[Date & Time] Sunday, May 10, at 10:00 ~ 15:30
[Spots] Tsurugaoka-Hachimangu Shrine, Hasedera Temple, and Kotokuin Temple (Great Buddha)
[Visitors] 25 AOTS(YKC) trainees, with 20 from China, 4 from Indonesia, and 1 from the Philippines
[Attendants] 19 KSGG Members
[Languages] Chinese, Indonesian, English and Japanese
We changed our schedule from this time, and met AOTS trainees at Shin-Sugita Station on the Seaside Line at 9 o’clock, and joined the other KSGG members at Ofuna Station on the JR Negishi Line. Then we took all the trainees to Kamakura. Since some trainees could speak Japanese, all KSGG members of six groups had no trouble in communicating with the trainees. The trainees were very happy that they were guided in an active and open manner. Happily, one KSGG member had a chance to guide a trainee who worked in the company he used to work for.
Yellow sweet flags in the Genpei Ponds were beautiful. We could see from the lookout of Hasedera Temple some windsurfers playing with the waves, and a lot of carp streamers flying in the wind. At Kotokuin Temple, we happened to see a high-ranking Buddhist monk from Thailand. When we bade farewell to the trainees, some of them said they would like to stay longer in Japan and told us about their impressions of this tour. Several KSGG members sent them words of encouragement in return for their compliments.
* A Sociable Day with Trainees full of Curiosity
[Spots] Tsurugaoka-Hachimangu Shrine, Hasedera Temple, and Kotokuin Temple (Great Buddha)
[Visitors] 25 AOTS(YKC) trainees, with 20 from China, 4 from Indonesia, and 1 from the Philippines
[Attendants] 19 KSGG Members
[Languages] Chinese, Indonesian, English and Japanese
We changed our schedule from this time, and met AOTS trainees at Shin-Sugita Station on the Seaside Line at 9 o’clock, and joined the other KSGG members at Ofuna Station on the JR Negishi Line. Then we took all the trainees to Kamakura. Since some trainees could speak Japanese, all KSGG members of six groups had no trouble in communicating with the trainees. The trainees were very happy that they were guided in an active and open manner. Happily, one KSGG member had a chance to guide a trainee who worked in the company he used to work for.
Yellow sweet flags in the Genpei Ponds were beautiful. We could see from the lookout of Hasedera Temple some windsurfers playing with the waves, and a lot of carp streamers flying in the wind. At Kotokuin Temple, we happened to see a high-ranking Buddhist monk from Thailand. When we bade farewell to the trainees, some of them said they would like to stay longer in Japan and told us about their impressions of this tour. Several KSGG members sent them words of encouragement in return for their compliments.
* A Sociable Day with Trainees full of Curiosity
We guided trainees around Kamakura in the strong sun for May. As usual, we entered Hachimangu Shrine through Wakamiya-dori Street. Luckily, we could see a wedding ceremony going on at Maiden, or the dancing stage, which made the trainees very happy, prompting them to ask a lot of questions one after another, as if they were unable to control their excitement and curiosity. “What are those maidens doing behind the priest?” “Is he the priest of the highest rank in this shrine?” “How much do you pay for a wedding ceremony here?” “Is this a real wedding ceremony?” The scenes they saw, which were all common to us Japanese, must have been mysterious to them. They wanted to know and understand the reasons thoroughly. Overwhelmed by their enthusiasm, we left for Hasedera Temple and finally arrived at Kotokuin Temple. Finally, when they finished asking all the questions, we said farewell to them. May this happy day in Kamakura remain in their memories.