千葉県我孫子市, 訪問地, 地域実行委員、プログラムサポーター

Welcome to Abiko City in World Campus – Japan 2015!!!

Abiko

我孫子市は都心にも成田空港にも電車で40分ぐらいと便利な町ですが、豊かな自然が沢山残されています。人口は14万で都心に通う人のベッドタウンとして人気があります。住民の人柄は飛び抜けて温かく、親切ですがシャイな人が多いです。主流の農村には江戸時代から伝わる郷土芸能のお神楽なども伝承されています。我孫子市を一言で言えば「素朴な人情味溢れる田舎町」でしょうか？

Abiko city has rich nature and is located in such a convenient area that takes to 40 minutes both to the center of Tokyo and to Narita airport by train. The population is about 140,000 and Abiko is very popular as a bed-town of Tokyo. People are extremely kind and a bit shy. You can enjoy traditional performing art, Kagura, which have been handed down since Edo period. We are looking forward to having you here in country town with full of human warmth, Abiko!

訪問地, 大阪府吹田市

Welcome to Suita City in World Campus – Japan 2015!!!

Suita-SING役員写真

吹田国際隣人グループSING（Suita International Neighors Group)は、2005年にUWPの訪問を受け入れから始まって、2007年WCIを受け入れるためにUWP吹田実行委員会から、SINGが立ち上げられました。

現在、役員は5人。
＜代表＞三原滿里（画廊経営）　
＜副代表＞半崎智恵美（看護師）
＜会計＞西川利子（会社役員）
＜理事＞林　健治（IT会社経営）
＜理事＞は、岡田眞里（行政書士）

吹田ならではの、活動をして頂くために企画を考えています。去年に引き続き、商店街体験、企業、大学、ゆいぴあロビー活動、アサヒビール工場見学などを考えています。本年は、吹田千里山駅前に、住民のためのコミュニティセンター（千里山）の施設がオープンするので、地域の活性化に協力をお願いします。
　　　　　

SING (Suita International Neighbors Group) has started as a supporting community of Up With People in 2005, then we have been hosting the group of people from World Campus International since 2007.

Mari Mihara is the head of our group and we have Chiemi Hanzaki, Toshiko Nishikawa, Kenji Hayashi, and Mari Okada as official members of SING.

Now we’re preparing for the upcoming World Campus – Japan program. This summer, you might experience to work for Japanese traditional shopping street, interact with high school/university students, and explore Asahi beer factory as activities in Suita city!

お知らせ, 訪問地, 地域実行委員、プログラムサポーター, 茨城県取手市

Welcome to Toride City in World Campus – Japan 2015!!!

Welcome to Toride

都内まで40分ですが、日本を代表する河川の１つである利根川が流れ、自然環境に恵まれた地域です。また、芸大がありアートの街でもあります。
WCI取手での活動のイチ押しは、夏の凧揚げ大会です。ホストファミリーの皆様と一緒に４０連凧を作り、利根川土手で凧揚げをします。涼しい川風に吹かれての凧揚げは最高です！！
他にも、地域の方々と日本文化体験も予定しています。是非、取手へ！！待ってま~すヽ(^o^)丿”

Even though it takes only 40 minutes to get to the center of Tokyo, there is rich nature in Toride city such as the Tone River, one of the largest rivers in Japan! And there is an art college in this city, so Toride is known as a city of art as well!

We have several activities for the World Campus – Japan program 2015, and “Flying kites” activity would be the most exciting part of your stay in Toride! We are going to make 40 kites with the host families and let them fly in the sky by the Tone River!

Also we’re planning to have some more experiences of Japanese traditional cultures! Welcome to Toride! We all look forward to meeting you!

お知らせ, プレス・リリース

Unique way to experience Japan in Summer 2015

World Campus International, Inc. is offering an opportunity to take part in short-term, non-traditional experiential education programs in Japan. Participants can choose to sign up for one or more 3 week block programs in different regions across Japan participating in educational tours. While doing so, participants have the unique chance to gain Japanese and international experience as well as increase their personal and professional networks, all while enjoying the backdrop of Japanese culture, politics and business.

What does having this kind of “unique access to Japan” mean?

  1. A great chance to see Japanese cultural sites, eat delicious and exotic local foods and learn about Japanese traditions.
  2. A way to experience modern Japan through interactions with local politicians, business people as well as Japanese university and high school students.
  3. An opportunity to share your culture and volunteer your talents in structured activities with ordinary Japanese citizens, school children, disabled people and the elderly.
  4. An opportunity to experience an authentic Japanese lifestyle by staying with warm and welcoming host families.

In summer 2015, 3 sessions are taking place between June 8th and August 11th, 2015. More information and the application form can be found on the website. www.worldcampus.org. and also you can see participant reports on www.worldcampusblog.org.

訪問地, 地域学習, 東京都多摩市

Arigato Event & Country Presentation Day

Arigato Event & Country Presentation Day

Day of activity: August 9th 2014

Yesterday concluded a beautiful chapter of my life. Though I have experienced enough in the last two months to fill in a few years’ worth, I can’t help but feel that this amazing experience came to an end prematurely. As it is for most days in Japan, yesterday’s schedule was quite filled. The Tama community organized an event in which all WCI members got to present their countries to the Japanese youth. After this warm interaction, we moved on to our Thank You event, which consists of dances, musical performances, and other playful activities. It aims to show our gratefulness to all of those involved with the WCI program. This was for me the last of 8 events of this kind, and undoubtedly, it was the most emotional of all; as a mix of joy and nostalgia were present throughout the night. In the last few weeks WCI has become a family to me. We have played together, laughed together, cooked together, and discovered tasty foods together. We have sung together, danced together, and signed a ridiculous amount of thank you cards together. We have been happy together, and we have been sad to say goodbye to each other. Now I hope we take all of this home and make the world a better place together. Love to all my WCI family and everyone who was involved with the program. Thank you Hiro Nishimura for allowing us to live this experience. From the bottom of my silly canadian heart!

Jeremy (Canada)

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