There are schools in Bucharest, Constanța, Ploiesti and Oradea that not only develop children’s brains, but also attention, concentration and patience. Here, children learn Japanese counting techniques using the soroban, a Japanese abacus adapted from a Chinese abacus. The technique involves performing arithmetic calculations, even billions, in the mind.

This is an old Japanese technique that has been around since the 15th century. Since the 1930s, it has been used in schools. It is still used today in soroban schools under the name “juku”. In Romania, Nomin Damdin, a Mongolian married to a Romanian woman, opened these Nomin Djuku schools.

You probably know those kids who shocked the country by performing billions of calculations in their minds while reciting poems or doing something else.

You’ve seen them on Next Star, Romanians have talent or Chefs with knives. They impressed the audience and received the “Golden thrill”. These are the children of Nomin Jyuku schools, where Japanese calculation techniques are taught.

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