Japanese trio runs free language classes for Hoi An locals

Three Japanese men have been offering free language classes for locals in Hoi An, a city in central Vietnam home to a community of Japanese scholars, researchers, experts, and government officials. Takeshi Hirohata, Hamada, and Suzuki have spent years teaching complimentary Japanese lessons inside a little store on Nguyen Tri Phuong Street, giving locals the opportunity to learn a language and culture they might otherwise never have experienced. From ‘big boss’ to ‘admirable teacher’ Hirohata, 70, was the first to run the classes. He currently owns a chain of Vietnamese cuisine restaurants in Japan, as well as many Japanese diners in Ho Chi Minh City. Today, along with his partners, “teacher Takeshi,” as he is respectfully addressed by the local people, devotes his time and intellect to the development of Hoi An’s ancient town. To the trio of Japanese men, material life no longer holds the value it once did. Hirohata had been an active businessman in Ho Chi Minh City since 1993, but the stifling rat race eventually forced him to seek out a path that would offer an opportunity for personal fulfillment. On a chance visit to Hoi An a decade later, he was swept away by the similarities… Read full this story

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