NEWSMAY 2016

UPCOMING EVENTS

April 29 - May 5 Golden Week. This is one of the most important holidays in the Japanese calendar, a seven day holiday made up of four national holidays and well placed weekends. The national holidays are; 昭和 こんにちは の 日（しょ う わ の ひ ） Showa Day, the celebration of the former Emperor’s birthday, 健保記念日（けんぽきねん び） Constitution Day, 緑の from IPU NZ! 日（みど り の ひ ） Green Day, Hey, Everyone. and 子 供 の 日（こど も の ひ ） Children’s Day. I hope your holidays went well and you that you can settle back in to the school life. May 6 Here at IPU we have just welcomed in our newest group of students Commencement 2016 - The from around the world for the new term. We are so happy to see so ceremony day that formally welcomes new students to many new students ready to learn. Our tutorials are off to a great the start of their courses. start! This coming term will be full of opportunities to experience IPU for May 27 you too, with our upcoming taster weekends, Omatsuri and Sakura Omatsuri - For one evening (Spring) Festival. We will see you there! IPU becomes a japanese festival complete with food, fun and performances. オノマトペ Here are some onomatopoeia that are commonly found in anime and manga. Have you seen any of these before? Phrase of the Month トントン ニコニコ さる き お tap tap smiling 猿も木から落ちる。

“Even monkeys fall フラフラ ペコペコ from trees” dizzy starving Hi, I am Seiya Inoue; FROM IPU TO CNN Japanese from Tokyo. IPU New Zealand graduates go on to do some amazing I attend King’s High School things. One of our graduates Olivia Mazuki now works for as an international student. CNN in Indonesia and a TV Anchor. We recently caught up with her on what she is doing now. I am going to talk about Natsu-yasumi which is the What jobs have you done since leaving IPU? summer holiday in Japan. Since graduating from IPU in 2004, I worked in various industries in Jakarta. First, I signed up with a private bank as a Customer Relations Officer, before moving In Japan, summer is between June and August to join marketing & communications department at a local NGO giving out unlike NZ. But the summer holiday is the longest scholarships to underprivileged children in Indonesia. of all holidays like NZ. What we do in the summer Then I advanced to becoming a Senior Trade Officer in Queensland Government holiday is to go to the summer festival. Trade & Investment Office Jakarta for about 3 years, until the office was shut down In summer, we enjoy the summer festival around in 2008 & I was made redundant. Japan and wearing yukata (Japanese traditional Lucky enough, I was given a casting opportunity as a TV presenter in a national casual kimono for summer, originally used as television company where there was an English quiz program that Queensland pyjamas) with friends, families, and couples. Government previously sponsored. The producer of that show approached me and At some traditional festivals, people carry a said I would make a good TV personality. Mikoshi (Japanese portable shrine) on their So, that's how my broadcast career started. Totally unexpected & overwhelming, shoulders. Of course, these things have a reason. considering that I just lost my job at Queensland Goverment that time and I was The reason is in the past, summer is a serious never trained as a broadcaster. I never dreamed of being on TV, but life has a season because of illness, disaster, and damage funny way to surprise us all the time. I've been in broadcast since 2008 until now. to the crop. Therefore people wish for safety in I aired in national TV channels, including TVRI, Metro TV, Berita Satu. And in summer to the god. People can’t get a Mikoshi 2013, I decided to "go international" and joined the news team in Bloomberg TV because Mikoshi are very sacred. Indonesia. Currently, I'm a full time news anchor at CNN Indonesia. Also, there are Japanese traditional dances for some places. This dance is formed in a circle around the orchestra like Japanese drums. That short but sweet 3,5 Fireworks are so amazing and powerful in the night sky. On the ground, there are many stalls for years at IPU really shaped food and amusement. For instance candy floss, who I am today. To everyone Yakitori (Japanese style skewered grilled chicken), else who's never been to NZ, Japanese sponge cake, Imagawayaki (Japanese muffin containing bean jam, served hot),Yakisoba that it's the best country one (chow fried noodles), Amazake (Japanese sake can go to for study brewed by blending malted rice with rice gruel), Takoyaki (baked octopus ball), Ramune (Japanese soda), toffee Apples, etc. In addition, there are many kinds of stalls such as shooting, goldfish Could you comment on your time at IPU? scooping, yo-yo fishing, etc. My time at IPU is undoubtedly the most interesting time of my life. At the age of Actually, I didn’t realize these are Japanese 18 and never previously travelled overseas, I was nervous and excited at the same traditional things. If you come to Japan, you time arriving at Hall 3 of IPU in early 2001... can have fun at Nastsu-matsuri. We are looking Meeting new people from all around the world was easily the highlight of my time forward to Natsu-yasumi. at IPU (apart from the classroom activities, of course lol). It was surreal to know that so many nationalities get together in such a pristine little campus like IPU. I truly enjoyed the colourful cultural experiences there, especially the Ohanami Festival every September. A few Indonesian students and I got to dress up in our national costumes and performed Balinese dance show. I am still good friends with some of them until today. And it's nice to know that a lot of the countries that I go to, I know some IPU friends living there!

