WCJ 2015, Session 2, Isehara: Tanguy Declercq’s Videoblog
On the 15th of July we had 2 company visits in Isehara, one to the steelcompany Amada and the other one to the sake brewery Kikkawa. Tanguy shares his experience with you.
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WCJ 2015, Session 1: A Message from the Participants for Future Participants
At the end of Session 1 (2015), the participants looked back on their 3 weeks and shared their highlight of the session. At the end they also share a message for future participants. These contain a nice messsage or a piece of advice to think about before you join World Campus Japan.
Host-family day in Isehara
Day of activity: July 19th 2015
It started with a car trip to Hakone where there is a small samurai village. There was a recreation of a village for samurai, made to look the way it would have in the edo period. It was amazing! The nature and the atmosphere was refreshing. The temprature was perfect for a guy from Northern-Europe; Not too cold, and not too hot.
After that, we went to a hot spring with panorama skyview! I loved it! When I felt like I was boiling, a nice and kind breeze cooled me down.
On our way home from the hot spring, we stoped to buy some kind of fish cake. It was not the best fish cake I have tasted, but it was good.
When we got back home, my roommate Simon and I had some time to rest. Our host-family prepared dinner while we were resting. The dinner was extremely good! Fried chicken, fish cake, salad, beer, milk and potatos (because I am from Norway, and LOVE milk and potatos). It was a delicious dinner and a perfect ending to this adventure in Japan with World Campus International – Japan!
Marius Einmo (Norway)
My last World Campus – Japan 2015 day
Day of activity: July 18th 2015
Hello everyone,
Today was the last World Campus – Japan 2015 day for some of us, including me. In the morning we met some of the local kids who are taking english classes. We played multiple games with them and talked to them in english.
After that we got to experience calligraphy. A japanese lady showed us how to do and it looked really easy, but in the end alot of us were struggeling.
Then we made our own lunch. We could choose between “Fujisan-sushi” or “Flower-sushi”. (The sushi was named after what it looked like)
While we ate we got to talk to the ladys who had demonstrated how to make the sushi, and they were all very nice.
In the evening we had our Arigato event. It looked like the host families had a great time, and so did we. After the event was over, we had a potluck party. And the host families selected three kanji (Chinese characters) from the calligraphy we did that they thought were the best.
At last we all said goodbye and went home with our host families. Tomorrow is host family day, and after that most of us have to leave Japan again.
But I hope I get to see everyone again.
Thank you for reading
Magnus Krumbacher (Norway)
Isehara Science Center
Day of activity: July 16th 2015
Today, following a delicious lunch at a steakhouse, we visited the Isehara science center.
While some of us waited for the rest to arrive, we played some children’s games we had picked up on our trip.
There was a lot to see and try inside the center. It was physics, biochemistry, evolution, and illusions. It was so much fun trying everything! The only problem I had was that the instructions and posters were all written in Japanese. It made it hard to understand some of the machines. But when I managed to use the machines and understand what just happened, I immediately wanted to try three-four times more.
After 30 minutes of looking around, we met outside the planetarium. There was a show planned for us, where we got to see the starry sky over Japan. We saw many constellations, including the scorpion, Sagittarius, and other characters.
Then we got to see a short film based on a Japanese fantasy novel called ‘Ginga Tetsudo no Yoru’, by Kenji Miyazawa. It was fun to watch. The effects of the planetarium and the animation were incredible. But because of the Japanese voicing, I did not understand what was happening. It was hard keeping my eyes open throughout the film because the music was so relaxing. I saw that some of the other participants actually fell asleep.
When the film was over, I asked Hiro Nishimura about it, and he told me about Kenji Miyazawa and his novel. Remembering its long and difficult name, I looked it up on the Internet. The story is actually very interesting and one I want to read now after watching the film.
Tomorrow is personal day, and the plan is to visit Akihabara and one of its electronic stores with 6 floors! I’m really looking forward to that!
Marius Einmo (Norway)
