２０１９年３月８日（金）、本学３キャンパスから１５か国４０名の留学生が参加して、実地見学旅行を実施しました。今年度は、身近な日本の自然や技術、文化に触れてもらうことを目的に福岡県と山口県を結ぶ関門エリアを訪れました。
On March 8th, 2019, 40 international students from 15 countries took part in the annual field trip. This year, the group visited various sites in the Kanmon area, such as the straits, bridge, undersea tunnel, tower and shrine, so that they could come in touch with Japanese engineering technology.

まず訪れたのは、関門海峡を見渡せる和布刈公園第2展望台、次に世界でも珍しい海底トンネル人道を対岸の下関側まで歩き、横断記念としてTOPPA記念証が与えられました。車中では、源平合戦の最終地である壇ノ浦や海底トンネルの歴史に関する説明の他、通る船の数や潮流、海峡ゆめタワーの高さなどについてクイズを実施したところ、積極的に回答が挙がりました。赤間神宮を訪れた際には、耳なし芳一の怪談噺に興味を示した学生が多く、熱心に像を観ている姿も見られました。最後に訪れた海峡ゆめタワーでは、関門の街並みだけでなく、海峡、巌流島、瀬戸内海、響灘を360度見渡し、景色を堪能することができました。帰りは、関門汽船に乗船し、門司港へ渡りました。
Thanks to the beautiful weather, the students had chances to take lots of pictures everywhere against the blue sky. At first, they visited the Second Observation Deck of Mekari Park overlooking the Kanmon Straits, and then they walked through the Kanmon Pedestrian Tunnel under the Kanmon Straits, which is unique around the world. After arriving at the other end of the tunnel in Shimonoseki, the students also received a ‘Kanmon TOPPA! Commemorative Certificate’ as a proof that they walked under the straits.

While moving by bus, the students learned about Dannoura sea area which is well known as the final battle field of the Genpei War (the civil war in the 12th century), and the history of the Kanmon Straits. The students also challenged and actively answered to the quizzes about the Kanmon straits such as the number of ships which pass through the straits a day, the number of times the tidal current changes in a day and the height of the Kaikyo Yume Tower etc.

During the visit to Akama Shrine, many of the students showed interest in the ghost story of ‘Hoichi the Earless’, and gazed eagerly at the statue of Hoichi. At Kaikyo Yume Tower, the final destination, the students had an opportunity to take a full 360° view of Shimonoseki City, the straits, Ganryu-Jima Island, the Seto Inland Sea, and the Hibiki Nada Sea. After that, they took the Kanmon Ferry from Shimonoseki back to the Moji area.

この実地見学を通して、留学生自身が生活する地域の地理、歴史、そして文化を深く学ぶことができ、さらにキャンパスが異なる留学生同士の交流を図るよい機会となりました。
This trip was a fantastic opportunity for all of the students not only to learn about the geography, history, and culture of the area they live in but also to meet and interact with the students from other campuses.