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Students
from the Japanese program took a class trip to Japanese Spring Festival
2005. It is held every year at the United Nations International School
in New York City.
This was the day's program:
9:00-9:30 Registration
9:30-9:45 Opening Ceremony and Performance
9:45-9:55 Ambassador’s Greeting
9:55-10:10 Icebreaker Activities
10:10-12:45 Booth Visit
12:45-1:30 Lunch
12:45-1:30 Speech Contest
1:30-1:40 Koto Performance
1:40-2:00 Samurai Performance
2:00-2:25 Raffle (drawings are done beforehand), Video Viewing, Awards
Ceremony for Pamphlet Cover Contest, Booth Contest and Speech, Contest
Awards Ceremony
2:25-2:30 Soran Bushi Dance
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These
were the booths we could visit:
1st Floor
1 Uketsuke Registration
2 Mochitsuki Rice Cake Making
3 Japan Society Kanji Game
4 Katakana Katakana Game
5 Bon Odori Folk Dance
6 Kanji Bingo Kanji Bingo
7 Shuji Brush Calligraphy
8 Yokohama City Game
9 Totsuka HS/Chanoyu Tea Ceremony
10 Yakisoba Pan Fried Noodle
11 Ikebana Flower Arrangement
12 Soroban Abacus
13 Okonomiyaki Japanese Pancake Making
14 J.T.B. Japan Travel Bureau
15 Shuwa Sign Language
16 Kissaten Café
17 Soranbushi Rock Arranged Folk Dance
18 Obento Luncheonette
19 Nurse Nurse
20 Karaoke Karaoke
21 Nihonga Japanese Painting
22 Ohashi Game Chopsticks Game
23 Nomimono, Kakigori Drinks, Shaved Ice
24 Sushi Sushi
25 Tenkoku Name Stamp Making
26 Kinokuniya Bookstore
27 Student booth
2nd Floor Gym
28 AVA
29 Kiosk, Raffle,T-shirts T-shirts, Used books, Raffle
30 Acchi-muite Hoi Janken Game
31 SAT Japanese SAT Information Booth
32 Kimono Kimono Wearing
33 Sugaku Kentei Drawing a Circle Game
34 Igo Japanese Chess
35 Fukuwarai Japanese "Pin the Tail"
36 Jet Program
37 Kendama, Otedama, Kamizumo Juggling
38 Omiai Matchmaking Game
39 Kintetsu
40 Origami Paper Folding
41 Manga Cartoons
42 Chanoyu Tea Ceremony
43 Koto Playing Koto
44 A.F.S
45 Clarkstown HS Kabuki Theater Make Up
46 Karuta Playing Japanese Cards
47 Karate Karate
48 Judo Judo
49 Kendo Fencing
50 Shorinji
51 Theater/Samurai Theate/Warrior battle
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Melida
at a souvenir and raffle table |
Zoila |
Trim,
Group Leader #42 |
Kreshnick |
Wendy
at a game booth |
Mariama,
Kulsuma, and “chouchin” (paper lanterns) |
Jin
Ho in front of a “baiten” - souvenir booth. |
Diana
wears a “happi” at the Soran Bushi Dance booth. |
Ikebana
- traditional Japanese flower arranging |
Atdhe
and the character for “samurai” from the Kanji booth. |
Doing
arithmetic with a “soroban” – Japanese abacus |
“Koto”
booth – koto is a Japanese musical instrument |
Charlie
at the Origami booth. |
Dekiagari!”
(It’s finished!) |
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Mariama
plays a traditional Japanese game called “go.” |
Yan
Fen waits her turn at the Karate booth |
Zoila
dresses for “kendo” - Japanese-style sword fighting |
Jasmine
sings in the karaoke booth |
Hyejin
sings in the karaoke booth. |
Yanel
at the Mochitsuki (Rice-Pounding) Booth |
Nickie
pounds rice to make “mochi.” This is called “mochitsuki.” |
Pounded
rice is called “mochi.” You can eat it. It is very sticky. |
| Lunchtime
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Eating
with "ohashi" (chopsticks):
Obento: Japanese box lunch –
rice,
potato croquette, yakisoba (fried noodles), fried chicken, grilled salmon,
and more.
Jin
Ho, Spencer, and Hyejin |
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Charlie,
Kreshnick, Stefanos, and Adrian
Erick
and Joy |
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Trim,
Nickie, and Wendy |
Mariama
and Kulsuma |
