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- [May27th(Sat.)~May28th(Sun.),2017] LET’S VOLUNTER FOR THE FESTIVAL OF THE FIRST TEA OF THE SEASON IN IZUMO!
[May27th(Sat.)~May28th(Sun.),2017] LET’S VOLUNTER FOR THE FESTIVAL OF THE FIRST TEA OF THE SEASON IN IZUMO!
2017/05/27
Date: May27th(Sat.)~May28th(Sun.),2017
Place: Karakawa-cho Izumo-shi, Shimane-ken
The season is pleasantly warm spring in May. There is filled with clear air and placed among greenery mountains, blue sea, and vast sky in Karakawa-cho Izumo-shi. A traditional event, called “OCHA-NO-SAITEN KARAKAWA-SINCHA-MATSURI (the festival of the first tea of the season in Karakawa)”, holds annually in Karakawa.
Activity and attraction:
They provide products with Karakawa tea leaves (the first tea of the season!) to visitors in the festival. The products included “CHA-SOBA (soba noodles with tea leaves)”, “CHA-MOCHI (rice cake with tea leaves)”, and special products. We plan to volunteer to work with them and assist them.
The work will be to steam CHA-MANJYU, to cook CHA-SOBA, to make CHA-MOCHI, to sell the products, to welcome entertain with the first tea of the season, and so on.
Over 2000 people visit this festival every year. The festival is big event and the products are sold out every time.
The local people in there are so friendly and kind. We are sure that you can feel their wonderfulness through the festival eve and the festival.
You will be moved that the sky is so vast in there. You may watch a shooting star!
You will be one of Karakawa fans after the two days of work camp.
We really need your volunteer power! Karakawa is very small community. All people living there join the festival, but there is still the problem of labor shortage. We NICE assist them with around 30 people every year. We are really in need of YOUR POWER!
Why don’t you come and join us? You will be able to feel attractive Karakawa and traditional Japanese tea culture, and be excited through taking a part of the festival and assisting local people. Let’s liven up the 26th festival!!
Meeting time: May27th(Sat.),2017 13:00
*Please come to meet us after your lunch.
Meeting place: OCHANOSATO-KARAKAWA-KAN (Karakawa-cho 191 Izumo-shi, Simane-ken 〒691-0023)
Breaking up: May28th(Sun.),2017 around 16:00 (plan)
Price: NICE member \1500, Non-member \2000
Belongings: A sleeping bag (Please contact us if you don’t have one), Rice 2 cup, An apron, A bandana, A set for taking a bath, Light snacks or sweets for night time
Contact: To Hitomi Kobayashi rnf2delta@gmail.com
*Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you should have any questions.
Application: Please fill out application form below.
https://goo.gl/forms/IMfd8leKQQbmSDEv2
Memo: Over 30 applicants!!
Participation of parents-children: Approve
Correspondence in English: Possible
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