The Japanese Tuesday Class had been holding on-line lessons for the past 3 years due to the Corona pandemic, but started face-to-face lessons this year. They had a special joint class at the end of this term. (No.23-8)
Date & time: Tuesday, July 4th, 2023 10:00～11:30
Venue: Abiko Civic Plaza Multi-purpose hall
Participants: 23 people (students and volunteer teachers)
The students were divided in 3 groups in advance. Some teachers were dressed in Yukata, Japanese cotton kimono, or Samue, Japanese working clothes worn by Zen monks in old days and now by a lot of people as leisurewear, to create a cool atmosphere.
<Self-introduction>
Self-introductions were made with Sotozono-san’s emcee. The students introduced themselves saying “Thank you” in their mother language and telling about their favorite foods and words, hobbies, and so on. There was a student who produces a guitar and hopes to open a guitar specialty store in the future. Another student explained his favorite food showing a picture on his smartphone.
<Celebration of Star Festival>
With Omameuda-san’s emcee, the students disclosed their wishes which were written on Tanzaku (strips of paper) in advance. They made such wishes as health, family’s happiness, peace, improvement of Japanese, etc. Thereafter, they sang “Tanabata-sama” in chorus with bamboo leaves in their hands and the class was over.
(translated by NAKJIMA Katsumi)
