{"id":2322,"date":"2025-01-15T12:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T12:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiiglobal.org\/?p=2322"},"modified":"2025-01-25T00:37:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T00:37:16","slug":"japan-study-tour-november-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiiglobal.org\/en\/japan-study-tour-november-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Study Tour November 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>November 14th~24th, 2024<\/p>\n<p>This November, we had the opportunity to plan and host the Mililani Middle School Japan Study Tour.\u00a0 The 20 students and 3 teachers went on a 10-day expedition filled with learning experiences.\u00a0 Getting exposure to Japanese culture firsthand and interacting with foreign students of the same generation, gives student\u2019s the spark of curiosity that will continue to grow.\u00a0 To see the student\u2019s eyes glimmer with that curiosity is the true reward for us.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/4D97F17B-4FE1-4CC1-93DA-E6BEF505D771_1_105_c.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2330\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaiiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/4D97F17B-4FE1-4CC1-93DA-E6BEF505D771_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/202411\u30df\u30ea\u30e9\u30cb\u65e5\u672c\u753b\u50cf2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2312 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaiiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/202411\u30df\u30ea\u30e9\u30cb\u65e5\u672c\u753b\u50cf2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaiiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/202411\u30df\u30ea\u30e9\u30cb\u65e5\u672c\u753b\u50cf2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/hawaiiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/202411\u30df\u30ea\u30e9\u30cb\u65e5\u672c\u753b\u50cf2.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/202411\u30df\u30ea\u30e9\u30cb\u65e5\u672c\u753b\u50cf4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2316\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaiiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/202411\u30df\u30ea\u30e9\u30cb\u65e5\u672c\u753b\u50cf4-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaiiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/202411\u30df\u30ea\u30e9\u30cb\u65e5\u672c\u753b\u50cf4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/hawaiiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/202411\u30df\u30ea\u30e9\u30cb\u65e5\u672c\u753b\u50cf4.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>The students respectfully followed teacher instructions during the trip, studying Japanese culture and history, working together with students from their sister schools, and home staying with their host families.\u00a0 As part of their peace education, the group visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum to offer flowers in memorial of the victims, then toured the Hiroshima castle and Shukkeien gardens.\u00a0 The following day, students travelled to Miyajima Island where they made Momiji Manju cakes and wooden Shakushi ladles, while learning about the Itsukushima shrine and its history.<\/p>\n<p>At their next destination, Fukuoka, the students experienced farm-staying at local farms.\u00a0 They helped plowing the land for planting Satoimo taro, shipping out Fuyuu-Gaki persimmons, and got to snack on them all the while.\u00a0 They assisted cutting down bamboo, then using it to build Nagashi Somen equipment, which are a set of pipes to let cold Somen noodles flow down and eaten as a summertime savory tradition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/202411\u30df\u30ea\u30e9\u30cb\u65e5\u672c\u753b\u50cf3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2314\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaiiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/202411\u30df\u30ea\u30e9\u30cb\u65e5\u672c\u753b\u50cf3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaiiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/202411\u30df\u30ea\u30e9\u30cb\u65e5\u672c\u753b\u50cf3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hawaiiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/202411\u30df\u30ea\u30e9\u30cb\u65e5\u672c\u753b\u50cf3.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/202411\u30df\u30ea\u30e9\u30cb\u65e5\u672c\u753b\u50cf1.jpg\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2310\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaiiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/202411\u30df\u30ea\u30e9\u30cb\u65e5\u672c\u753b\u50cf1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaiiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/202411\u30df\u30ea\u30e9\u30cb\u65e5\u672c\u753b\u50cf1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hawaiiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/202411\u30df\u30ea\u30e9\u30cb\u65e5\u672c\u753b\u50cf1.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the returning bus, the goodbyes had put the students in tears.\u00a0 The kind famers of Fukuoka welcoming the students in as their own and teaching them how to work on the farm, must have found a place in their hearts.<\/p>\n<p>Last but not least, we got to see a towering Godzilla made out of hay, before heading to Fukuoka airport for our flight back to Honolulu.<\/p>\n<p><a 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and interacting with foreign students of the same generation, gives student\u2019s the spark of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiglobal.org\/en\/japan-study-tour-november-2024\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Japan Study Tour November 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