nanikana clubs: October 2006

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Monday, October 23, 2006

Traditional Japanese Beauty, “Kyudo” (Japanese Archery)

The martial art showing Japanese beauty is Kyudo, I think. The form of Kyudo, the way to shoot the arrow, the thought of Kyudo itself, many things show Japanese beauty in Kyudo. I want to introduce Kyudo (Japanese Archery) club to you.

Many people do not know about Kyudo, so I will introduce Kyudo first. About Kyudo, it is self-accomplishment martial art, to keep the Heijyo-shin (the presence of mind), so it is the sports stand off the player inside. The highest aim of Kyudo is “Shin” (genuine), “Zen” (goodness), and “Bi” (beauty). There is lengthy history about
Kyudo in Japan. It was started way before Jyomon period. The style of Kyudo is really changed from Jyomon period; it changed to sports, from the skill of living day-life. In these days, there are few players in Kyudo. The numbers of Kyudo player is decreasing more and more, and it is sad happening for me that many traditional Japanese sports or custom disappear… We, Japanese should protect our beautiful traditions from disappear.

From now on, I will introduce about Kyudo club in Kanda University. The aim of this club is very simple, to discipline individual Kyudo abilities. There are competitions in May and November (freshman competition), to get good result is also aims of this club. At same season, dan-kyu (category) exam is held too, this year, couple member tries to get higher dan-kyu. The yearly event include these competition, also there are participation of Hamakaze-festival (they held cockshy game), welcome party for new freshman, and summer training seminar. The members are about 8, and there is international student participate in this club, so it is the chance to share Japanese culture with them too.

Activities are held on Tuesday, Wednesday (both week days held at 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.), and Saturday (1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.), meeting held at Wednesday lunchtime. There is website of Kanda University Kyudo club, http://ip.tosp.co.jp/i.asp?I=love_kyudo (Japanese only). If you want to join this club, or to see the activities, please send E-mail to Miss Fujita, president of Kyudo club. The E-mail address is on the Kyudo club website. If you want to know more about Kyudo, please go to All Japan Kyudo federation homepage, http://www.kyudo.jp/english/index.html (there is more information in Japanese site).

If you want to feel the real Japanese culture in Kanda University, besides of subculture like animation or so, please go to Kyudo club. Members are friendly, and you will get know more about Kyudo from them.

Written by Yuta Akutsu Photo – one of member try to shoot the target. Movie – Performance of Samidare (many members shoot arrow in short time).

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Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Studying Portuguese is Fun at Kanda!

In Kanda University, we have a lot of majors. In those, we have Portuguese major, the number of students is not big, but they are studying hard and have very nice friendship beyond years.

On last Thursday I visited to the meeting of studying Portuguese, which is held by Portuguese department. Going to the library, and I proceeded to the room. At 5:00 p.m., there were already students, and as one student called other students to come to a desk. It starts!!! In this lesson, I could hear speaking in Portuguese.

According to Syogo Takeshita, is the reader and the teacher of this meeting, said “Actually this meeting was held for students who couldn’t understand well in their classes at first.

However, now students who have strong motivation came!! It’s free to come or not, sometime the number of students may be 10 or more. Once a student whose major is Spanish has come!! So, everyone who is interested in Portuguese can participate!!

I usually chose newspapers and some magazines as studying materials, they help us to have interest in something in Brazil, and I usually chose a cooking book!!”

The day they are 6 people, but they are different years and an exchange student also presented. The exchange student is from Brazil and has just started to come to Kanda since last September. I heard that it is very reasonable for him, because he can teach Portuguese to Japanese students, and he can learn Japanese too!!

After finished interview, I felt good because I could see that they had own studying style and it has many good points. I could see that they are very good friends. I learned it is very important to have nice seniors and juniors in study!!

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Have Fun with playing Volleyball – “Friends”

Do you want to have fun time with playing volleyball? If so, I suggest joining the club “Friends”. This club is not like a club in high school. Play volleyball with fun, it is the club theme.

