Japanese festivals and exams discussions

At JOI, you can use a free classroom 24 hours to talk to other members in English or Japanese. Meet up with classmates or exchange learning tips anytime.

And twice a month, this online Japanese school holds free Japanese discussion events for all JOI users.

The events are moderated by a professional Japanese teacher and cover a number of topics - see below for details of July 2019's Chat Event.

If you are not a member of JOI, you can try out the 3 Trial Lessons for only $9 and also take the Chat Events for free as well as 3 classes with professional Japanese teachers.

July 2019 Chat Event Topic & Schedule

Topic: お祭り　Festivals

Date:2019/07/31 15:00 (Japan Time)

Level： Beginner2, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate

festival

Itaya sensei's remarks:

日本人はお祭り好きです。各地でいろいろなお祭りが行われます。あなたの地域ではどうですか？
日本のお祭りや外国のお祭りを見たことがありますか？

Japanese people love their festivals. There are various festivals held at different locations all over Japan. How about festivals in your area?
Have you ever been to a festival in Japan or another country?

Topic: ユニークな検定試験
Unique certification examinations

Date: 2019/07/22 22:00 (Japan Time)

Level： Intermediate, Advanced

certification-study

Hachiyama sensei's remarks:

これから受験しようと思っている資格試験や検定試験はありますか？
日本では、ユニークな検定試験があるようですが、みなさんの国ではどうですか？

Is there any certification examination or licensing test that you would like to try to take?
In Japan there are some unique certification examinations. Is it the same in your country too?

The events are moderated by one of the JOI teachers and are a fun and relaxed way to enjoy learning Japanese online for free with other like-minded Japanese language learners.It's easy to attend one of these events.

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  4. When the date and time comes, scroll down to the bottom of the [Go to Classroom] page and click on the Chat Event Room link.

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Teacher Itaya's comment July 2019

itaya

私が子供の頃住んでいた田舎町（いなかまち）ではあまりイベントがなく、秋に行われる神社のお祭りはとても楽しみでした。
神輿（みこし）をかつぐ「わっしょい、わっしょい」の元気な掛け声や、友だちと綿あめを食べたり、小さいゲームをしたり、普段と違うにぎやかな雰囲気が本当に楽しかった記憶があります。
最近は各地で「地域活性化（ちいきかっせいか）」のためのお祭りも増えてきました。あなたが行ってみたいお祭りはありますか？

In the countryside town that I lived in when I was a child, there were not many events, so we used to look forward to the festival in the shrine in autumn.
I remember really enjoying the energetic calls of "Washoi! Washoi!" by those carrying the Mikoshi (portable shrines), eating cotton candy with friends and playing small games in a lively atmosphere that was different from usual.
Recently due to the local revitalisation work in local areas, festivals have been increasing. Is there any particular festival that you would like to go to?

See Itaya Sensei's page.

Teacher Hachiyama's comment July 2019

hachiyama

先日、息子が受験しようとしている検定試験のことを調べていたら、日本ではユニークな検定試験がたくさんあることを知りました。
例えば、「ねこ検定」や「犬の飼い主検定」、食べ物関連では「チョコレート検定」や「お好み焼き検定」などもあるそうです。
おもしろいですね。皆さんの国でも、このようなユニークな検定試験はありますか。
また、あったらいいなと思うような検定試験はありますか。

I was looking up the certification examination that my son is trying to take the other day,and discovered that there are many unique certification examinations in Japan.
For example there is a "Cat Certificate", a "Dog Owners Certificate" and related to food there is a "Chocolate Certificate" and a, "Okonomiyaki Certificate" among others.
It is interesting isn't it. Do you have any unique certification examinations like this in your country?
Is there any certification examination that you hope existed?

See Hachiyama Sensei's page.