What skills did you learn/ gain at IPU that help you now? I think that my time at IPU was one of the greatest milestones of my life. I learnt a lot within 3,5 years than I had the previous 18 years. It made up a big chunk of my life experience. It taught me self-confidence, independence, resourcefulness, multi- cultural approach to things, global pespectives, and ability to express myself better. It's hard to believe but before coming to IPU, I was such a nerd! (Still am now, but a better version of nerd that I was 15 years ago). That short but sweet 3,5 years at IPU really shaped who I am today. To everyone else who's never been to NZ, that it's the best country one can go to for study

www.ipu.ac.nz The Golden Week is a collection of four national holidays within seven days. In combination with well placed weekends, the Golden Week becomes one of Japan's three busiest holiday seasons, besides New Year and the Obon week.

Trains, airports and sightseeing spots get very crowded during Golden Week, and accommodation in tourist areas can get booked out well in advance. The national holidays making up the Golden Week are:

April 29 Showa Day (Showa no hi) April 29 is the birthday of former Emperor Showa, who died in the year 1989. Until 2006, Greenery Day (see May 4) used to be celebrated on this day.

May 3 Constitution Day (Kenpo kinenbi) On this day in 1947, the new postwar constitution was put into effect.

May 4 Greenery Day (Midori no hi) Until 2006, Greenery Day used to be celebrated on April 29, the birthday of former Emperor Showa. The day is dedicated to the environment and nature, because the emperor loved plants and nature. Before being declared Greenery Day, May 4 used to be a national holiday due to a law, which declares a day, that falls between two national holidays, a national holiday.

May 5 Children's Day (Kodomo no hi) The Boy's Festival (Tango no Sekku) is celebrated on this day. Families pray for the health and future success of their sons by hanging up carp streamers and displaying samurai dolls, both symbolizing strength, power and success in life. The Girl's Festival is celebrated on March 3.

INGREDIENTS Okonomiyaki Flour 100g / 1 cup Water (or Chicken stock) 160ml / 2/3 cup Eggs (or Egg substitute) 2 (or 1/2 cup) Cabbage, cut into 3cm x 2-3ml strips 300g / 4 cups Green Onions, thinly sliced diagonally 2 stalks Okonomiyaki Tenkasu (Tempura bits) 30g / 1/4 cup Bacon, cut into 8cm pieces 6 strips OPTIONAL Raw shrimp cut into approx 1cm chunks 100g / 1/2 cup Chinese sausage, cut diagonally 1-2 links Beni Shoga (Pickled Ginger) 30g

TOPPINGS Kewpie Mayonnaise Okonomi Sauce Aonori (Seaweed Flakes) Katsuobushi (Bonito Flakes)

PREPARATION 1. In a large bowl, whisk together Okonomiyaki Flour and Water until smooth 2. Add Eggs, Cabbage, Onions, Tenkasu, Ginger, Shrimp and Sausage and mix, but don't over mix. 3. Oil a griddle that has been heated to 200C (400F) and add Okonomiyaki mixture divided into two pancakes. 4. Using a spatula flatten and form pancakes until around 1.5cm (3/4") thick - approximately 30cm (12") across. 5. Add Bacon pieces to cover top of each pancake. 6. After about 3 minutes, flip over pancake (bacon side down) and cook for 4 minutes. 7. Flip pancake again (bacon side up) and cook for 3 minutes or until firm and well browned. 8. Remove to plate and drizzle with Kewpie mayonnaise, okonomi sauce and sprinkle with Aonori and Katsuobushi. 9. Eat quickly before someone near you takes your portion.

MAY 2016 OMATSURIThe second event we are running is the annual Omatsuri on the 27th of May. Attendance is free! For one evening we change a large part of our campus into a Japanese festival. There will be Japanese festival food, festival games and performances. The event will run from 16:30 - 20:30.

Omatsuri will be a great way to keep students interested in Japanese. Places are limited so please contact us if you are interested.

Accommodation can be arranged for a minimal cost in our halls of residence if needed.

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