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A new Feature by Ben Gibson (Oyuki kigan) "Snowboarding Instructing in Japan", has been put online.

http://www.snowjapan.com/e/features/features-snowboard-instructing-in-japan.html

"My first season was at Karuizawa Prince, a few years ago. I was a part-time instructor, and managed to get the job though a friend who knew the head of the school. My Japanese was not stellar, and my qualifications consisted solely of my Level 1 Canadian instructors license (CASI). However, they thought it was novel to have a foreign instructor, which perhaps was my only saving grace as I sorely lacked practical experience. In the end, I was presented as any other snowboard instructor. There were one time I was asked to use English (my clients were from Hong Kong) but for the most part I taught in Japanese."

http://www.snowjapan.com/e/features/features-snowboard-instructing-in-japan.html

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