The 4th Japan Cultural Experience Program at STU
From October 27th through November 5th, the STU
community welcomed a fourth group of friends from Aquinas
University High School in Legazpi, Philippines. For exciting ten days, STU students and their new friends enjoyed a
wide variety of activities including Japanese language lessons,
a calligraphy lesson and a tea ceremony. There were also excursions to Kyoto, Osaka and Takarazuka,
as well as a visit to a nearby Catholic high school. As you can
see in these pictures, we were all having great fun! STU is
planning to send a fourth group of students to visit Legazpi
this spring.
| 1st day / October 27th Wednesday | |
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| Welcome to Japan! | Arriving at Kansai International Airport-1 |
 Arriving at Kansai International Airport-2 |
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| Welcome to St. Thomas University, Japan | |
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| Welcome reception-1 | Welcome reception-2 |
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| Welcome reception-3 | To the seminar house |
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| Seminar house-1 | Seminar house-2 |
| 2nd day / October 28th Thursday | |
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| Calligraphy lesson-1 ’Japan Cathy' | Calligraphy lesson-2 'Panda' |
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 Calligraphy lesson-4 'God' |
| Calligraphy lesson-3 'To eat' | |
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| Calligraphy lesson-5 | Calligraphy lesson-6 |
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| Welcome Party-1 | Welcome Party-2 |
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| Welcome Party-3 | Welcome Party-4 |
 Welcome Party-5 |
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| Okonomiyaki Restaurant-1 | |
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| Okonomiyaki Restaurant-2 | Okonomiyaki Restaurant-3 |
| 3rd day / October 29th Friday | |
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| Computer room-1 | Computer room-2 |
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| Japanese lesson | Jumping at the gate |
| 6th day / Nobember 1st Monday | |
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Meeting at the station |
Osamu Tezuka manga museum |
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 In the Train |
| With Phoenix | |
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| Ramen Noodle museum-1 | Ramen Noodle museum-2 |
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| Ramen Noodle museum-3 | McDonald's Japan |
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| Udon noodle restaurant-1 | Udon noodle restaurant-2 |
| 7th day / Nobember 2nd Tuesday | |
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| Japanese Lesson(2)-1 | Japanese Lesson(2)-2 |
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| Eating Katsudon | on the stage |
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| Mark playing the guitar | Paolo playing the guitar |
| 8th day / Nobember 3rd Wednesday | |
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| Singing original songs-1 | Singing original songs-２ |
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| Bamboo Dance | Modern Dance |
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| Cheering a singer-1 | Cheering a singer-1 |
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| Chinese Food Party-1 | Chinese Food Party-2 |
| 9th day / Nobember 4th Thursday | |
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| Yasaka Shirine-1 | Yasaka Shirine-2 |
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| Kiyomizu Temple-1 | Kiyomizu Temple-2 |
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| After traveling around Kyoto | Farewell Party-1 |
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| Farewell Party-2 | Farewell Party-3 |
