On 12 November, Student Lounge KIZUNA held a tour of Amanohashidate and other popular tourist destinations in north Kyoto, with nonprofit Kitakinki-Mirai planning and coordinating the activities.
Traveling by chartered bus, participants first arrived at Yosano Town Dyeing Center, where they took part in a traditional textile dyeing workshop. They each worked with a handkerchief printed with a picture of Amanohashidate, and dyed it in their favorite colors.
A delectable lunch was served at a local hotel, featuring powdered mackerel bara-zushi (sushi with ingredients sprinkled on the rice), a local specialty. The meal was followed by a relaxing bath in the facility's hot spring.
At Amanohashidate, known as one of the three most scenic spots in Japan, participants strolled the length of the pine-forested sandbar under beautiful weather. They then took a cable car up to Kasamatsu Park to enjoy the full spectacle of the "bridge to heaven".
The event proved a great opportunity for participants to experience north Kyoto's numerous attractions and make new friends.
During the dyeing workshop
Participants with their hand-dyed handkerchiefs
Enjoying bara-zushi
At Kasamatsu Park
Related link
- Student Lounge KIZUNA presents bus tour to Amanohashidate
http://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/about/events_news/office/kyoiku-suishin-gakusei-shien/kokusai-kyoiku-koryu/event/2016/161112_0800.html
