Tajiri Town

25 July 2009 :: Tajiri Town

Today, the AYF#13 came back to the Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute. My breakfast was fried fish and omelete. There're two Thai AYF#13, N'Noon and N'Pete. They're at Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo.

There was Tajiri Town Tour. First, we walked out of the center and turned right. We walked passed a port near the center. We walked in Tajiri Town, visited the elementary school in the town. It's like what I watched in the movie.

Houses opposite the center

Elementary School

Then, we moved to Kasuga Shrine. The Japanese guide told us about how different between temple and shrine. She said that we have to look at the entrance of the shrine. Kasuga Shrine was established about 100 years ago. And for the shrine, the method to pray is
First, donate some money at the donation box.
Second, shake a rope of the bell..like God, attention, please..
Third, crab your hands 2 times.
Forth, pray.
Fifth, bend.
Sixth, crab your hands 1 time.

Fruit Shop

After that, we went to Yoshimi no Sato station, a local train station. We watched the method of buying a ticket at the vending machine.
First, check your destination.
Second, remember the price.
Third, insert money.
Forth, push the price button.
Fifth, receive a ticket and change(if any).

Nankai Yoshimi No Sato Station

Next was Senshu Bank. Normally, there's some charge if you withdraw your money at the ATM during weekends and over the working hours in the weekdays.

Fire Police Station

Rinku Town Office

We went to Ai-land House. It's traditional Japanese Style shop with the restaurant.


[upper] Big and Sothea[Cambodia]
[Lower] me, Su Su[Singapore], Siew Fang[Malaysia], Karen[Malay], Ulfah[Indonesia], Phone[Laos], and Tuno[Bangladesh].

Ai Land Shop's Kimono: me, Huong[Vietnam], Ulfah[Indonesia], Sothea[Cambodia], Phone[Laos], and Noi[Laos]

AYF#14
Upper: Adrian[Philiphines], Iean[Philiphines], Su Su[Singapore], Naznin[Bangladesh], Tonu[Bangladesh], Lien[Vietnam], Karen[Malaysia], Annggia[Indonesia], Ulfah[Indonesia], Siew Fang[Malysia]
Lower: Big[Thailand], Huong[Vietnam], Noi[Laos], me, Sothea[Cambodia], Phin[Cambodia], and Nwe[Myanmar]

After coming back to the center, we had lunch. Mine was Korean Pork with rice. Then, there was exchange event with AYF Graduates.






First one was special speech by N'Noon about "Live your Life@Kansai Center and then, Japan!" I was very surprised that during Q&A when she was asked some questions, and she couldn't answer in English, she recornized it in Japanese Wow!

In her presentation, she recommended some useful websites:

Dictionary: http://www.jisho.org

Train Station: http://www.jorudan.co.jp

TV Guide: http://www.tvguide.co.jp

Weather: http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/weather/japan/pref27/27362.htm
and http://www.jma.go.jp/en/yoho/000.html

Then, it's Group Discussion. My group consisted of AYF#13: Sophea(Cambodia), Andree(Brunei), and N'Pete(Thailand), and AYF#14: Noi(Laos), Nwe(Myanmar), N'Big(Thailand), Lien(Vietnam), and me. All of AYF#14 is computer field. We talked about the university entrance exam and also the life in the university.

After that, it's a Special Lecture by Prof.Dr.Takeshi Tamura, Kyoto Univ. and Chairman of AYF Screening Committee. He was one of the interviewer when I took an interview for this program last year in Bangkok.

AYF#13 and AYF#14

Then, we went to cafeteria to have dinner. I had pizza. Finally, we went to Karaoke room together.