Let’s explore Japan~Hokkaido~Japanese Society in University of Essex

Outline

Introducing myself

What I want to do through weekly presentations

Hokkaido

Who am I?

Takanori Aida (Taka)/會田篤敬

5/Jun/1991, 23 years old

Born in Tokyo, raised in Saitama

MA TEFL

Give a presentation about Japan every week

What I want to do through weekly presentations

Before I will tell you this, let me ask you some questions…

Questions

Do you love Japan?

Have you been to Japan?

Do you want visit Japan?

If you do, where do you want to go in Japan?

Your answer may be…

What I want to do through weekly presentations

They are so famous places that many tourists from around the world visit there

However, Japan has a lot of fascinating places which are not known by many foreigners

Through introducing those places, I want to provide chances to see various aspects of Japan

What I want to do through weekly presentations

Hokkaido/北海道

Brief info of Hokkaido/北海道

Placed in the most northern part of Japan

Largest prefecture

People called “Ainu” lived there

Became one part of Japan about 150 years ago

Hokkaido/北海道

Events

Foods

Places

My recommendation

Events in Hokkaido/北海道

Snow Festival/Yuki Masturi

Sapporo in the first part of February

More than 2 million visitors

Enjoy watching statues made of snow

Foods in Hokkaido/北海道

Places in Hokkaido/北海道

Shiretoko/知床

Placed in northeastern part of Hokkaido

In 2005, world heritage

Various kinds of endangered species

Bird watchers&Photographers

My recommendation ①(Noboribetsu hot springs)

Southwestern part of Hokkaido

Known for more than 150 years

Many tourists coming to Hokkaido stay in Noboribetsu

My recommendation ②(Kushiro National park)

Placed in the eastern part of Hokkaido

Became a national park in 1987

Largest wetland in Japan

Bird watchers&Photographers

My recommendation ③(Drift ice in Jan/Feb)

The sea of Okhotsk

True seals, eagles, and foxes

Tours

Next week…

Thank you for listening