Tokyo: Tibet House Japan began its Tibetan language class on 2 August with participants from different regions of Japan, including Hokkaido in the north and Okinawa in the south. Due to the hot weather, students from the Tokyo region also participated online.

Representative Dr. Tsewang Gyalpo Arya of the Tibet House welcomed the students and thanked them for their interest in Tibetan language and culture. He said learning the Tibetan language will bring the participants closer to Tibetan spiritual culture and help them know about Tibet and the Tibetans. He said the Tibetan culture has a great potential to create love and compassion within oneself and for others too.

In his briefing about the richness of the Tibetan language, he said the three longest written epics in the world are the Indian Mahabharata, the Japanese Genji Monogatari, and the Tibetan Ling Gesar, and among them, the Gesar epic is considered the longest.

College and high school students are welcome to join the class without incurring the nominal fees. The class will have both conversation and reading and writing classes. Some talks on Tibetan history, religion, culture, and meditation practice are also included in the curriculum. Those having more than seventy-five percent attendance will be awarded a completion certificate.

Secretary Tashi Yangzom and Accountant Tselha of the Tibet House Japan will take the Tibetan conversation, reading, and writing class based on the established textbook.

-Report filed by Office of Tibet, Japan