Japanese Language Instructor

Japanese Language Instructors 日本語教師募集 The Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia seeks Japanese Language Instructors for its Japanese Classroom. This is a contract position which will receive a 1099 tax form at year end for filing purposes. The successful applicant must be eligible to work in the United States and be

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Japanese 203

Japanese 203 Japanese Classroom is a formal Japanese language education program geared towards working adults. Students must be over 18 years of age, unless otherwise confirmed by the instructor. Each course covers 2 chapters in the New Japan Times Genki books over 10 weeks. Class meetings are held weekly from

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Japanese 102

The Spring 2020 Semester of the Japanese Classroom begins the week of January 27 and runs for 10 weeks. Registration is required for all classes. Japanese 102 is a continuation of Japanese 101, but still an early introductory class. Students entering 102 should already be familiar with katakana, hiragana, greeting,

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Japanese 101

The Spring 2020 Semester of the Japanese Classroom begins the week of January 27 and runs for 10 weeks. Registration is required for all classes. Japanese 101 is our entry level class. Students are not expected to have any prior knowledge of Japanese. The class uses the Japan Times Genki 1

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2020 Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival T-Shirt Contest

2020 Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival T-Shirt Contest  Photograph courtesy of Basel Almisshal. Showcase your design skills to more than 30,000 attendees by creating our festival shirt. The Winner Gets: To see the design on the festival t-shirt A $250 prize Promotion of website/social media/online store at the festival and on

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Contact Form

For questions about the festival, or participating as a vendor, performer, or volunteer, please contact us using the form below. Please note that we are no longer accepting vendor applications for the 2023 Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival. The festival is taking place April 15-16 at West Fairmount Park’s Horticulture Center

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Love Your Park Day Fall 2019

Shofuso needs your help reclaiming it’s surrounding arboretum areas. We are aiming to beautify the approach and greater grounds of the house, and our gardener could use a few extra hands to make it happen for Philadelphia’s Love Your Park Week! The volunteer day will consist mostly of general brush

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Oshogatsu

Oshogatsu is the Japanese New Year, celebrated on the first day of January. Celebrate an early Japanese New Year this holiday season with ikebana flower arrangements and traditional decorations of pine, bamboo, and berries. Displays for the new year’s tea and holiday games will be on view, along with an

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Oshogatsu

Oshogatsu is the Japanese New Year, celebrated on the first day of January. Celebrate an early Japanese New Year this holiday season with ikebana, flower arrangements and traditional decorations of pine, bamboo, and berries. Displays for the new year’s tea and holiday games will be on view, along with an

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Oshogatsu

Oshogatsu is the Japanese New Year, celebrated on the first day of January. Celebrate an early Japanese New Year this holiday season with ikebana flower arrangements and traditional decorations of pine, bamboo, and berries. Displays for the new year’s tea and holiday games will be on view, along with an

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