The school was closed due to snow and it was postponed for a week, but our reading performance started with full enthusiasm.

All the students spent hours of practice for this event. The unique props, actions added the ice in the cake.

The autumn bazaar was held at YHJS.

Toys, Japanese books, and various goods were displayed on the tables, with items that can only be found at this Japanese supplementary school.

The spring and autumn bazaars at our school are some of the few events where we welcome external visitors. If you are interested in our school, this is a great opportunity to experience the atmosphere of the school outside of regular classes. Please feel free to visit us!

In the early days of the new school year, the spring bazaar was held at the school.

The school bazaar, held twice a year, has become a very exciting event for the children of our school. Not only can they buy Japanese books and toys, but with the cooperation of parents, they can also enjoy a raffle, and sweets, onigiri (rice balls), homemade bread( just like shop quality!), and other Japanese sweets etc.

This is also an opportunity for the children of the school to experience and practice Japanese language communication, something they are not able to do in their normal lives in the UK.

In the lively atmosphere, each found what they were looking for, and the bazaar ended with lots of happy faces.

The 2024 academic year has finally begun. Because of the cold spring we have had this year, the cherry blossoms have not fallen and were still blooming. The new students, who were wearing handmade nametags, seemed nervous when their teachers called their names, but they answered with big smile. The senior pupils were taking good care of the younger pupils, a heart warming scene that can only happen at a small school like ours. Let’s all do our best again this school year!

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Although the cold weather continued and March did not bring spring-like weather, the YHJS celebrated another successful closing ceremony and graduation ceremony for this school year.

The graduates were nervous, but when their names were called out, they responded firmly and received their certificate. In particular, the students who graduated from the junior high school, having completed the entire course of study while balancing their studies at the local school, were looked upon with admiration and respect, and the graduates performed wonderful readings and the letter of gratitude to teachers and families. We wish all the graduates success and very best for their future.

Children attending our school are making daily efforts of juggle their studies with local school. Parents and teachers at the YHJS work together to support the children in their endeavours.

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As the start of 2024, our new school term has also started.

Today, Kakizome (literally means first writing) event was held at YHJS. This is one of the traditional new years event in Japan. The children were divided into groups and tackled with their own tasks. Each stroke was written carefully with great concentration, stroke by stroke, and finally handed in their finished works with a satisfied look on their faces.

Autumn is known as the season of appetite in Japan.

The children were excited to see all the food lined up on the tables. There were homemade rice balls, sweets, bubble tea and so on, just so many to choose from and they enjoyed eating with friends.

In the general stall, there were authentic handmade Japanese sweets, goods and books and, as in the spring bazaar, the raffle draw was very popular. Some children tried again and again, while others jumped for joy when they won the jackpot.

Unusually for here in the UK, the temperature was forecast to rise and we were forced to take measures against the heat on the day of the Sports Day.

Admist loud cheers, the students enjoyed themselves and worked hard in each event. In the cheer competition, both the red and white teams gave energetic cheering performances that were hard to match.

We finished the day with big smiles on each ones face.

The new school year has finally begun, and the Yorkshire and Humberside Japanese Language School held a joint entrance and commencement ceremony for the infant, primary and junior high schools. New students anxiously looking back to find their parents, students whom were chatting with friends after the holiday, and teachers kindly watching over them.

We wish them a happy new school year at YHJS.

Radio Calisthenics, which had been suspended due to the pandemic,resumed in June during break times at the first week of the month, led by third year junior high school students.

Last weekend, the spring bazaar was held in our school. This has been always one of the most popular event of our school.

The one everyone enjoys is the food stall. Onigiri and inari sushi, cookies and cakes with a raffle, authentic handmade dorayaki and even bubble tea were on display, and the children were eager to devour them all, which were beautiflly displayed on the tables.

The most popular non food stall this year was the raffle. The children’s eyes sparkled as they drew in the handmade raffle, which was created by one of our parents for the enjoyment of the children who work hard every week.

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Our spring bazaar was held for the first time in two and a half years. Yay! The bazaar is one of the annual events that the students most look forward to. It bazaar consists of lots of stalls, created by families who are selling old items they no longer need. This includes Japanese toys, books, stationery, Japanese kitchen gadgets, second-hand clothes, magazines and more. There is also a stall selling tea, coffee, biscuits and most importantly, traditional Japanese cakes! Yum!

Students get to visit the bazaar during their break. There are loads of bargains to be had and the bazaar is filled with excited children during break times.

This year the Yorkshire And Humberside Japanese School was once again able to celebrate Christmas. For the last two years, our usual party was cancelled due to the Corona Virus. We made up for it, though, by having one of the best Christmas parties ever. There was a huge buffet of food, both Japanese and English for the students, teachers and parents to enjoy. We also played Christmas games including bingo and pass the parcel. To top it off, there was even a visit from Santa Claus, who listened to the children’s Christmas requests and even gave them each an early Christmas present. Ho ho ho!