Saturday, October 17, 2009

Guiding JICA Participants around Kamakura and Enoshima in a Refreshing Sea Breeze


[Date and Time] Saturday, October 17, at 11:00~18:00
[Spots] Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, Kotokuin Temple (Great Buddha), and Enoshima Island

[Visitors] 44 JICA participants and 1 observer from 26 countries, with 6 from Sri Lanka, 4 from Mexico, 3 each from India and the Philippines, 2 each from Albania, Ethiopia, Iran, Myanmar, Uruguay, and Vietnam, and 1 each from Angora, Argentina, Bhutan, China, Colombia, Fiji, Ghana, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Nepal, Paraguay, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Turkey, and Vanuatu
[Attendants] 25 KSGG members and 3 observers

In the morning we visited Tsurugaoka Hachimangu and in the afternoon we went to Kotokuin. The JICA participants seemed to have been impressed by the Great Buddha’s mystic beauty.
After that, we moved to Koshigoe by Enoden Train, and walked toward Enoshima enjoying the view of the beach. As many young men were surfing, the participants began to take pictures of them. Meanwhile, those who had never seen the sea before were excited, getting into it barefoot in the soft breeze from the sea.