Challenge Game - FUKUWARAI

< FUKUWARAI (Pin the tail on the donkey) >

This game is introduced in other posting " CHALLENGE THE FUKUWARAI ! ".

This video may help to understand how the scouts are playing. the templates of game are available at above posting.

Video was made by a Beaver Colony of Taketoyo group 1(Aichi Prefecture) has just had FUKUWARAI in its activity.

安井 馨さんの投稿 2020年7月30日木曜日

Pinewood Derby (Matto-1)

[ from Matto group 1 ]

Activity of "Pinewood Derby (PWD)" on February 9, 2019. This PWD started and became a big event of Cub scouts in U.S.

（再投稿：Instagramからの投稿は動画の幅がカットされた為） 海外のスカウト・グループ向けに、2月に実施された石川県松任第１団のパインウッド・ダービー（PWD）のスライドショー作成。今のメッセージ交換相手は、英国が中心なので、米国発祥のPWDは珍しいかもしれませんね。

安井 馨さんの投稿 2019年4月5日金曜日

Tea Ceremony activity (Matto-1)

[ from Matto group 1 ]

The Tea Ceremony by the Cub scouts of Matto 1.  This was Japanese culture experience program.

お点前（日本文化：松任第１団）

安井 馨さんの投稿 2019年12月17日火曜日

<< Activity Report from Matto-1 >>

BASIC TRAINING OF THE SCOUT

Video is a part of the opening ceremony for a day’s activity.

Raising the national flag, singing the scout association song, and the words from a leader.

It is important for scouts to practice singing loudly with good posture.

松任第１団カブ隊の基本訓練、連盟歌の紹介。
安井 馨さんの投稿 2019年12月17日火曜日

< Scouts are singing a song of Scout Association of Japan >

< Introducing Area of Matto-1>

English brochure of HAKUSAN city from where Matto-1 group is located in Japan.

Zero Plastic Campaign (Kamakura-2)

< Zero Plastic Campaign >

After the cleaning service, cub scouts of Kamakura 2 studied about environment protection program, i.e. “Zero Plastic Campaign” of Kanagawa, and about SDGs.

(Zero Plastic Declaration by Kamakura-2)

(Greetings from Cubs and Beavers of Kamakura-2)

Make It Clean Our Community (Matto-1)

< Clean our community >

Scouts for SDGs activity of Matto 1.  This project is registered under WOSM.

Kamakura Beach Clean (Kamakura-2)

< Scout for SDGs program activity of Kamakura 2 >

This project is registered under WOSM.   Beach clean program every year.

Challenge Japanese - OMOTENASHI

< Challenge to speak Japanese >

On September 7, 2013, at the 125 IOC Session of the International Olympic Committee, Ms. Christel TAKIGAWA stated, " OMOTENASHI " and this word spread around the world. Ms. Christel TAKIGAWA took the stage as an ambassador to host the Olympics to Tokyo and introduced " O-MO-TE-NA-SHI “ of Japan" in French.


It is said this word has originated in the tea ceremony in the
Heian (From end of 8th to end of 12th century) and Muromachi (From 14th to 16th century) periods, and is a proud part of Japanese culture that has developed a spirit to care for guests and loved ones.

The word " OMOTENASHI " is a polite form of " MOTENASHI " with a prefix “ O ” and original meaning of "get things done". Another origin of the word " OMOTENASHI " is "No front nor back side" which means welcoming guests with a heart that is not with front or back.

     Now Lets try speak " O-MO-TE-NASHI Together"
Crick an image in below to start!

Posted by Kaoru Yasui Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Reference:

• History of Japan (Wikipedia)

More Challenge for a side

< Challenge Japanese Cooking >

Make more Flowers for a side to BENTO.

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More Flower for a side

< Challenge Japanese Cooking >

Make more Flowers for a side to BENTO.

Posted by Kaoru Yasui on Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Lovely Dandelion for side

< Challenge Japanese Cooking >

Make Dandelion for OBENTO's side item with Egg and Wiener.

Posted by Kaoru Yasui on Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Kawaii (Lovely) Flower Egg - Side Item

< Challenge Japanese Cooking >

You will love this Flower Egg.

SANSHOKU BENTO - Three Colored Lunch Box

< Challenge this BENTO >

We kicked start our JAPAN week with the AMAZING ZOOM COOKING early at lunch time 🍱 🇯🇵. We could not thank Eiko Kasai and...
Posted by Cookpad UK on Monday, July 27, 2020

Please try and challenge this Japanese BENTO (Lunch Box)?

This lovely BENTO is made at a special occasion such as home party and family picnic.

There will be a recipe  and cooking guide posted in below.  you may need some help from your family, but you will really enjoy this KAWAII (lovely) cooking.

   　  Go to Cookpad for a Recipe detail.

This is a video recording of Live Kitchen.  It may be a little bit long, but will give you details of how BENTO is made.

