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1 TEAM RP: JACOB, MAK CHITT HON, EUGENIA, DEANNE, MELISSA, YEEHUI, SZE NING

2 Arrived at Narita Airport Stayed at Tokyo Grand Hotel Dinner General Orientation Group Orientation

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4 Orientation! Upon reaching the hotel, there is a general orientation for all of the participants. Learning points: The objective of the project Our purpose in Japan Basic information on the Ibaraki prefecture

5 Wake up call!! General Orientation 2 Lunch Lecture on the Great East Japan Earthquake Damage and recovery, Dr Tatsuya Nogami, Meiji University Travel to Daigo town, Omoide Roman-kan Dinner

6 Lecture learning points: Great east Japan Earthquake Damages and recovery on Daigo Town Reflection: Harmful rumors are one of the main cause for the drop in tourism rate. Everyone avoided Daigo Town, Ibaraki s products and this caused them to suffer a great loss!

7 Arriving at the Daigo Town Hotel

8 Wake up call!! Orientation for visiting disaster affected area Lecture on Reconstruction of Daigo Town Move to Fukuroda Waterfall ( Observation, Harmful rumors ) Making of wooden planters ( Oku-kuji Ikoi no Mori ) Dinner

9 Learning points: Tourism site, Fukuroda waterfall is ranked as one of beautiful waterfall in Japan! Was affected greatly by harmful rumors Dropped in number of visitors

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11 Making our wooden planters

12 Reflections: We learnt about how a small rumor could affect the different tourist attractions and affect the tourism rate. In addition, we also tried to make our own wooden planters to be donated to the disaster affected areas. It definitely felt good when I was able to contribute to helping the people living in Ibaraki.

13 Hitachi Ota City Lecture and observation on agriculture affected by harmful rumors - Strawberry farm Lunch Observation of traditional industry affected by harmful rumors Local craft work ( Handmade Japanese Paper ) Lecture on Disaster affected hotel TOSHIMAYA TSUKIHAMA NO YU Dinner ( Body temperature taken )

14 LEAVING OMOIDE ROMAN-KAN, DAIGO TOWN HOTEL

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17 LEARNING OBJECTIVES Setsuko s strawberries suffered from harmful rumors caused by nuclear accident Tasted their strawberries, so it is definitely safe for consumption. Nishinouchi paper is a traditional Japanese paper which is handmade with paper mulberry Learning the production process and the techniques in making the paper

18 MOVING TO TOSHIMAYA TSUKIHAMA NO YU HOTEL

19 Lecture on TOSHIMAYA TSUKIHAMA NO YU HOTEL The hotel sustained from the Great East Japan earthquake Hardwork with the help of volunteers reopen the hotel Tsunami destroyed the whole of 1 st floor

20 Breakfast Higashi elementary school ( School exchange/volunteering Takahagi City ) Lunch Lecture on rescue activity at disaster sites and measures to prevent damages in future Otsu port Observation of affected site Otsu port Dinner ( body temperature taken )

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22 LEARNING OBJECTIVES Otsu Port is the major base port of round-haul net fishing boats in Ibaraki Tsunami submerged everything up to 200 metres away Stop shipment and fishermen refrained from fishing voluntarily Revenue and income of the fisherman affected as they are not able to export

23 Breakfast Supportive activity for the reconstruction of affected area Making of glass craft Lunch Workshop Making of action plan Hotel, dinner ( Body temperature checked )

24 Hear actual situation at the time of disaster Making of glass crafts, finished works are to be displayed for sale Proceeds donated as part of the regional restoration fund in KitaIbaraki

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26 Breakfast Workshop venue! ( Preparation of Action Plan) Lunch Presentation of Action Plan Exchange with local people Dinner party

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40 Breakfast Leaving Tsukihama No Yu hotel Back to Tokyo Honjo Life Safety Learning Centre Dinner at restaurant Return back to Tokyo Grand Hotel

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55 Breakfast Preparation of Action Plan Observation of commercial facilities in Odaiba Lunch Learning about Panasonic Centre ( RisuPia ) Presentation of Action Plan Receiving certificates! Haneda Airport leaving for Singapore

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