Saturday, October 20, 2012

Guiding Foreign Students around Kamakura

[Date & Time] Saturday, October 20, at 10:00~16:00
[Spots] Engakuji Temple, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, and Kotokuin Temple (Great Buddha)
[Visitors] 61 Participants (including 5 children) from 15 countries, with 27 from China, 10 from Korea, 5 from Sri Lanka, 3 each from Taiwan and India, 2 each from Mongolia, France, and Bulgaria, and 1 each from Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Italy, the Palestinian National Authority, Thailand, Brazil, and Costa Rica 
[Universities] 50 from Yokohama National University, 4 from Keio University, 3 each from Kanagawa University and Tokai University, and 1 from Paris-Est Créteil

[Attendants] 32 KSGG members and 2 observers
[Languages] English, Chinese, Japanese, and French


Guiding foreign students around Kamakura is our annual event for autumn.  We were happy to have good weather.  The precincts of Engakuji Temple surrounded with big trees were very quiet in the morning, and we could hear birds singing.  Our members did our best to guide the foreign students, so they looked quite satisfied with the tour.  One of our members said, "I forgot how tired I was when a Sri Lankan couple told me with a smile that they had a good time, having lunch and going to the sea."  They were so happy to receive a Japanese paper doll, a present from KSGG.