本学滞在マレーシア派遣学生JDP学生活動報告：Ummu Alyaa Hashimさん　8月レポート

Summer Season (Part 2) – (Ummu, August 2019)

Peace be upon you and こんにちは. The starting of summer month means it’s summer break for us (students). Summer break in Japan is really interesting as there are a lot of festivals. Japan is full of mind-blowing Festivals or Matsuri (祭) and the must watch during summer in Japan is the fireworks or Hanabi (花火). It is really interesting to see people having a great time to take a stroll in the streets, wearing full traditional dress, yukata (浴衣), dancing in the parade, and eating delicious Japanese local delicacy. I also have the chance to witness Yosakoi dance. Yosakoi dance is a traditional dance originated in Kochi Prefecture. Since it’s summer break, I visited Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture which is 2 hours by shinkansen from Tokyo Station. I was mesmerised by the view of the island, it’s one of the largest island in Japan. Sado Island is famous for its clear waters, shores and silver and gold mines. I personally would recommend people coming to Japan to visit Sado Island. Apart from that, in conjunction with Tokyo 2020, I had the chance to watch Tokyo 2020 Olympic test event of hockey match between Malaysia versus India in Shinagawa.

 

　

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LEFT: Test match between Malaysia vs India in Shinagawa.

RIGHT: Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture which is 2 hours by shinkansen from Tokyo Station.