School tirp to Minakami

2024/06/20

School Trip to Minakami

On May 1 and 2, we went to Minakami, Gunma. I had a wonderful time there. I will tell you 3 topics about the school trip.

Firstly, we cooked curry for our lunch. I enjoyed cooking with my team. My job was to wash the rice. I was surprised that the water was very cold! The people who taught us about cooking said, “Because this water is from the mountain!” I felt that the water was very cold and I think we can’t get water of this temperature in Tokyo. When we turned on the match and threw it to the stove to put the pots, the wood had burned and was very smelly. It was a good smell, but it was not good for our eyes. I was very surprised at that, but it was very fun and I enjoyed cooking with my team. Of course, the curry was very delicious.

Secondly, I had enjoyed the time in the bus. I thought it would be very quiet in the bus, but it was not. I saw the people who were sleeping, playing with friends and talking with their friends. We sang the school song, but only one time. I usually talked with my friends, but I sometimes slept. When we exited the highway, it was a mountain road.

It went up, down and curved. I didn’t feel that good because I was hungry. The bus was a little bit cold, but the seat was very soft. I enjoyed spending time in the bus.

Lastly, we did some recreation that teachers and some students presented. We did bingo, introduced ourselves and played other games. My favorite recreation was tail tag. We use the towel that we got from teachers for our tail. Boys and girls were separated and we did a class battle. Our team was girls from class 1-5. We thought, “We are very strong and we can win,” but our team was not that strong. But I didn’t feel sad. I enjoyed playing tail tag. At the end of this game, the teachers battled with students. Every teacher and student did a powerful run and it was very fun to watch it.

We had a very fun time and enjoyed new experiences on this school trip. I want to enjoy my school life with new friends.

(N.O. 1st year)

We went to Gunma for the school trip. We did a lot of things like cooking and playing games. Everything was really interesting, but I particularly enjoyed cooking and “shippo-tori.”

We cooked curry rice with our groups. In my group, there were six people, and we made another three teams in the group. The first team cooked rice, the second team cooked curry, and the third team made the fire. I cooked rice. To cook rice, we have to wash rice first, and then we put rice and water in a pot. After making fire, we hung the pot over the fire and cooked rice. After the rice was cooked, we put the rice and curry on a plate. It was very delicious, and it was really interesting but it was also hard because we made a fire and the smoke made our eyes hurt.

The second thing that I especially enjoyed was “shippo-tori.” We put a towel in our pants: this was the tail and we try to take the tail of our opponents. Two classes fight each time, and the class with the fewer number of people whose tail was taken wins. Before every game, my class thought of a strategy and we formed a circle, and we won! We became closer than before. It was a nice game.

This school trip was very fun. I want to go again.

(K.M. 1st year)

On May 1st, we had a school trip to Minakami, Gunma. The aim of this school trip was to become friends with other classmates.

I was nervous and excited at the same time. It took 4 hours from Shin-Okachimachi by bus. As we arrived, the hotel staff were waiting for us and quickly showed us around the beautiful hotel. We did some activities during our school trip. The most enjoyable activity for me was “shippo-tori,” a game in which you catch the opponents’ tail. My class and the other class won with our teamwork and rooted for the boy’s team. Although the boys didn’t win, I was still happy that we had good teamwork. I was honestly surprised that we won. Before the bus back, we bought souvenirs. I bought a key ring with my initials and a Gunma-chan item, a mascot character. Other people bought expensive honey or some sweets for their family or cousins. Most of the students slept for 2 hours, while some talked loudly with their friends. We arrived later than scheduled, but it was really enjoyable and I got to know more about my friends.

(Y.K. 1st year)