Hozugawa River Cruise Boat Enterprise Association The Hozugawa River Cruise Boarding Point becomes a place for international exchange!

[Hozugawa River Cruise Boat Enterprise Association] The Hozugawa River Cruise Boarding Point becomes a place for international exchange! ​
Hozu River Pleasure Boat Enterprise Association Press release: July 8, 2025 To members of the media The Hozugawa River Boat Ride Boarding Point has become a place for international exchange! Local elementary and junior high school students survey and interview foreign tourists at the boarding point for the Hozugawa River Cruise This is an experiential activity where local elementary and junior high school students conduct interviews in English (and other languages) on the “Hozugawa River Cruise,” which is popular with foreign tourists visiting Japan. This will provide a valuable opportunity for children to actually interact with foreigners while receiving language support from students from Kyoto University of Foreign Studies.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/165692/1/165692-1-4b15aedabfd47c83fe5d63b365d83dc1-1414×2000.png ■Purpose: The purpose is to have students rediscover the charms of their local area and develop an international perspective while being exposed to “real English.” ■Period and location: ・Period: Saturday, July 26, 2025 to Sunday, August 3, 2025 ※If the Hozugawa River Cruise is suspended, the activity will also be canceled ・Time: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm each day ・Location: Hozugawa River Cruise Boarding Point (Hozu-cho, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture) Hozugawa River Cruise Boarding Point becomes a stage for international exchange Local elementary and junior high school students interview foreign tourists in English [Content and Background] During the summer vacation, an experiential activity called “Hozugawa River Cruise Boat Boarding Point – Let’s Interview Foreign Tourists!” will be held at the boarding point of the popular tourist spot “Hozugawa River Cruise” in Kameoka, Kyoto from July 26th (Sat) to August 3rd (Sun). Local children will interview foreign tourists visiting Japan in English and other languages. The purpose of this initiative is for local elementary and junior high school students to use English in a practical way and develop an international perspective while conveying the charms of the area. Students from Kyoto University of Foreign Studies will provide language support to help the children communicate with foreigners with confidence. The interviews included impressions of the trip, reasons for coming to Japan, and the culture of their home countries. The children prepared questions in advance and tried their best to converse with foreign tourists using gestures and body language. We hope that this will not only improve their language skills, but also broaden their confidence and horizons. This activity can be seen as a new attempt at regional cooperation to turn tourist destinations into “places of learning,” and we hope that children will grow through heart-to-heart contact that transcends “nationality.” We would like as many people as possible to know about this activity, so we welcome media coverage and interviews. The sight of the children trying their best to talk to and interact with foreign tourists is a sight that gives a sense of the future of the region and new possibilities for tourism. Local residents, universities, and tourism businesses will work together to advance this project.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/165692/1/165692-1-9f3f2f9f089f0b6e0fabccad1784ff56-1802×2700.jpg
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/165692/1/165692-1-ed523d9be57186073cc4aa372ee7c451-1179×1420.jpg We believe that this initiative will be an example that will lead to the future of education and tourism. We would appreciate it if you could consider covering the event on-site on any day during the event period. Please contact us in advance to arrange filming and
interviews. Thank you very much for your cooperation.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/165692/1/165692-1-c94a777d32b7d51d0e76cd44a296ce7c-3520×1980.jpg *This email has been sent automatically, so please do not reply.