JICA Arrival and Host Friend/Family Meeting

JICA Arrival August 18th 2pm Host Friend/Family Meeting August 21st 7pm Place: Gold Palace Lobby

This year 20 participants from 14 different countries came to Kosaka on the JICA Programme. This is where we introduce the JICA participants to their host friend/family that will spend time with them over the next three months. The JICA participants get to learn about Japanese customs and can teach their host about their own customs as they spend time together over the weekends doing various things. This year there are eight host friend/family groups.

Mr Miyamae who participated in our Host Friend/Family Programme as a host,  wrote about his experiences with the programme.

JICA Welcome Party

August 22nd 6:30pm Place：Kosaka Mine Office

The KIS welcome party will be at the Kosaka Mine Office. It is a potluck party so please bring some of your home cooking along. If you cannot cook, then sweets and alcohol are fine. It is going to be lots of fun so we look forward to seeing you all there.

Okuni Jiman

Time : 7pm to 8:30pm Okuni Jiman is where the JICA participants teach us about something that they are proud of about their countries. There will be eight events in total.

OKUNI JIMAN Schedule No Date Place Events Countries 1st Aug 26th(Thu) 　SEPAMU Training room Language, Song Fiji Language, Wai, dance Thailand 2nd Sep 4th(Thu) 　SEPAMU Training room Language Malaysia Introduction, Language, snacks Turkey 3rd Sep 11th(Thu) 　SEPAMU Training room　 Language, Folk Lore India Language, Singing Guinea 4th Sep 17th(Wed) SEPAMU Hall Dancing (Salsa) Cuba Colombia 5th Oct 2nd(Thu) SEPAMU Sports area Indoor Soccer, Singing, Mate tea Argentina Honduras 6th Oct 9th(Thu) Kokusai-kouryu Hiroba Street Hockey, Language Pakistan 7th Oct 23th(Thu) SEPAMU Gymnastic room Mongolian wrestling, Language Mongolia 8th Oct 30th(Thu) SEPAMU Cooking room　 Cooking, Scones and Tarts, flower arrangement Zimbabwe Cooking, Beef sauce coconut milk Indonesia Cooking, snacks India

Japanese Class

Flag Painting

Aug 30th 1pm to 3pm Place : Central Park (Baseball ground. Behind the back net)

On the 30th of August is Flag Painting Day at Central Park. The new flags this year are India and Guinea. We will be signing and touching up the old flags too.

Kunizakai Festival

Sep 6th 1pm to 3pm Place: Lake Towada

KIS will be taking the JICA Participants out to see the spectacular Kunizakai Festival on Saturday 6th of September. Come along if you like to join in the exciting atmosphere of Japanese Matsuri.

International Cooking Class

Oct 4th Cooking from 4pm, dinner from 6pm

This is my favourite event where the JICA Participants teach us how to cook some of their countries food and then we get to sit down and feast over a few beers and wines. We plan to cook about seven different countries dishes.

Farewell Party

Nov 14th Time not yet decided Place : Sepamu 2F

The KIS Farewell Party will be held on November 14. Details will be published in the next KIS Newletter.