2023/3/23

A tasting and sales event was held to introduce two products collaboratively made by the students of the Department of Global Tourism, businesses, and local government of Mihama-cho, Wakayama Prefecture. The guests who attended the event included residents, tourists from Asian and European countries and regions, Wakayama prefectural government officials, as well as KUFS faculty and alumni.

The project was a collaboration between students taking a seminar class taught by Associate Professor Sachiko Kawakami of the Department of Global Tourism, Uminekoya, a company that creates and sells handmade accessories using found plastic and sea glass collected on the shores of Wakayama Prefecture, Imanishi Seika, a long-established candy manufacturing company in Kyoto, and the Mihama town office. The products, which were created as a part of the flagship product development project of Mihama-cho, Wakayama Prefecture, was led by third-year students of the seminar and was finally completed over a course of approximately six months.

The products that were created by this class includes mizuame (millet jelly) candy “Umineru” which is inspired from the seascapes and sunset at Mihama-cho, and “Umineko Glass” candy which represents the shimmering sea glass along the shores of the town. Many participants of the tasting event said, “It’s refreshing and delicious!” and “I’d love to buy this as a souvenir!”

【Related Information】
Kyoto Shimbun, morning paper “KUFS students produce candy inspired from a town in Wakayama”
Tasting and sales event held for products made by KUFS' Department of Global Tourism students

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