Saturday, November 28, 2009

Guiding the Trainees from Caucasia around Kamakura--They were impressed with our hospitality.

[Date and Time] Saturday, November 28, at 08:30 ~ 17:00
[Spots] Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine (by bus), Hasedera Temple, and Kotokuin
Temple (Great Buddha) (by Enoden)
[Visitors] 22, with 5 from Armeyanskaya, 2 from Azarbaijan, 3 from Kazakhstan, 6
from Turkmenistan, 4 from Uzbekistan and 2 from Republic of Georgia, 1 staff from
the Association of the International Exchange in Aizu-Wakamatsu City, and 2 Russian interpreters from JICE
[Attendants] 3 KSGG members
[Language] Japanese and English

The trainees came to Japan to learn its sightseeing administration. KSGG was first introduced by our male member, Tokyo was introduced to them out bus window by our female member, history of Kamakura was explained to them and, when they saw snow-covered Mt. Fuji, they gave exclamations.
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We felt relieved to see that the visitors were gradually relaxed and showed their smiles. At Kotokuin, the representative of the trainees told us that they had not known about such a voluntary goodwill guide service, and were very much impressed with our hospitality. Also, when he gave us a word of gratitude in Russian, we were really happy and drove all strain away.