Emi Passes College Entrance Exam.

Congrats to Emi on passing the exam!

  Emi holds certificates of passing exams.

Emi has successfully passed her college entrance exam; Sophia University is the name of the college in Tokyo. The college is her most favorite one and she was studying to target the college for a whole year.

To celebrate the outcome, we, my family members went to an Indian restaurant named ‘Gitanjali Mahal’ where she requested for lunch last Saturday.

 We also had a lunch party in an Indian restaurant named ‘Taj Mahal’ when Rina, my younger daughter, had passed a high school entrance exam exactly one year ago.


To be honest, I prefer ‘Taj Mahal’ to ‘Gitanjali Mahal’ in terms of its food taste, furniture in it, its music and an overall atmosphere.

But, anyway we were all happy to have been able to have the occasion together.

Preparing For Entrance Exams.

I took a lot of pictures of Emi, one of my daughters, the other day.
When I take a picture of a person, I usually say “Smile, please.” But it was different last time.
I said “Be Smart.”
 Why?

The pictures are to be used as ID photos for college application forms. Most of Japanese colleges, I guess, don’t accept an ID picture with a smile.

Entrance exams are scheduled in January and February next year.
Emi is very busy studying these days.

I really hope that Emi will pass her most favorite college’s exam, knock on wood.

Celebration Party for Emi on Passing the Exam

Congratulations Emi on passing the entrance exam for a senior high school!
Emi received a certificate of passing the entrance exam for senior high school one day after the graduation ceremony of junior high last week. The school she passed was where she wanted to enter the most.
I was thinking that she would pass the exam because I was told from her that the exam itself had not been difficult and that she knew the score of the exam since she had checked it with her teachers.
But, even knowing that, I was very happy hearing a good result directly from Emi and see her smile.
Today, we went to a cozy restaurant called “Café Praktica” in Utsunomiya with my family members to celebrate her successful result.
The restaurant was very nice. The size of it was rather small but they offered delicious meals and a good atmosphere.
We could have a nice celebration party today. Thanks “Café Praktica” for that.
All the more, I appreciate Emi’s great efforts.

Congratulations Rina on passing the exam for a junior high!

Parents are nervously waiting for their kids finishing the exam at the school entrance.
Congratulations Rina on passing the exam for a junior high!
My younger daughter Rina took an entrance exam last week. More than two hundreds sixth-grade school kids came with their parents at the school early in the morning on Saturday. Even prep school staff came there.
They displayed banners, “You Pass The Exam! Do Your Best!” There are two major prep schools in Utsunomiya. Prep school staff delivered their own school students leaflets to encourage them to do a good job at the exam.
As for me, I chose a public junior high school. So, I did not take an entrance exam for junior high. Of course, passing an exam is very important for all of us. But studying hard in this sixth-grade age has become a very good experience for Rina in her life. I believe what she has learned must be precious as well as the good result.