[Spots] Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, Hasedera Temple, Kotokuin Temple (Great Buddha)
[Visitors] 51 HIDA Participants, with 29 from Indonesia, 9 each from China and Thailand, and 4 from Vietnam
[Attendants] 18 KSGG members and 1 observer
[Languages] English, Indonesian, Chinese, Thai, and Japanese
The participants came to Japan on April 11 to study Japanese for 6 or 13 weeks and then were to undergo technical training at their Japanese parent company. They were glued to the wedding ceremony held on Maiden (dancing stage). At Hasedera Temple, they entered the hall with the statue of Amida taking off their shoes and put their hands together. One of them prayed for a safe delivery of his child in May to the Eleven-Faced-Kannon or Goddess of Mercy. At Kotokuin Temple, as it looked like rain, we took group photographs 10 minutes earlier than usual. They walked to Hase Station happily, holding paper dolls made by KSGG members.