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Topics(5)1.“Tanabata” festival – “Sasa no ha Sara Sara”
2.Chinese class for volunteer training – Session II started
3.Basic English conversation class for volunteer training started.
4.Japanese class students appreciated Japanese cultures in Kyoto★Regardless of a nationality This time, we visited “Arashiyama” and “Uzumasa” Movie Park in Kyoto. Although a typhoon was concerned, we were fortunate that it changed a course when we left Handa and we safely arrived in Kyoto. I wondered our power made it? It was really impressive to me that we could be impressed and surprised together while we were traveling. We could well understand the feeling each other, even we talked in broken Japanese. An enjoyable thing is enjoyable to everyone. A beautiful thing is beautiful to everyone. I experienced in this trip that we could share the same feeling regardless of a nationality. It is really wonderful. I say “thank you” to Handa International Association for giving me this kind of opportunity. Mayuko Yamamoto
★Experienced the taste of Japan
5.Participated in Japan-China Youth Culture Exchange EventI went to Shanghai from October 27 to October 30 as a member of Japan Youth Delegation for Shanghai EXPO. The delegation was once canceled due to an incident of Chinese fishing boat. Then, it was suddenly resumed. As such, I was a little depressed. But, I was recommended by Handa International Association. I rather thought this was the time for me to work on a friendship promotion between Japan and China. I know there are many people who were not selected in the delegation. So, I decided to go to Shanghai Chinese student volunteers who were assigned to each bus were our main counter part. They were the students of Japanese department in famous universities. They became friendly to us immediately. Although we met the limited people who had a good understanding about Japan, I did not see any anti Japan movement which was reported in Japan. Though they were the young people called 80’s and 90’s and belong to the generation of one child policy, they were joking and struggling at job hunting just like Japanese young people. This trip reminds me that it is the best way to directly meet the people to promote a mutual understanding. If we know that there are many people who are interested in Japan, our impression on that country should be changed. In front of Japanese Pavilion, there was a long line of the people who waited for 4 hours to enter. (N.I)
Memory of BhutanHanda-Bhutan Youth Friendship Association is actively supporting a healthy growth of young people through their culture exchange activities between Bhutan and Handa. Last year, the association hosted three middle school students in Handa. They attended a class in Narawa middle school for a short term study.
★True happiness I learned two things when I went to Bhutan and experienced a home stay. The first thing is “study”. In this modern world, it is very useful to the future if I can understand and speak a foreign language. I have been studying English everyday, but, I could actually speak English very little once I went to a foreign country. So, I commit myself to study English more so that I will be able to speak English more at a next chance to speak English. The second thing is “a true happiness”. It is what we are unaware of in an ordinary life. I met many people including my host family, school mates and teachers while I was in Bhutan. They gave me a lot of love. When I had a problem, they helped me right away though there was a language barrier. On the top of those things, I want to thank to my mother, my father and the members of Handa-Bhutan Youth Friendship Association. I am very glad that I went to a new world and could find what I had never found in my ordinary life. “A true happiness”, it is for us to be sometimes in a trouble and sometimes in a joy. It is my answer. I suppose that a different person has a different answer. I think “a true happiness” is not always feeling a joy, but, feeling sadness and a pain as well. Miki Amakusa ★Many tenderness It was good for me to be able to go to Bhutan for a short oversea study program. Because, I could meet many people and had many experiences there. Although I sometimes could not understand English, they were tender to me and I enjoyed a lot. We had a welcome party in the evening. Ministers came to the party. We enjoyed to see a dance while we had a dinner. Bhutanese dance was interesting. They put Bhutanese traditional costume on me. The costume was not so tight as I expected. I was given many gifts at a tea party held at Changangkha Lower Secondary School. Satsuki Hashiba ★Various experiences I experienced many things when I went to Bhutan. Ryo Kobayashi. Concert tour in AustraliaFriendship visit and music concerts in AustraliaGet the circle of Music and the circle of Friendship bigger Junior Brass Band left Chubu International Airport on August 13 for Australia to conduct the 3rd friendship visit and perform music concerts. We had wonderful experiences in Port Macquarie including a home stay with a host family and meeting with many citizens. Yasuaki Shimizu
