Spotlight: Ouchi Hydrangea Festival 2017
June might be the start of Japan’s rainy season but it also the perfect time to visit the small town of Ouchi. Why? Because the hydrangea or ajisai are blooming! […]
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July Events Calendar
Founder of the Saga Domain: Nabeshima Naoshige When: May 29 to July 29, 9:30 to 16:00 Where: Chokokan Cost: 300 yen Ookawachiyama Wind Chime Festival Details: Summer sale from July 10 to August […]
June Events Calendar
June may mark the start of rainy season, but is also ume season! Pick some fresh ume and make your own umeshu, ume syrup, umeboshi, or ume jam! Circle Time! Details: […]
Featured Post: Sakura in the Fog
This post originally appeared on the blog Holm is this way and was written and shared by Avery a Tomatsu District ALT. Check out the original post here. One of the […]
Climbing into Summer
I’ve started debating whether or not it’s worth bringing my jacket with me to school recently. It starting to get hot, and the summer is barrelling towards us. Ahh, it’s […]
May Events Calendar
114th Arita Ware Festival When: April 29 to May 5 Where: Downtown Arita Karatsu Ware Festival When: April 29 to May 5 Where: Downtown Karatsu Imari Okawachiyama Kiln Festival When: April 29 to May 3 […]
3月セミナーレポート
こんにちは、ハナです！ 今年度最後のセミナーはオランダについてでした。 佐賀県は古くからオランダとつながっていて、翻訳や通訳の仕事上でオランダと関わったことが多いが、今回は高校生の学校交流の引率のため、オランダに初めて行かせていただきました。（生徒たちの感想を聞きたい方はぜひ、4月2日14：00に国際プラザにお越しください！！） 佐賀藩やVOCの歴史に興味を持っておりますし、大変興味深い出張となりました。 訪問先で見たものをいろいろと紹介しましたが、こちらで紹介できなかったトリビアを一個教えます： 最近はスーパーで紫色や白い人参をたまに見かけますが、大昔はその色しかなかったとご存知ですか? オランダの王室のイメージカラーはオレンジで、王様のために、現在一般となってきたオレンジ色の人参が開発され、その後世界中に広まったと言われていいます。 This month’s seminar was about the Netherlands. Saga Prefecture has connections to the Netherlands dating back generations and I have done a lot […]
April Events Calendar
This is cherry blossom season! Get out and enjoy the warmer weather with some drinks and good friends under the cherry trees! Ogi Park and Karatsu Castle are famous, but […]
March Events Calendar
Arita Hina Matsuri Tour 2017 When: March 4, 10:00 to 16:30 Where: Arita Cost: 1500 yen Registration: Contact Manuel, the Arita Town CIR! SAGA Night of Light Projection Mapping When: Until March 31, […]
February Events Calendar
Circle Time! Details: Join us for picturebook reading, songs and Valentines-themed activity with local kids! When: February 19, 12:30 to 14:30 (this includes set-up, 1 hour of Circle Time and clean-up) […]
