The 14th Kyoto Student Festival Executive Committee's Tohoku Project has started!

What is the Tohoku Project?

Inauguration and transition of the project

touhokulogo In 2013, two years after the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, most of the students in Kyoto, including the Kyoto Student Festival Executive Committee, had not yet seen the reality of Tohoku with their own eyes. This project was launched from the desire of the students themselves to go directly to the affected areas to see and feel this unprecedented disaster and think about what they can do.
Last year, we incorporated tours of the disaster-stricken areas and workshops from the Disaster Volunteer Center into the itinerary, and provided opportunities to learn about the Great East Japan Earthquake itself, and in order to disseminate these to the people of the Kyoto area, we held a report on the results of the disaster, creating an opportunity to reflect on and think about the disaster together with the people of Kyoto.
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Initiatives in FY2016

In order to deliver many smiles and excitement to the local people, this visit will focus on a popular odori project ("Kyo Flame Fudeita!" performance and exchange). After the visit, the Kyoto Student Festival Executive Committee aims to prevent the disaster from becoming a social disaster in the Kyoto area and raise disaster prevention awareness by holding debriefing sessions and disaster prevention Japan projects not only for the Kyoto Student Festival Executive Committee but also for the people of the Kyoto area.
Furthermore, we will conduct fundraising activities for the Kumamoto earthquake in order to support the victims of the Kumamoto earthquake that occurred in April 2016. We aim to connect the circle of support for the people affected by the Kumamoto earthquake from Tohoku through Kyoto to Kumamoto, and to raise disaster prevention awareness in the Kyoto area.

Three Significance of the Project

1. We will deliver the energy and smiles of Kyoto students directly to the local people, and promote continuous emotional exchange with Kyoto students.
2. By seeing, hearing, and feeling the Great East Japan Earthquake firsthand, we will lead to the personal growth of Kyoto students.
3. By disseminating what we felt and learned in Tohoku in Kyoto, we will prevent the disaster from fading away.

Overview of the Tohoku Project

1. Pre-study session

schedule	Sunday, April 17, 2016
place	Campus Plaza Kyoto Lecture Room 3
participant	90 people (Kyo Flame Sodefure!) Odorite and Kyoto Student Festival Executive Committee)
Purpose	Share knowledge about the current situation of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Be aware of where the interests of the students participating in the project are, which will lead to motivation to investigate.　(The feeling of thinking about Tohoku and wanting to know. Begin mental preparation for Tohoku. (After knowing and thinking about various things, what can I do?) ）
substance	Basic information on the Great East Japan Earthquake and the current state of reconstruction Changes in this project in previous years Action plan for this fiscal year

2. Visit to Tohoku

Re	May 3 (Tue) – May 5 (Thu), 2016
place	[Miyagi Prefecture] Asuto Nagamachi Third Reconstruction Public Housing, Natori City Aishima East Temporary Housing, Natori City Yuriage (Lecture)
place	[Fukushima] Sasaya Eastern Temporary Housing, Minamiyanome Temporary Housing, Matsukawa Industrial Park Temporary Housing, Sugiuchi Multipurpose Sports Plaza Temporary Housing, Namie Town Futaba-gun (Disaster Area Tour), Fukushima University ・Four Seasons Village
participant	・Kyoto Student Festival Executive Committee: 90 members (67 odorites, 23 executive committee members)
Cooperation	Fukushima University Disaster Volunteer Center
substance	・ Kyo flame sode touch! Presentation, lecture, total odori ・Rusode and Shichiku experience ・Exchange project (chibi bamboo decoration experience , business card card, message present) ・Tour of the disaster area (Tomioka Town, Futaba District, Fukushima Prefecture, Yuriage, Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture) ・Study session with people from Fukushima University Disaster Volunteer Center Click here for the detailed itinerary⇒⇒
Report	We post our daily activities on our blog and SNS. Click here for the executive committee member's blog⇒⇒⇒

3. Post-report session Part 1

Date & Time	Saturday, May 21, 2016, 10:00-16:00
Place	Fushimi Port Park 【Kyoto Student Festival Pre-Event in Fushiminai】
Cooperation	Student Disaster Prevention Circle FAST (Composed by: Ritsumeikan University, etc.)
Contents	(1) Activity report of Tohoku Project ■ Preparation of exhibitions and booklets about the activities of Tohoku Project about the Great East Japan Earthquake ■ Lectures by students who actually participated in the project (2) Disaster prevention class ■ Making original slippers made from newspaper ■ Disaster prevention quiz Kyoto Student FAST character "FAST Red" Quiz corner on disaster prevention to learn together with A wide range of questions are given, from simple ones for children to difficult ones that even adults can get lost in answers. (3) Kumamoto earthquake fundraising corner set up

The post-report session is scheduled to be held in Kyoto City in July and October this year.
In addition to aiming to raise disaster prevention awareness in the Kyoto area, we will connect the circle of support for those affected by the Kumamoto earthquake from Tohoku to Kumamoto via Kyoto.

Past Year Activity Reports

Activities

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