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[Date and Time] Sunday, November 15, at 10:30～15:40
[Spots] Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, Hasedera Temple, and Kotokuin Temple (Great Buddha)
[Visitors] 26 AOTS trainees from 10 countries, with 10 from Malaysia, 6 from Thailand, 2 each from Mexico and Panama, and 1 each from Colombia, Chile, China, India, Indonesia, and Oman
[Jobs] Machinery, Truck, Environment, and Faculty(IT)
[Attendants] 9 KSGG members and 2 observers
[Language] English, Spanish, Thai, and Chinese
We were so impressed with Thai participants who were pious Buddhists not only to pray seriously to the image of Kannon, or the Goddess of Mercy, at Hasedera Temple and the Great Buddha at Kotokuin Temple but also to bow respectfully to the Shinto altar at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine. All of the participants were so curious about Japanese culture that they really wanted to see and experience as many things as possible during their two-week stay. They were such nice young people that I felt like guiding them more around Japan, if they had time.
The participants from Mexico, Panama and Chile enjoyed taking photos of themselves with Japanese families who visited the shrine for their Shichi-Go-San Festival. At Hasedera Temple, where a fair had been held, some participants had a friendly chat with a Columbian woman of a stall in Spanish.
[Spots] Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, Hasedera Temple, and Kotokuin Temple (Great Buddha)
[Visitors] 26 AOTS trainees from 10 countries, with 10 from Malaysia, 6 from Thailand, 2 each from Mexico and Panama, and 1 each from Colombia, Chile, China, India, Indonesia, and Oman
[Jobs] Machinery, Truck, Environment, and Faculty(IT)
[Attendants] 9 KSGG members and 2 observers
[Language] English, Spanish, Thai, and Chinese
We were so impressed with Thai participants who were pious Buddhists not only to pray seriously to the image of Kannon, or the Goddess of Mercy, at Hasedera Temple and the Great Buddha at Kotokuin Temple but also to bow respectfully to the Shinto altar at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine. All of the participants were so curious about Japanese culture that they really wanted to see and experience as many things as possible during their two-week stay. They were such nice young people that I felt like guiding them more around Japan, if they had time.
The participants from Mexico, Panama and Chile enjoyed taking photos of themselves with Japanese families who visited the shrine for their Shichi-Go-San Festival. At Hasedera Temple, where a fair had been held, some participants had a friendly chat with a Columbian woman of a stall in Spanish.