[NEWS] Rural experience on a school excursion!

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Nov 11, 2016
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Nagato Tourism Convention Association

High school students from Tokyo came to Nagato City on a school excursion to experience the countryside!

High school students from Tokyo went on a school excursion to various places in Nagato City to experience rice cake pounding, fishing, seine fishing, driftwood art, fish handling, soba noodle making, and more! With the cooperation of local fishermen, farmers, and the Community Development Cooperation Volunteers, we had a great time with the students.

Introduction of Experience Menu

Fishing ExperienceFrom a dock in a peaceful fishing village, cast a line into the sea and catch a fish. This time, we fished for small horse mackerels by sabiki fishing! When we looked into the sea, we saw many of them swimming in front of us!

(2) Farming (Tractor) Experience: Participants actually operate farm equipment (tractors, combine harvesters, etc.) and experience cultivating land! We were taught how to drive the tractor, and everyone took turns plowing the land.

The school building was used as a "science room" to experience how to handle fish, and the students were able to handle Senzaki squid and yellowtail, which were then made into sashimi and served to everyone for lunch!

(1) Seine fishing experienceFishing method in which fish living on the beach are enclosed in a strip net and hauled out to the shallows to be caught. Everyone worked together to experience the fisherman's work! The squid caught was served to everyone for lunch!

The participants made salt by hand using seawater, and made and ate rice balls with the salt they made!

Local cuisine making experienceLearning from the locals, this time the participants experienced making pompola rice!

Driftwood Art: Participants were challenged to create artwork using driftwood that had drifted ashore! For more information on the experience menu, click here.