Okayama University and the Okayama Visitors & Convention
Association co-hosted a three-day online Japan Training Program for
Chinese Students from March 22 to March 24, offering students the
exciting opportunity to virtually experience Okayama’s scenic spots,
including Korakuen and Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter.
The program was originally designed for winners of the Seventh Okayama Cup Speech Contest,
which took place last year on October 29 and was hosted online by
SixERS (Chiba University, Niigata University, Kanazawa University,
Okayama University, Nagasaki University and Kumamoto University).
Winners from the competitive speech and recitation categories had been
awarded a study trip to Okayama University and were supposed to spend a
week in Okayama, exploring the university and its surrounding historical
and cultural attractions while learning more about Japanese language
and culture, but unfortunately the itinerary had to be moved online due
to the ongoing global pandemic.
Okayama University students enrolled in the Foundation Course for Post
Graduate Studies (Pre-Master Course) who have been unable to leave China
due to travel restrictions also took part in the first two days of the
program, which focused on Okayama’s history and culture.
On the first day of the program, titled “Introducing Okayama: VR Tour of
Okayama Castle and Okayama Korakuen/Okayama Mystery Quiz” a member of
Okayama Sengoku Busho-tai dressed up as UKITA Hideie (a famous Japanese
military commander) and gave participants a virtual tour of Korakuen and
other local attractions. The program also included a virtual reality
tea ceremony experience and a quiz session in which participants tried
to solve local mysteries.
On the second day of the program, called “Introducing Kurashiki Bikan
Historical Quarter: VR tour via rickshaw”, participants were given a
tour of Bikan Historical Quarter on a rickshaw guided by Okayama
University student and Kurashiki Komachi WATANABE Sachi (second year,
Faculty of Law). Participants were able to ride through the streets of
Kurashiki and enjoy the charm of the historical quarter. Afterwards,
participants commented, “It was really interesting to hear about the
history and culture of Okayama from a guest dressed as historical
figures,” and “It felt like I was actually in Kurashiki.”
On the third day of the program, speech contest winners had the
opportunity to interact with Japanese students from Okayama University’s
Special Course for Global Human Resource Development. Students enjoyed
their conversation in Japanese in a friendly atmosphere about where they
would like to visit in each other’s countries, describing which
cultural aspects of Japan and China they are interested in, and
explaining popular words used among young people to each other. Then, at
the end of the program, students were given a practical lesson in
Japanese by Assoc. Prof. Mohri and Assist. Prof. Nanba from the
Institute of Global Human Resource Development. Based on requests by
participants, the lesson focused on Japanese phrases that would be
helpful in job interviews for Japanese companies.
Okayama University will continue to promote academic exchange with China and encourage students to serve as a bridge for friendship between Japan and China.
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