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Issue 20 - Friday, 12th January 2001
Today's Contents:
1. The first bit: Travel in Japan
2. Course information.
3. Staff Interview - Oyama Megumi, SILAC Faculty Language Teacher..
4. Japan Guide: Hiroshima.
1. The first bit: Travel in Japan.
Travel in Japan. Not the most difficult of things, but usually pretty expensive you would think. Well, not so. This holiday I covered about 2,000 km by train for 11,500 yen. One of the cheapest ways to get around Japan is with the "Seishun 18 kippu" - originally intended for students returning home in the holidays between terms, anyone can buy the ticket which allows you to travel anywhere in the country using any Japan Rail local trains - that is, pretty much anything except a shinkansen or train where you have to pay an express surcharge. You can then travel freely for any five days in the period of validity - measured from midnight to midnight - so, for example, I used one ticket on January 1st to go up to Tokyo, one on the second to get to Nagoya, one on the fourth to Shimonoseki, one on the seventh to Osaka, etc.
The ticket can be used on the following dates:
| Spring | Summer | Winter |
| Buy between 2/20 - 3/31 | Buy between 7/1 - 8/31 | Buy between 12/1 - 1/10 |
| Use between 3/1 - 4/10 | Use between 7/20 - 9/10 | Use between 12/10 - 1/20 |
...and the cost is 11,500 yen at present. Trains in Japan are very efficient - speedy, and almost exclusively on time. Compared to the British train system, which is only on time by accident, the Japanese system is fantastic. Compared to the US system, it is universal - it also reaches loads of really small, out-of-the-way places that you wouldn't expect. Compared to the Chinese system, it is a little expensive - but then that is why you can get a season ticket (teikiken) or the seishun 18 kippu. And compared to all of them, it's comfortable. Although after fifteen hours sitting down coming back from Kyushu.....
Jobs: We have a vacancy for an English/Spanish translator and several other positions at the moment - see http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/network/english/careers/acjs_spanis_in.html for details of the position, and contact admissions@yamasa.org if you are interested in applying. Start dates as soon as possible; study Japanese for free in exchange for part-time work in the International Office.
The usual:
Euan Mckay
Admissions Coordinator
The
Yamasa Institute Aichi Center for Japanese Studies
Okazaki Aichi Japan
444-0832
Tel: +81 (0) 564 55 8111
Fax: +81
(0) 564 55 8174 (admissions)
Fax: +81 (0) 564 55 8113 (student
affairs)
Email: admissions@yamasa.org
Email: newsletter@yamasa.org
URL: http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/
URL: http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/network/
2. Course Information
Accommodation:
Villa 1, residences U and K all full until end March. Space in Villa 2, 3&4 and Student Village only. There are usually some last-minute changes, so check with admissions@yamasa.org for information or see the availability file for details.
Long-term Courses:
Student Visa: The deadline for applications is Monday January 15th. If you want to apply for this start-date, and have not returned the kit yet, contact admissions@yamasa.org immediately.
Short-term courses:
Discovery and SILAC programs all have vacancies. Discovery Winter tour: Feb 9 to 18 (5 or 10 day tour) - Snow, Skiing, Kyoto, Nara, Atsuta, and much more. Itinerary at: http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/english/programs/discovery_tour20010209.html
Discovery Tour from June 29th to July 6th almost full - contact Admissions for further information.
All SILAC programs have space but accommodation is limited. Contact admissions@yamasa.org as soon as possible for information.
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