2024/6/14

For two days, over the weekend of June 8 and 9, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (KUFS) invited 33 students from Eishin Gakuen, a UNESCO junior high and high school in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, to a field trip at KUFS and UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Kyoto City (Ninnaji Temple, Ryoanji Temple and Kinkakuji Temple).

On the first day, 21 KUFS students from the Faculty of Global Engagement's Department of Global Studies and Department of Global Tourism, including exchange students from eight countries such as Italy, Indonesia and Bangladesh, split into three teams to provide guidance in English to the junior high and high school student visitors. On day two, the visitors took part in the opening program portion of the open campus event held that same day. They were also treated to special meals created by the World Journey Lunch Plate Committee. The visiting students were then split up into separate groups and introduced to the World Heritage Sites in English.

Through this field trip, KUFS and the UNESCO school students got to know each other better and forged mutual ties. Furthermore, it provided an opportunity for Eishin Gakuen students to deepen their interest in UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

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