★I could not understand what they said. ★I learned the technique of music, the warmth of music from Australian people, the pleasure of music from the leader and Ms. Patricia, and the strength of music from our music play. I am sure those will be helpful for my future life. (S.T) ★As the audience in every concert enjoyed our music performance, we could relax to play music. In this trip, I could not only meet with Australian people, but, I could make the friendship with the members of Handa Junior Brass Band stronger. I am glad that the children who are different from my age and my school became good friends to me through music. (A.T) ★I have found in this trip that I could make friends if I tried hard, even though their language and culture background are different. (H.S. ★I feel one thing in every concert. That is music crosses a country border. ★It was difficult for me to communicate with a host family. I thought I should have studied English more seriously. But, I could somewhat communicate with a body language. (N.U) ★I could touch a different culture. I could improve my English a little. On the top of those, I understood a beauty of Japan while I was away from Japan. I will keep remembering it and make use of it a little by little for my future life. (M.W) ★I was about to cry at the farewell to Michelle. I could only say “Thank you”. I tried hard to express my appreciation to her. I hope she could understand it. (N.E)
Japanese class for daily lifeDon’t you have any problems in a daily life? Japanese class for daily life teaches you Japanese words and phrases necessary for daily life. The curriculum of the class is designed to eliminate your uneasiness over a language in a daily life and make your daily living more comfortable. You learn about school system, families, ceremonial occasions, local communities, etc. You can consult your problems in the class as well.
The history of Handa with foreign countriesHanda has 130 year history of a relationship with foreign countries★The first ranch in Chita peninsula The 4th generation resident of Mitzkan company imported cows from UK and began to drink milk for a health of his family. Later, he had a ranch in front of the current JR Handa station and sold bottled milk. It was very popular. It was the first dairy firming in this area. That ranch, Aiyousha, still exists near the station as a café. ★Opening of Taketoyo line
★Morrison Incident Houjun-Maru, a ship from Noma, was wrecked in Enshu-Nada in 1832. Three sailor trainees, Otokichi, Kyukichi and Iwakichi, survived and drifted to Flitter point in Canada. They were rescued by an English captain and went to London as the first Japanese there. Then, they were transferred to Macau where they assisted to translate the New Testament into Japanese. They tried to go back to Japan on American ship Morrison. But, it failed. This incident stimulated liberal people who wanted to open up the country. Even though it was invisible, it helped the opening of the country a lot. Otokichi went to USA in that ship as a sailor. He worked on a trading business and married with an English woman. Once, he came to Japan as an interpreter, but, he could not enter Japan. Later, he settled in Singapore and succeeded. ★Owari's measures against Black Ships At the end of Tokugawa era, the domain of Owari built a fort at Utsumi in 1850 to prepare for black ships. They planned to inform to Nagoya Castle by a signal fire. One day, they found back ships. They relayed a signal fire from Ohi village, Futo-Matsuriyama, Taketoyo-Nagaoyama, Kamezaki-Takaneyama to Nagoya Castle. Before that, when they found black ships in Ise Bay, they fired a canon from Utsumi-Issiki Fort as they were trained. But, it is said that a cannonball did not reach black ships. ★Touzin Okichi Touzin Okichi, Ms. Okichi Saito, was born at Utsumi in 1841. (There is a monument near the mouth of Utsumi river.) When she was 4 years old, the family moved to Shimoda. Later, she was trained social manners and dancing in a foster family and became a popular “Geisha”. When she was 17 years old, she was sent to the first consulate general Harris in order to make Japan-USA trade agreement (1856) favorable to Japan. But, as she had a swelling, she was returned in three days. After that, she worked as “Geisha” and a hairdresser. She died at the age of 51. Story by Mr. Katsumi Kawai The 8th KonnichiWorld festivalThe festival was held at Handa sports park on November 14, 2010 jointly with Handa Industrial Festival.
We have more nice pictures. Please click here. ★Australia ★USA The festival was crowded with many visitors.
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