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International Students
On 1 September, 2018 by KlausWelcome Eva and Kiano. Eva comes from France, and Kiano joins us from Australia. They will be with us long into the next year. We hope they enjoy their experience at Yamamura Kokusai High School, the kindness of our students and have great experiences in Japan. We are sure to learn a lot from you,
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International questionnaire
On 31 August, 2018 by KlausStudent union and English club students took to the streets of “Little Edo”, or Kawagoe, to interview international tourists. Thank you to everyone we spoke to for your kindness and patience in the sultry heat.
Dance
All Japan High School Dance Contest
On 27 August, 2018 by KlausYamamura Kokusai dance club finished 7th overall in the immensely competitive All Japan High School Dance Contest. The contest will be televised on Fuji TV at 24:40, the night of Sunday 2nd November.
Dance
AKB48 and Yamamura Kokusai Yosakoi
On 18 August, 2018 by KlausSakado born Ayane Takahashi, with Nagisa Sakaguchi, Narumi Kuranoo and Rira Miyazato from AKB48 “team 8” joined the Yamamura Kokusai Yosakoi dance troupe in the Sakado event this August. Japanese link1 Japanese link2
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Canada Study Trip
On 8 August, 2018 by Klaus20 students came back from the Canada study trip. They spent twelve days in Victoria on the west coast, enjoying the kindness of their Canadian hosts and the beauty of the city. Their English has made great progress.
Dance
Nogizaka 46 stars perform with Yamamura Kokusai Students
On 28 July, 2018 by KlausSayuri Inoue(23), Minami Uezawa (19), Miria Watanabe (18) Junna Ito (18), Misa Eto (25) and Tamami Sakaguchi (16) of Nogizaka 46, gave our students invaluable advice while practicing our All Kanto Number One dance club’s numbers as part of a NHK special. Japanese link
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America Bowl
On 23 July, 2018 by KlausYamamura Kokusai raised two teams to compete in the first ever America Bowl, a quiz on American culture and history. The students performed very well against top high schools from across Japan.
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Visitors
On 30 June, 2018 by KlausWe had two wonderful students who wanted to experience classes in Japan, visiting our school. Tia from Vancouver, whose sister had been a buddy for our students when visiting Canada, joined our Tokushin B course students, who were thrilled to get to know her. She also practiced hard the flute with our wind ensemble, perking
Events
Sports Day Success
On 1 June, 2018 by KlausThis years Sports Day was in mild weather. Students participated with enthusiasm.
Science
Tsukuba Science Edge
On 24 March, 2018 by KlausSix members of the Yamamura Kokusai High School biology club participated in this years high school science exposition at Tsukuba International Conference Hall, attended by high schools across Japan and the World. A third year student presented his research into the antibacterial effects of wasabi on the food poisoning bacteria in sashimi in English. The