[Date & Time] Saturday, March 7, at 11:00 ~ 16:40
[Spots] Tsurugaoka-Hachimangu Shrine, Hasedera Temple and Kotokuin Temple (Great Buddha)
[Guests] 51 JICA trainees from 16 countries, with 15 from Myanmar, 6 from Peru, 5 from Bolivia, 4 from Colombia, 3 each from Guatemala and Indonesia, 2 each from Bangladesh, Thailand, Pakistan, Kazakhstan and Ecuador and 1 each from Laos, Vietnam, Mongolia, Uganda and Lebanon
[Attendants] 29 KSGG Members and 6 Observers
[Languages] English and Spanish
On last tour we had 50 trainees and this time we had even more, including as many as 20 trainees from South America and 15 trainees from Myanmar. One of our members, who asks the trainees from countries unfamiliar to us, and introduces their history and culture to other KSGG members every time, asked a Laotian about his country this time. Laos has a population of 6,000,000 and its capital is Vientiane. Its main industry is agriculture, which 78 percent of its population is engaged in. It has two World Cultural Heritage Sites in Champasak Province, which were registered in 2001. One is Vat Phou (the ruins of Hindu temples) and the other, its surrounding ruins.
Lao people in Thailand went down to the south and turned Vat Phou, which used to be a castle, into temples in about the thirteenth century. The other one is an old Luang Prabang town, which was the capital of Laos in the period of King Luan Prabang who reigned over the country. This beautiful old city with historically valuable buildings was registered in 1995.
We had a nice weather all day long. After the tour was completed on schedule, the
trainees from Indonesia sang their children’s song for us in farewell.
◎ Her First Tour Service--Guiding Hearing-impaired Trainees from Myanmar
A female KSGG member who joined in February covered 10 instructors of Myanmer
Deaf School. As six of them were hearing-impaired, she had to communicate with them through two sign language interpreters. It was a very precious experience for her to learn some simple sign languages as well as about Myanmar, which has three seasons--winter, rainy season and summer. Also, Myanmarese people have no family names and there are only two sign language schools in Myanmar.
At Kotokuin Temple, the rookie attendant was assigned to explain about the Great Buddha. As it was her first service as a guide, she learned in practice the features and stories of the historic sites and buildings as well as guiding skills from veteran members. As she decided to think and carry out a lot of things little by little from then on, it was an unforgettable day for her.
[Spots] Tsurugaoka-Hachimangu Shrine, Hasedera Temple and Kotokuin Temple (Great Buddha)
[Guests] 51 JICA trainees from 16 countries, with 15 from Myanmar, 6 from Peru, 5 from Bolivia, 4 from Colombia, 3 each from Guatemala and Indonesia, 2 each from Bangladesh, Thailand, Pakistan, Kazakhstan and Ecuador and 1 each from Laos, Vietnam, Mongolia, Uganda and Lebanon
[Attendants] 29 KSGG Members and 6 Observers
[Languages] English and Spanish
On last tour we had 50 trainees and this time we had even more, including as many as 20 trainees from South America and 15 trainees from Myanmar. One of our members, who asks the trainees from countries unfamiliar to us, and introduces their history and culture to other KSGG members every time, asked a Laotian about his country this time. Laos has a population of 6,000,000 and its capital is Vientiane. Its main industry is agriculture, which 78 percent of its population is engaged in. It has two World Cultural Heritage Sites in Champasak Province, which were registered in 2001. One is Vat Phou (the ruins of Hindu temples) and the other, its surrounding ruins.
Lao people in Thailand went down to the south and turned Vat Phou, which used to be a castle, into temples in about the thirteenth century. The other one is an old Luang Prabang town, which was the capital of Laos in the period of King Luan Prabang who reigned over the country. This beautiful old city with historically valuable buildings was registered in 1995.
We had a nice weather all day long. After the tour was completed on schedule, the
trainees from Indonesia sang their children’s song for us in farewell.
◎ Her First Tour Service--Guiding Hearing-impaired Trainees from Myanmar
A female KSGG member who joined in February covered 10 instructors of Myanmer
Deaf School. As six of them were hearing-impaired, she had to communicate with them through two sign language interpreters. It was a very precious experience for her to learn some simple sign languages as well as about Myanmar, which has three seasons--winter, rainy season and summer. Also, Myanmarese people have no family names and there are only two sign language schools in Myanmar.
At Kotokuin Temple, the rookie attendant was assigned to explain about the Great Buddha. As it was her first service as a guide, she learned in practice the features and stories of the historic sites and buildings as well as guiding skills from veteran members. As she decided to think and carry out a lot of things little by little from then on, it was an unforgettable day for her.