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GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE: D3300 TO D2680, HYOGO, JAPAN 10 FEBRUARY – 10 MARCH 2013. Pre-Departure: Orientation, Uniforms, Songs etc. Pre-Departure: District Conference, Souvenirs etc. Hyogo? Where’s Hyogo?. Hyogo: Kobe, Nishiwaki , Miki, Himeji, Awaji Island
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GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE:D3300 TO D2680, HYOGO, JAPAN10 FEBRUARY – 10 MARCH 2013
Hyogo? Where’s Hyogo? Hyogo: Kobe, Nishiwaki, Miki, Himeji, Awaji Island Beyond Hyogo: Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, Onomichi
Orientation in Kobe 11 February 2013 Portopia Hotel Kobe
Rotary Meetings • 15 Club Meetings • 4 District Meetings
Clubs Visited • Kobe Suma (13/2) • Kobe Harbour (13/2) • Kobe Seishin (14/2) • Kobe Tarumi (14/2) • Kobe West (15/2) • Nishiwaki (18/2) • Miki (22/2) • Miki, Miki Midori, Ono Kato, Nishiwaki, Hojo (Inter-City) (23/2) • Kobe South (25/2) • Kobe East (26/2) • Kobe (28/2) • Kobe Arima (1/3) • Sumoto (5/3) • Awaji Mihara (7/3) • Minamiawaji (8/3)
Meetings: Distinctively Japanese • Punctuality • Formality • Uniformity • Interesting Quirks: • Music conductor, pianist • Executive Secretary • Pre-Meeting Exercise • Greetings, messages • After lunch smoke
Most Unusual Meeting Rotary Club of Kobe Arima
District Conference 2 & 3 March 2013 Portopia Hotel, Kobe
Osaka Gas Himeji Energy Center • Kobe Shinkin Bank • Kobe District Court • Japan Legal Support Center • Higashimachi, law firm • Nestle Japan • Nippon Zoki Pharmaceutical Co Ltd • Banshu Textile Factory • Miki Disaster Prevention Park • Kobe Biomedical Innovation Cluster • Kansai Electric Power • NYK Line • Sumitomo Mitsui Bank • Kawasaki Heavy Industries • Kobe University • Panasonic Group – Energy Co Ltd
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge • Sumadera Temple • Kobe Winery • Kitano • ArimaOnsen • Kishike House, Nishiwaki • Sugihara Paper Research Institute • Himeji Castle • Shosha-Zan Temple • Koi nobori maker • Jyodoji Temple • Abacus maker • Beans Dome • Freundlieb (confectionary) • Kobe Port Tower • Ikuta Jinja • Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake Memorial • IzanagiJinja • Kunju Do (Incense) • Awaji Yumebutai • Naruto whirlpools • Udon making • MiyakoBijin sake brewery
Your GSE Team gave us big “Rotaryship”, friendship. Now, we have many friends both sides in Japan and in Malaysia. It is wonderful. Arigato gozaimashita. Shoji Yamamoto, GSE Chair Like Kometani-san, the oldest active Rotarian of 2680 District and a past governor said, your team was the best of all the GSE teams we ever had. Akiko Futami It was such a pleasant time and I am so happy to meet you and other members of your GSE team who are so nice and well mannered young gentlemen and also well talented for singing and dancing. … [Y]ouhave done a good job representing District 3300, especially from Malaysia. Shigeru Yamano I had a wonderful afternoon with you and your group of distinguished men. It was so fun to tour with you. Lauralee Garson-Okamoto
Achievements First hand experience of work practices in Japan Introduction to Japanese culture, society & customs Building goodwill and friendship between people of two nations Better understanding of Rotary in Japan Experience of Rotary ideals by team members