Active Life educates through language, sports, art and cultural exchange. Join our projects and interact with the international community!
Active Life educates through language, sports, art and cultural exchange. Join our projects and interact with the international community!
Active Life educates through language, sports, art and cultural exchange. Join our projects and interact with the international community!
It all started when Mina Nishimura—my Japanese host parents' niece—told me she was going on an exchange program to Australia. I had shared some meals with her when she came to visit her uncle's house in Hirakata, the city where I lived and studied. Mean ...
Chronicle of an ascent to 3776 meters above sea level It was my third visit to Japan. I would spend all my savings on this trip, so I had to make the most of it. I asked for three weeks of vacation, which I consider the minimum time to enjoy Japan. ...
As part of the summer plan, Active Life participated in an exchange program between two international schools located in Tsukuba and Joso. The main objective was to share different languages and cultures, learn about animals, exercise, and have fun. T ...
The second Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) of the year will be held on December 1st. The application season in Japan has started, and it will last until September 12th, at 17:00, Japan time. To apply, you must create an account on the Japan ...
Summer has arrived, and travelers are heading to their favorite destinations. We are sure that Japan is among the most popular ones for many reasons. Not only because the Japanese yen is now cheaper, but also because of all the advantages any visitor can ...
We are happy to announce to our community that we have recently launched our new Podcast called Japan Mix, held in the three main languages we speak in Active Life: Spanish, English, and Japanese. Depending on who we'll interview, we choose the language ...
Do we need to learn it? The short answer is YES! Of course, any Japanese language learner needs to know Romaji’s rules, not only to understand how to read Japanese—which for Romance language speakers is not that difficult, even though it mixes phoneti ...
Tsukubamirai citizens have a great interest in foods from around the world. They hold a World Food Event with international residents, who introduce their hometown cuisine to the local community. On this occasion, Tanya Saga went there to prepare ...
Gaimen Kirikae - 外免切替 If you have a currently available driver’s license issued in your home country, you can exchange it for a Japanese one. In this article, we will give you advice to go smoothly through that process. First, you should know t ...
Discover how the end of the year’s season is celebrated in Japan. The year 2023 has come to an end, and we want to review the most common traditions that currently take part in Japan. The Japanese Christmas season is similar to Christmas in other p ...