ANJIN = Anglo-Japan International Network

Message from the President

In 1600 the ship with William Adams or “The Blue Eyed Samurai” (Japanese name Miura Anjin) aboard was shipwrecked off the coast of Usuki, Oita prefecture, Japan after a tough 2-year-long voyage. He went on to become a diplomatic advisor to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first Shogun of the Tokugawa era which lasted for 265 years.  Adams, who was born in Gillingham, Kent (now part of Medway),  spent 20 years in Japan never realising his dream of returning to England.

In the same way that Anjin (William Adams) reached Japan led by fate, in 2002 I started working at Chatham Grammar School for Boys in Chatham (now also part of Medway), unknowing at the time that Gillingham was Anjin’s hometown.

After having lived in the UK for almost 20 years, I founded ANJIN Co., Ltd (Anglo Japan International Network) in 2013, and returned to Japan the following year with the desire to “get as many people as possible to know about Anjin’s hometown and its rich history and nature” whilst also “helping both British and Japanese people”.

By making the most of the network I had built up whilst living in Medway, and with the co-operation of the Honorary Mayor of Yokosuka, Mrs Susan Haydock, one of the services we offer is the co-ordination of both adult and student trips to Japan which incorporate meet-and-greets with locals as well as “Study Trips to England” for Japanese.

Profile

Lived in Bangkok, Thailand for 8 years. After working as a Japanese language teacher at a British international school (Bangkok Patana School) in Bangkok, Yuki achieved a postgraduate diploma in drama and musical theatre at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in the UK, where she went on to live as a resident for almost 20 years.

After obtaining her postgraduate diploma, Yuki then began working as a Japanese teacher at Chatham Grammar School for Boys (a secondary school and sixth form now called Holcombe Grammar school) in Medway, Kent. It was in this role that Yuki began to coordinate and accompany Japan trips for students at the school from 2004, and continues to do so to this day. Furthermore, she devoted herself to international relations as a member of the UK-Japan Friendship Society, connecting Medway with its sister cities of Ito city and Yokosuka city in Japan. Throughout her time in the UK, Yuki assisted with Japan-related events in Medway as well as other events which connected the UK and Japan.

In addition to her teaching career, Yuki also worked as an actress on stage (including the Off-West End production “King & I”), on TV (appeared in the “Little Britain” series in the role of Gita), and several commercials.

History & Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in Drama/Musical Theatre from the University of East Anglia, UK.
  • British Teaching License (Secondary School/Sixth Form)
  • Certificate: Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language
  • Diploma: Acting and Musical Theatre course from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, UK
  • Certificate: English For Overseas Teachers

 

Company Information

Name: ANJIN Co., Ltd (Anglo-Japan International Network）
Address: 3-29-36 Kitakaname, Hiratsuka city, Kanagawa-pref, 259-1207 JAPAN
E-mail: contact@anjinworld.com
TEL: +81 463-58-3949 (Office)
Mobile & WhatsApp: +81 80-3441-3449 (Kushida)

UK contact
Ms Susan Haydock  (Rochester, Kent, UK)
TEL: +44-1634-811-172 / +44-7931-286-259

Our Services

  • English language study classes & workshops (for both adults and children) since 2014
  • Other Foreign Language Programmes: Spanish, Thai
  • Co-ordination of various British culture experience programmes
  • Co-ordination of study abroad programme to the UK (short term and long term)
  • Planning and management of various events
  • Translation and Interpretation (English<>Japanese)
  • Government-Licensed Guide Interpretation (English)
  • Co-ordinating and accompanying tours for British students to Japan “the JAPAN TRIP”
  • Co-ordinating and accompanying History/Culture Experience Study Tours (SAKURA and MOMIJI) from the UK

Events/Workshops we have done so far

  • JAPAN TRIP for British school students (in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2023)
  • SAKURA TOUR/MOMIJI TOUR (in 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023)
  • Study trips to England from Japan (in 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023)
  • English Kitchen Workshop (for British home-cooked meals)
  • English Summer Class for children
  • Translation/Interpretation – For Hiratsuka-south Rotary Club, Engakuji-temple, etc.
  • English Language workshops for local business groups: For Hiratsuka-south Rotary Club, Oiso Chamber of Commerce Women’s department etc.