旅行＊居酒屋 Japan Trip * Izakaya

みんなのお気に入りNO1は｢居酒屋｣？旅行中に居酒屋で晩御飯を食べました。日本の居酒屋はとても競争が激しいので、どの居酒屋も安くておいしいです。中には｢旅館の食事より居酒屋の方がおいしい♡｣と言った人もいたのでした。

Everyone's favourite No. 1 place is an (Izakaya)?During the tour, we had one of our dinners at the local izakaya. The izakayas in Japan are always in an intense competition for customers and as such, almost every shop will be cheap and tasty. Among them, people often comment that "the foods in an izakaya are way better than those found in hotels".What do you people think of it?

One of the many izakayas. We had our dinner here.

A mixed course of internal organs

Edamame

Appetiser

Chicken fried to the crisp

Sashimi

Barbecued octopus

Grilled chicken and pork

Weekly Give away draw!!!

This week's giveaway is this!
*Drum rolls.................*
A genuine branded handkerchief from Yves Saint Laurent bought in Takashimaya Japan!!!

How to obtain this item:
Enter a minimum of 3 lines of your thoughts about the Japan trip either in this post or in the Japan trip post. One lucky winner will be chosen in a week.
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旅行 Japan Tour

今年のAOBAの日本旅行は１２人が参加！
この皆さんに、ぜひ旅行の感想をきいてみたいと思います。
どこが一番おもしろかったですか？
わたしは、久しぶりに行った上高地が一番よかった・・。やっぱり綺麗です♡

This year, 12 people joined us on the Aoba Summer Tour!
I really want to hear more about their impressions and thoughts about the trip.
Which place was the most enjoyable and fun?
For me, it was Kamikochi, in which I have not visited for a long time.
And of course, it was really pretty ♡

-Tsuchiya Sensei

To everyone who went on the Aoba trip, please input your views and opinions on the tour. :)

And to those who did not manage to join us on our trip this time, the following are some of the photos we took. More than 100 photos of the trip can be found on our Aoba facebook photo page. Visit it now!

Don't fret, join us again next time!!
- Blog Admin

Outside the Soba house

One of the rooms in the onsen ryokan

All of us having dinner together at the ryokan. Traditional yukata and a Japanese meal.

Izakaya fun!

Kamikochi

Onsen tamago

New Poll!!! Food Making Event

Hi Everyone,

To ensure that we have your valued opinions, it has been decided that weekly polls will be done.
And this week, we have one on the
Food Making Event!
The results of the poll will be used to determine future events.
You may also click on more than one option.

Please vote passionately!!! We await your response～

スピーチコンテスト Speech Contest

今年はAOBAから二人のイケメン君がファイナルに進み、日曜日に大勢のオーディエンスを前に堂々とスピーチをしました。（パチパチパチ！！）
惜しくも優勝はできなかったけど二人ともとても頑張りました。

This year, Aoba has 2 students whom had participated in the annual Japanese speech contest. On Sunday and in front of a massive audience, they proudly gave their speeches. (Clap clap clap!!!)
However, to much of our regret, they were not able to clinch the top places. But nevertheless,the both of them did a very good job since the start of the competition and persevered on through till the finals. Congratulations on making it through!!

For the both of you who put in such great effort in practising your lines, please share with us your feelings and thoughts about the whole participation. Don't waiver of fret, AOBA will always support you! :)

Let’s CHAT, DISCUSS, TALK BACK!!

Hi everyone,

If you have not noticed, we have just implemented a new discussion box on the far right hand side of the screen.

Please note that this discussion box is for guests and AOBA students to interact with each other as well as to voice out questions. You may ask questions with regards to Japanese, our school and so on. We will provide an answer to your queries as soon as possible.

NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT SPAM, FLAME OR HURL ABUSES ON THE DISCUSSION BOX.

Thank you and have a nice chat!!

Best Regards
Blog Admin

日本旅行 Japan Trip

Tsuchiya Sensei’s little note before the trip. Due to unfortunate circumstances, it was not posted in time. But anyways～

もうすぐAOBA日本ツアーです。今年は東京と松本へ行きます。松本は私が生まれたところで、外国からも大勢の人がきます。あの有名なフランスのミシュランガイドでも星をもらいましたよ。
そして、みんなが楽しみにしているのはもちろん温泉！
素敵な温泉に泊まってきますね。今回一緒に行けなかった人のために日本からレポートしますから、気分だけでも味わってくださいね。

It is soon time for AOBA’s Japan trip. This time we are going to Tokyo and Matsumoto.
Matsumoto is my birth place. It also has lots of visitors from overseas. This place is even featured in Michelin （Guide) France and has received stars from it.
And of course, what everyone is waiting in high anticipation for is the Onsen.
We will be staying in a beautiful onsen hotspot. For those people who couldn’t join us this time, we will be asking those people who are going on the trip to provide reports on it. Please do join us in our after trip discussions!


上高地

松本からは日帰りで上高地まで行く予定です。上高地は日本人のあこがれ場所「日本アルプス」の中でも、一番人気がある場所です。行けない人は、写真で楽しんでね。

Kamikouchi （Japan Alps）We will be going on a day trip to Kamikouchi from Matsumoto. It is a place where the Japanese yearn and long to visit, and the most popular place among the Japan Alps. If you did not get the chance to join us, please look forward to our aftertrip pictures!


Attention!!! This post’s giveaway draw is a wonderful fragrance bear strap 『LIMITED　EDITION！』 bought in Japan by Tsuchiya sensei. Please write a comment of where you would like to visit in Japan and why by the end of the week. Include your name and a minimum of 3 lines. We want to hear from YOU!!