Seasons in Japan - Cherry Blossoms in Imperial Palace

Date. : April 7, 2019 Place : Imperial Palace, Tokyo By. : Friend of scouts We can visit and see the inside of Imperial Palace only on special day. You can enjoy the full cherry blossoms now.
神奈川国際活動サービスチーム（K-STIA）さんの投稿 2019年4月11日木曜日

Date. : April 7, 2019

Place : Imperial Palace, Tokyo

By. : Friend of scouts

We can visit and see the inside of Imperial Palace only on special day. You can enjoy the full cherry blossoms now.

Seasons in Japan - Cherry blossoms in Asakusa, Tokyo

Date : April 7, 2019 Place : Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan By : Rover scout of Kamakura group 2 Asakusa is one of popular place in Tokyo and over 50 million people visit this place in a year.
神奈川国際活動サービスチーム（K-STIA）さんの投稿 2019年4月11日木曜日

Date : April 7, 2019

Place : Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

By : Rover scout of Kamakura group 2

Asakusa is one of popular place in Tokyo and over 50 million people visit this place in a year.

Manner Awareness when you visit Japan

< Introducing Japanese Culture >

I found an interesting video in English released for foreign visitors to Japan.

There are 10 short videos of Manner Awareness you can see from the following URL.

There may be some that can only apply in Japan, but it could be interesting for your scouts to watch those videos and discuss what they may think about.

For example, do those manners apply in your country or community, or, not be applicable, or applicable in a different style.

http://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/en/page08_000105.html

Pokemon

< It’s Japanese Culture ? >

I came across to a news of Pokémon designed maintenance hatch. There are already 70 of them in place and schedule to have additional hatch for one to a city in Hokkaido (north part of Japan).

Does scout like Pokémon?

Seasons in Japan - Cherry Blossoms of Yokohama

Date : April 4 and April 8, 2019 Place : Yokohama International Swimming Pool Cherry blossoms in April 4 and April 8 at Yokohama International Swimming Pool located top of hill.
神奈川国際活動サービスチーム（K-STIA）さんの投稿 2019年4月10日水曜日

Date : April 4 and April 8, 2019

Place : Yokohama International Swimming Pool

Cherry blossoms in April 4 and April 8 at Yokohama International Swimming Pool located top of hill.

March event - Doll Festival

[ About Japanese Culture ]

March 3rd is the Doll Festival (Hina-Matsuri), or known as Girls' Day in Japan.

Please see my posting referring to that event (Click an image in below).

February event - Fukuwarai

Challenge the FUKUWARAI !

< Japanese Game - Fukuwarai >

Fukuwarai is one of the Japanese traditional games people play on New Year day. This game is "pin the tail on the donkey" of Japanese version.

If you should have any problem with a link and/or download, please contact me by PM.

(Wen you have a problem of displaying in below, 

   please click following link:  https://sway.office.com/hW6lva2vhrgtjOfb?ref=Link )

February event - SETSUBUN

[Greetings from Japan]

today, February 3, is "SETSUBUN" of unique Japanese culture. Please see a following Wikipedia URL for detail.

P.S.

Please post the messages from your scouts and/or activity report to share with scouts in Japan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setsubun

January event - OTOSO

< Introducing Japanese Culture >

<< From a posting of "Life at a Glance" >>

New Year's is just around the corner. Did you prepare OTOSO to drink on New Year's Day? It is often thought to be the same seishu (Japanese rice wine) as the sacred sake, but it is a medicinal sake soaked in Chinese herbal medicine called "tososan" and it expresses a wish for the health of the family.

Also, OTOSO is not something to drink with a toast, but there are rules for how to have it.

P.S. In households with non-adult, they dip OTOSO into MIRIN. MIRIN (sweet cooking sake) is sweet, not alcohol, and reduces the smell and bitterness of this crude medicine.

More information available (Wikipedia):

- Toso

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toso

January evvent - New Year's Dishes

< Introducing Japanese Culture >

<< THE ORIGIN OF "NEW YEAR'S DISHES" WISHING FOR HAPPINESS >>

It will be "Bikaku No Kai (Sawashi Kanotsu no Otsuru)" of 72 seasons from December 27. "Bikaku" means a deer. Male deer begin to have horns in spring, and it fall off at this time of winter.

Now, you should know the history of OSECHI dishes as a tip for the New Year in Japan.

OSECHI-RYORI (OSECHI dishes) is a dish of lucky charm offered to TOSHIGAMI-SAMA (A God of the year) at New Year, so each dish has an auspicious origin. When we were a small child, our grandmother and mother told us about the origin of various OSECHI dishes while we were eating OSECHI dishes, and we still remember those stories.

For example, KAZUNOKO has a wish to be blessed with children "fertility", and since sardines were used as fertilizer in the fields "rich harvest" thus it is called TAZUKURI, and KUROMAME (black beans) have a wish to be "As if working hard and healthy".

