SuikaWari
Let’s crack watermelon party
Come and celebrate the end of 2018 with us by cracking the watermelon. Suikawari 
crack the watermelon) is the traditional way to party in the hot Japanese summer.
Date: Dec 1st (Sat) 2pm~3pm
Location: Gogo Japanese Taringa classroom
$5 per person
BYO your favourite drinks
We have a little pool (to chill the watermelons, to store your favourite drinks and for the bravest student to have splash splash)
Mini Excursion to Japanese Cultural Day @ Mt Cootha
(ぶんかさい)
The gang turned up to our first bunkasai at the Japanese cultural day at Mt Cootha in our new Gogo Japanese T-shirt!
We watched mochitsuki (hammering of fresh rice cake), calligraphy, taiko drums and tea ceremony.
Wish we could eat more mochi…. Hope we can do our own mochitsuki sometimes.
Tanoshikatta desu
Hanami Party
(Flower watching Party)
Date: April 8th (Sunday) 2018 12noon~
Hanami (flower watching) is the traditional custom of appreciating the beauty of sakura. It often involves an outdoor party beneath the sakura trees, while enjoying simple panic food and drinks and talk and celebrate beginning of the academic/work year. Academic/work year begins in April in Japan. Hanami is the most popular party in Japan because it symbolises new beginning, energy, vitality, happiness and positivity. At the party, we will go through some cultural points related to Hanami, short 5min Japanese lesson and Japanese games.
Setsubun Party
(Bean-Throwing Festival)
Date: Feb 3rd (Sat) 2018
What a night! We celebrated bean-throwing festival and made lucky direction sushi rolls. We scared them away!
Background: Setsubun is day before spring in old calendar. Japanese people celebrate Setsubun by mame-maki (throwing beans), to cast out demons and invite good luck/happiness. While throwing beans, we chant Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi! (=Out with evils and in with fortune!)
Setsubun Party
(Bean-Throwing Festival)
Date: Feb 3rd (Sat) 2018
What a night! We celebrated bean-throwing festival and made lucky direction sushi rolls. We scared them away!
Background: Setsubun is day before spring in old calendar. Japanese people celebrate Setsubun by mame-maki (throwing beans), to cast out demons and invite good luck/happiness. While throwing beans, we chant Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi! (=Out with evils and in with fortune!)
2017 Bounenkai
(End of year hard-work Party)
What a year! Our 2months old startup project school ended in its peak. Over 20 students and Japanese lovers joined us for our first bounenkai. いっぱいゲームをしました。豆つめゲームは最高でした。タケノコニュッキゲームもしました。Thanks everyone who turned up and made it into a memorable night. Looking forward to 2018 Bounenkai! 2018 wa tanoshimi desu ne.
Izakaya Party
(Japanese pub food party)
Good food, good sake, and good people.
What more can we ask? Our little classroom had our first little Izakaya party to celebrate the end of our first Surviving Japan course. Aya sensei made all the Izakaya food dishes. Yum yum yum. We tried out real authentic Japanese pub food such as レバ、人参しりしり、浅漬け、なす漬け and many more. Traditional authentic Japanese pub food is so healthy with lots of veggies.
