ASIJ
Highlights
CULTURE
Grain Power Fifth grade students cropped the second harvest of the Chofu Campus rice field this September. After cutting the stalks, they made small bundles tied with hemp string that they hung on drying racks. A few weeks later once the stalks had dried, they threshed the rice with the help of a local farmer. Second grade students helped celebrate the harvest by building o-mikoshi that they paraded around the school. See more on YouTube @asij
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ATHLETICS
CAMPUS
ARTS
Serving Up the Action
Spirited Away
Dear Edwina Jr.
ASIJ welcomed athletes, coaches and supporters from 16 visiting schools for this year’s YUJO Tournament in October. Teams came from the local area and as far as Okinawa, Misawa, Sasebo and South Korea. Kubasaki walked away as champions in the girls competition with Canadian Academy winning the newly added boys tournament.
The entire school community came back to campus to celebrate Spirit Day on September 24 for the first time since 2019. Although it was a rainy day, that didn’t dampen the crowd’s enthusiasm as they cheered on a full schedule of sports. It was a great way to rekindle our Mustang Spirit and kick off the year.
A large ensemble of middle school actors and stage crew came together to present this years MS Musical Dear Edwina Jr. The comedic show is a heartwarming musical about the joys of growing up, which filled the packed theater with laughter.
THE AMERICAN SCHOOL IN JAPAN
Watch the show on YouTube @asij_TV