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Study in the UK.
I wanted to help students who could not study abroad learn a language in a foreign environment. That is what I wanted to do. I wanted to build a camp in Japan, which could be reached by bus, where students could immerse themselves in English from morning to night, and to create a foreign environment where they could learn about foreign culture and history while sleeping there. This was the beginning of "British Hills," which opened in 1994.
I immediately started looking for a place. I think we looked at about 10 places, mainly in Gunma and Nagano. There were places with good conditions, but they were small, only about 30,000 square meters. Foreign countries are huge, aren't they? A sense of size and scale is also important. And then I came across land in Shirakawa, which had 170,000 tsubo, so I thought it would be a good choice.
I want Japanese people to be able to understand foreign cultures better. I want Japanese people to be able to understand foreign cultures not by judging them by their appearance but by their spirituality. That is why I created British Hills. I want to educate people about the importance of culture, but I don't want to just impart knowledge; I wanted to provide a place where people can naturally feel and learn through experience.
Kanda Language Group
Ryuji Sano, Chairman (1934-2017)
Source : Kanda Foreign Language Group HP
Building Ishizue: Testimonies of those who have worked with Kanda Gaidai.
3 Features
Feel British Nature on Your Skin
The British Hills are located at about the same altitude as the Scottish Highlands, with an average annual temperature of about 12°C. The summers are cool, and the winters are a silvery white world.
Experience British culture firsthand
English-style furniture and furnishings imported from England. You will feel the warmth of the English culture from the warmth of the wooden furniture.
Official language is English
There are approximately 40 foreign faculty and service staff of English-speaking origin at any given time. Both check-in upon arrival and ordering in the restaurant are conducted in English.
Orientation for new students (duration: 2 days and 1 night)[target] First-year students of all departments
New students will deepen exchanges with their peers with whom they will spend the next two years, as well as confirm the flow of study at Kanda Institute of Languages, the schedule including the timing of career decisions, and the various support systems.
Training program simulating British experience (duration: 3 days and 2 nights)[target] All first-year students of all departments
During the first and second semesters of the first year, students stay in teams to learn about British culture and presentation skills from foreign teachers. In their free time, students spend time shopping in English at the Victorian Alley (gift store) or talking with foreign staff at an English-style pub.
Training in 2022
Orientations and trainings are subject to cancellation or changes in content depending on circumstances.