Courtesy Call and Welcome Party

The Welcome Party... When: Feb. 18 (Mon) 6:30 pm Where: Seidokan ※Limited to KIS members

JICA interns, who are participating in the African Regional Focused Geology and Mineral Resources program came to Kosaka on February 17 for a three week stay. There were 11 interns from 7 countries: 2 people from Botswana, 2 from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1 from Madagascar, 2 from Namibia, 2 from Uganda, 1 from Zambia, and 1 from Mauritania.

Japan Culture Experience

When： Mar. 1 (Sat) 1 -4 pm Place： Sepamu Cost： \100 for KIS members |\200 for non-members

Last year the Tea Ceremony and Doll Festival we held for the interns was a success, so we decided to hold a similar Japanese Culture Experience event this year. At the event there was a Tea Ceremony, trying on a kimono, and tosenkyo. The interns asked a lot of questions and seemed to really enjoy the event. It's too bad that the interns couldn't stay longer.

Send Off

When： Mar. 8 (Sat) 7:30 am Place： Gold Palace Lobby

On the morning of March 8, Mayor Kawaguchi and others bid farewell to the departing interns. They only had a brief stay so we were unfortunately unable to get to know them better, but the interns enjoyed their time in Kosaka and thanks to our townspeople, they were able to have some valuable experiences.