Social gathering

Social gathering for scholarship students

FY2019 social gathering

DatesSaturday, October 26 – Sunday, October 27, 2019
LocationsKyoto Prefecture, Shiga Prefecture

  
A social gathering for scholarship students (from the 33rd and 34th classes of recipients) was held over the two-day period from October 26th to October 27th,2019. The students visited the Sagawa Art Museum (in Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture), toured a teahouse, and participated in a tea ceremony. They also visited Kyoto’s Arashiyama, where they enjoyed riding an open-air train and boating down the Hozu River as well as opportunities to experience Japanese traditions and culture, including making washi paper lanterns.