In October, our university has sports-festival, and one of the denominations is volleyball. From this club, there is 4 teams appears. There are twice that our university held sports-festival, and both of festival they are participating. This is the one of yearly events for them, otherwise they will participate Hamakazae-festival, go to traveling to play volleyball twice (In winter season, they will go skiing and snow boarding), and also they will hold freshman welcome party.

As I wrote, this club theme is to enjoy playing volleyball. Also there are several themes on this club. To enjoy playing sports, Good results at sports-festival, and to make good friendship in the club or outside club, those are this club’s themes. Mr. Saito told me that members are all friendly and simply enjoyable to play volleyball in this club. He also told me that for the people whose living alone is fits to this club because there are many members who living alone in Makuhari-area to make friends a lot. The number of members are about 50 people in this club and usually the numbers of people appears in activity are about 25 people or so.

Actually, I went to the activity on Monday after 5th period, October 16th. This day was the 2 days before sports-festival, so the practice was seriously at this point, but everyone welcomed me. I also participate couple games, and had fun a lot. What I felt by participating the activity was, I felt friendly mood, and everyone enjoying playing volleyball.

The things you need in this club are sports wear, sports shoes and some food to fill your stomach (they will eat before they start practice). The usual activity held on every Monday at Nishinoya elementary school (it is about 15 to 20 minutes walk from University) from 17:00. The meeting held at lunchtime on Tuesday. If you want to join this club, please send e-mail to the president, to 2041250(@)kuis.ac.jp (Mr.Saito). They are welcome whoever comes to join the club. If you want to join this club, why don’t you join?

Written by Yuta Akutsu

Photo – Pictured activity at Nishinoya elementary school.

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Have a good time in English Speaking Society.

The topic is what you want to do, or communicate with varieties of major language student; it will be good time to spend time in English Speaking Society. I, myself already know about this club, English Society Club. Although, many of Kanda University student does not know about this club so I will introduce this club more to you.

I was already written about Reitaku University and Kanda University’s collaboration event held in Reitaku University, that event is one of their activities. This event held 2 times a year, held on both University. There is no main activity that is theme of this club, but the member decides what they want to do. For example, in the first term they did English debate, the speech about introduce Japan, movie presentation and Act the drama. In this semester, activities are debate and travel presentation (introduce the country where they want to go). Miss Nakajima, who is the president of this club, says the aim of this club is to make friendship in Kanda University, to keep individual English up by doing E.S.S. activities. Also this club will participate to Hamakaze-festival. In Hamakaze-festival, this club held speech contest during the first day of festival. Both of festival, they are selling Yakisoba, the Japanese fried noodle. Twice a year, they will go training camp which they do lots of activities, the member says it is fun activity.

The member of English Speaking Society is come from lots of varieties in Kanda University. Some are major in English, Chinese, Korean, and also IC, ILC student. Usually there are 20 people participate this club. Beside their activities, they will do compotation, in turning points like end of the semester, year-off, freshman welcome party and so on. One of the member of E.S.S. told me; “I improved communication skill in this club, also my summarize skill was improved, those skills helps me a lot in classes”, the third year student told me.

To conclude, it is chance to talk English in lots of people from different major language students. As one of the members told me, there is also opportunity to improve your English skills more. The environment is freely that you can choose what you want, and also this club can make friendship not only in Kanda, but also in Reitaku University.

The meeting is held at lunchtime on Thursday. The activities are also held in lunchtime on Monday and Friday. If you are interested in English Speaking Society, please mail to Miss Nakajima, president of E.S.S. Mail address is 2042037(@)kuis.ac.jp or go to website http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/esskanda (Japanese Only).

Written by Yuta Akutsu

Photo – The activity sight in English Speaking Society.

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Monday, October 23, 2006

Traditional Japanese Beauty, “Kyudo” (Japanese Archery)

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Studying Portuguese is Fun at Kanda!

Have Fun with playing Volleyball – “Friends”

Have a good time in English Speaking Society.

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