than pleased to be able to enjoy a day in the fresh air, and open spaces of
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Back to School
On June 1, 2020 by giganickAfter what has seemed such a long period of remote learning, Yamamura Kokusai students return to classrooms. Taking every care to stop the virus from spreading should it reach the school, classes resume. Wearing masks, frequently washing hands, eating meals in quiet, facing away from each other, avoiding face to face activity, and generally taking
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School Closed
On March 1, 2020 by giganickRegrettably, the school has followed the national and local guidelines and for the safety of all its students, their families and those they come in contact with, decided to ask our students to remain at home. End of year examinations are cancelled. Alternative arrangements for graduation will be made as the situation develops. Thank you