[Date
& Time] Saturday, October 4, at 11:00~16:53
[Spots]
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, Hasedera Temple, Kotokuin Temple (Great Buddha),
and Yuigahama Beach (Optional Tour)
[Visitors]
13 JICA participants from 8 countries (3 from Myanmar, 2 each from Kenya,
Thailand, and South Africa, 1 each from Tanzania, Turkey, Philippines, and Vietnam)
[Attendants］11 KSGG
members
[Language］English
This time, two challenged men joined in the
tour. One of them is totally blind and
the other has some trouble in listening and pronouncing. Both of them are from the same country and took
“Development of Leadership and Networking of Persons with Disabilities” course. The participants were divided into two groups
and the tour went on schedule. All the members
went to Yuigahama Beach as an optional tour and some of them took their shoes
off to enjoy playing on the sand. The
tour ended successfully as usual. They had
a very good time.
☆Guiding JICA Participants around
Kamakura (Group 2)
[Visitors] 2
women, with each from Kenya and South Africa
[Attendants］4 KSGG
members
[Language］English
Although the typhoon was approaching, we had
a good weather. At Tsurugaoka Hachimangu
Shrine, “Yabusame-shinji (a Shinto ritual of traditional Japanese horseback
archery) was being held. The
participants asked some unexpected questions about typhoons such as “What is a typhoon?”
and “How long should you stay in the house?” because they don’t have any typhoons
in Kenya. On Komachi Dori Street, the two
of the participants bought beans and ate them while walking. The female participants enjoyed eating ice
cream. At Hasedera Temple, when I told
that Amida statue was made to protect people from the evil spirits, they
listened to me very eagerly. In front of
the Great Buddha at Kotokuin Temple, I explained the difference between the
Great Buddha at Todaiji Temple in Nara and that at Kotokuin Temple. On Yuigahama Beach, a female participant from
South Africa walked into the sea. When
we returned to Hase Station, the participants dropped in a 100 Yen Shop
nearby. Then we said goodbye in
farewell.