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Hello everyone,   The weather is changing this week and it feels much milder in the evenings now. It won't be long until it starts warming up! I enjoy spring the most out of all seasons in Japan. It's warm, but we don't have the heavy humidity of summer to worry about. Some people dislike s…　
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Hello everyone,   How's your week going? On Tuesday, it was Valentine's Day. Thank you to the students who brought chocolates. It was very kind of you (and the parents who helped too). I'll remember to make something on White Day. My mother sends me a Valentine's Day card from the pet cat every…　
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Hello everyone, I hope you had a Happy Valentine's Day yesterday. Did you get any chocolate? If you are a male in Japan, chances are you did. It's very different to where I come from, where the women usually receive cards and a gift. Where did this custom come from? Valentine is the name of a Chr…　
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Hello everyone,   How are you doing? Next Tuesday it's Valentine's Day. Are you going to give anyone any chocolates or declare your love to someone? Hario students next week will have to wait and see if they get any Valentine's chocolate. I wonder.................  The spring campaign has st…　
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Hello everyone, I'm enjoying meeting new students during our spring campaign this week. It's nice to meet some faces and get to know our future students. Last Sunday, I went to the Daruma Festival at Bishamonten Myohouji Temple. Unfortunately the weather was a washout, and it rained all day.…　
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Hello everyone,  How are you doing? It's February and the start of the Hario English School Spring Campaign. If you're a prospective new student or parent of one, I thought I'd introduce myself and explain a little about the school and the classes we offer.  I'm Kevin. I'm an English tea…　
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Hello everyone, I hope you're keeping warm during this cold weather. It's the height of winter now, and sometimes it drops below freezing at night! This Saturday is the Chinese New Year. It's going to be the year of the rooster. According to this tradition, I am a rooster, having been born d…　
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Hello everyone,  How are you doing? Wrap up warm because it's really cold at the moment. This weekend is the first round of Eiken tests for the year. Good luck to the many Hario students taking them. I know you've been studying hard for them so relax and try your best.  Today marks the inaugurat…　
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Hello everyone, There's a cold snap in the air all over Japan this week. There was up to two meters of snow in some places! Luckily for us, Fuji rarely gets any snow. It's mostly been dry and sunny here this winter. I have only seen it snow once in my entire time in Fuji. We have one of the milde…　
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Hello everyone,  Happy New Year to all of you. We've been back a week now and it's been nice to catch up with all the students and hear about their winter vacations. I spent the winter vacation in Nagano with my wife and her family. It was very cold up there but the mountains looked beautiful and…　
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