This "KAZUNOKO (herring roe), TAZUKURI (rice field), KUROMAME (black soybeans)" is said to be the "Mitsuzakana (Three-Appetizer)" which is essential for the New Year in the Kanto region (Eastern part of Japan).

For MITSUZAKANA in Kansai (Western part of Japan), it is not black beans, but minced burdock is added. The tataki (minced) burdock symbolized to be like burdock "so as to be deeply rooted and continue from generation to generation" and knock it open in cooking will be meant to open good luck again.

(Reference in Japanese)

http://www.i-nekko.jp/hibinotayori/2019-122600.html?fbclid=IwAR21R8dR7hN9p51GiGYtSelaN4249qMYLcVL1D2K9NlVPXscj4-jD0CshMk

Kawaii Onigiri-lovely rice ball

< Challenge Japanese Cuisine >

Go to the Cookpad for a detail.

Note:

• If you cannot find Nori(dried laver), it can be substituted with Ham.
• Cub scouts in Japan will take a simple Onigiri (Rice-ball) for lunch that is prepared by themselves at a Pack's activity, like you may have sandwich lunch made.

（カブ弁の写真）

Challenge "Wash Your Hands (by ARASHI)

Please challenge this performance and share with us of your video.

January event - New Year's Decorations

< Introducing Japanese culture >

New Year's decorations

After the Christmas, we will have New Year's decorations. This is from the office of our group chairman of the Yokohama 87.

In Japan, we decorate offices and private homes like this. This is a typical decoration.

What do you do on New Year's Day?

【日本文化紹介の事例】 自団の団委員長が投稿されたお正月飾りの写真を拝借して、日本の文化紹介を海外スカウトに発信。 皆さんからのお正月の挨拶（年賀状等）や活動紹介で背景等に出てくるお正月飾りの説明としても使えるかなと期待。 お飾りの詳細は、ウィキペディア（英語）へのリンクで。
安井 馨さんの投稿 2019年12月28日土曜日

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Originally, Shogatsu-gyoji (New Year event) was held to welcome and worship Toshigami, the god of the year.

For the Japanese who were agricultural people, Toshigami, the god of good harvest, was considered as an important god.

In addition, since it is said to bring life and happiness, people prepared to worship Toshigami by displaying KADOMATSU and SHIMENAWA near New Year's Day.

The pine, bamboo and plum trees on the KADOMATSU have their own meanings.

Pine trees are used for auspicious events because they lead to "worship".

Bamboo grows tall in about 2 ~ 3 days, so it has the meaning of a symbol of vitality.

The plums that bloom in the new spring are decorated as flowers suitable for the beginning of the year, and it is common to decorate KADOMATSU with both Kobai and Hakubai (red and white plum).

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Please see the links below for more information:

• << KADOMATSU >>
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadomatsu

• << KAMIDANA >>
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamidana

• << SHIMENAWA >>
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimenawa

• << KAGAMIMOCHI >>
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagami_mochi

Christmas Greeting Exchange (Yokohama 87)

After JOTA-JOTI event on October, we exchange the message card (i.e. Christmas and/or New Year Greetings) .

You may be interested to exchange the messages with scouts of Japan after the Camp event.  Please discuss with your leader.

海外のスカウトに向けたクリスマス・メッセージ（１）
【海外のスカウトに向けたクリスマス・メッセージ（１）】 カブ（小学3年生～5年生）とビーバー（小学1年生～2年生）は、海外スカウトに向けたクリスマス・メッセージ・カード作成を行いました（2018年11月18日（日））。 カード作りの様子や、出来上がった作品を動画の形で、海外のスカウトに向けて発信。 世界のどこから返信があるのか。どのような海外のスカウトとお友達になれるのか、カードを作成したスカウト達は期待に胸を膨らませています。
ボーイスカウト横浜第87団さんの投稿 2018年12月2日日曜日

海外のスカウトに向けたクリスマス・メッセージ（２）
【海外のスカウトに向けたクリスマス・メッセージ（２）】 11月18日（日）の活動で作成したクリスマス・メッセージ・カードをスライドショーの動画にして、海外のスカウトに向けて発信。
ボーイスカウト横浜第87団さんの投稿 2018年12月2日日曜日

First Activity of the Year 2020 (Yokohama 87)

< First Activity of the Year 2020 >

from Yokohama 87

Please see our Year Beginning Activity. We may need to explain some that is in the video which will be followed by separate posting.

新しい２０２０年の旗揚げ式
年頭最初の活動は、旗揚げ式です。お天気に恵まれた素敵な一日でした。当日の活動の様子をスライドショーの動画にまとめました。 海外のスカウトにも発信する為、ナレーションは日英で作成。限られた文字数での説明は言葉選びが大変でした。また、我々は一言で分かる内容でも、文化の異なる海外のスカウトに向けては、補足説明の必要性を実感しながらの作品作りでした。
ボーイスカウト横浜第87団さんの投稿 2020年1月9日木曜日