Osaka food, tourist spots, and dialect (Series #9)

Naori Matsuoka a sophomore from the Faculty of Agriculture made an interesting talk on Osaka.

She focused on the food, tourist spots, and the dialect of Osaka.

The moderator today was Sai Ei, a freshman from the Faculty of Economics.
Twenty participants joined the talk, out of which, seven were international students. 

There were a lot questions from the floor.
Among the issues raised were how Osaka dialect differs from Sanuki dialect, and if there is a polite form in the Osaka dialect. 

There were also some questions on the tourist attractions of Osaka.
The Acquarium, with a whale shark, and USJ were recommended by the speaker. 

Some members of the audience were quite surprised to hear that it is normal to eat Osaka Okonomiyaki with rice, as a dish.   

Flower viewing in China (Series #8)

For the 8th presentation in the series, Chen Linqi, a graduate student at the Graduate School of Education, made a presentation on how the people of China enjoyed the flower season in spring.  

A particular focus was on the viewing of sakuras in the campus of Wuhan University.
The young people apparently prefer to party and sing in the parks while enjoying the flowers.
On the other hand, the older generation tend to go for walks and photo-taking.

The moderator was Narumi Watanabe, a sophomore from the Faculty of Engineering.
Twenty four students participated in today's event, including eight international students.

Questions from the audience included 'the most cherished flower' in China.
According to the speaker, the peony takes the first place, followed by the plum flower.  

About Kochi... (Series #7)

The seventh presentation saw Kei Takagi, a student from the Faculty of Agriculture, talking about the virtues of the place he was born.  He highlighted three aspects of Kochi prefecture.

The first was Ryuma Sakamoto, a well known political figure in the Tokugawa era. The second aspect was the Yosakoi Dance festival of Kochi prefecture, which has become very popular throught Japan. And finally, he touched on some agrriculture products where Kochi excells in, stuff like kabosu, a citrus fruit.

The moderator was Ka Zen, from the Faculty of Economics. She handled the flow of the session very well.
Thirty three participants (including twelve international students) attended today's session.
 

It shoukl be noted that a worthwhile suggestion came from the floor today.
The student suggested that since the Lunch Presentation Meeting's primary intention is to foster interactions and exchange among students, why not establish a time slot for this purpose?

Very good suggestion, indeed...

The time scedule is immediately re-designed...

Korean food, Korean tradition, and differences between Korea and Japan (Series #6)

Kim Sein, An exchange student from Daegu University who is enrolled at the Faculty of Economics at Kagawa University for one year, made a presentation on Korea, focusing on several well-known Korean dishes like bibimpa, kimchi, and dobokki. She also introduced the traditional architecture of Korean buildings, and clothes. The third area covered in today's talk was on the differences between Korea and Japan.

The moderator today was Hideki Hiraoka from the Faculty of Agriculture.
Questions from the floor included the recipe on how to cook the Korean dishes, and if the traditional heating system is still being used in modern Korean homes in the winter time.
There were 24 participants today, including 8 international students.

Lunch Presentation Meeting featured in top page of Kagawa University

The Lunch Presentation Meeting is gaining momentum...
In this light, we are happy to announce that the Lunch Presentation Meeting is featured in the top page of the university homepage
See the following link...

国際交流会「ランチプレゼンテーション会」発足！

Japanese Garden (Series #5)

Japan is in the midst of celebrating the Golden Week holidays. Some companies are reported to have 10 continuous days of holidays in this season. This long stretch of off-days is rather rare in Japan.
Anyway, the university is operating as normal on this second day of May.

We have a sophomore student from the Engineering Faculty making a presentation on 'Japanese Gardens'. Besides introducing the fables of Momotaro, she focused on the most famous spot of Takamatsu city, Ritsurin Park, and Korakuen Park of Okayama.
Questions from the floor included 'Why Ritsurin and Korakuen?... What is the best season to visit these parks?... What are the places in Okayama where one can visit Momotaro tourist sites?...'
Despite the Golden Week holiday season, there were 28 attendees in the audience.