On February 28, 2020, we held a debriefing session for the winners of the Kyoto Prefectural Governor’s Award and the Kyoto Mayor’s Award at the 15th Policy Research Exchange Conference from Kyoto!
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https://www.consortium.or.jp/project/seisaku/conference/2019-2
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Policy Research Exchange Conference from Kyoto
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Click here for the 15th Policy Research Exchange Conference from Kyoto, Japan, and the list of winners!
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◆Policy Research Exchange Conference from Kyoto
https://www.consortium.or.jp/project/seisaku/conference
◆ University and regional collaboration portal site Gakumachi Station
Policy Research Exchange Conference from Kyoto
http://www.gakumachi.jp/project/conference/
AY2019 Internship Program Long-Term Project Course “Project Report” is now available.
1.Wine Grocery Inc.
~Wine Seminar for Students Planning and Holding Projects~
Project Report
~IS Program Fascinated by Images~
Project Report
~Kyoto’s Inbound Tourism Information Media Renovation and New Business Plan~
Project Report
Free paper “Traveler’s Voice of Kyoto”
4.Kansai Winding Foil Industry Co., Ltd.
~PROJECT TO DISSEMINATE MADE IN JAPAN’S MANUFACTURING TO THE WORLD~
Project Report
5. Ueda Corporation Headquarters
~Planning and operation for matching events between companies and students~
Project Report
~Yamashina Mr./Ms. Project~
Project Report
Free Paper Kyono Yamashina Mr./Ms.
7.Kyoto Prefectural Board of Education
~Teacher Training Support Seminar~
Project Report
Inquiries
University Consortium Kyoto Internship Project Promotion Office
TEL 075-353-9106 FAX 075-353-9101
〒600-8216 Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Nishitoin-dori, Shiokoji, Shimo-ku, Kyoto, Campus Plaza Kyoto
* Reception hours: Tuesday ~ Saturday 9:00 ~ 17:00 (excluding year-end and New Year holidays)
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2019 Internship Program (Long-Term Project Course) Project Presentation was held.
In the “Long-Term Project Course” internship program of the University Consortium Kyoto, from mid-June to mid-November, trainees worked on projects presented by host companies. At the project presentations held on Saturday, November 9, the results were reported by eight projects. Presentations were made with videos and creative formats, and students from other projects were able to share their experiences. After about five months of activities, the participants were able to see the importance of collaborating with their peers and the difficulty of achieving their goals.
At the completion ceremony, the coordinator handed out a certificate of completion for each project, and the 2019 internship program “Long-term Project Course” was completed.
Date & Time | Saturday, November 9, 2019 13:00~17:50 |
Venue |
Campus Plaza Kyoto 2nd Floor Hall |
project Participating Companies Number of Organizations (Achievement Report) In order of presentation) |
8Companies and Organizations Wine Grocery Co., Ltd. / University Consortium Kyoto / Day Alive Co., Ltd. / Non-profit organization Kino Keiku / Kansai Makitori Foil Industry Co., Ltd. / Ueda Co., Ltd. / Insight House Co., Ltd. / Kyoto Prefectural Board of Education |
Number of students | 25 students from 15 universities (Otani University, Kyoto Koka Women’s University, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto Women’s University, Kyoto University of Advanced Science, Kyoto Notre Dame Women’s University, Kyoto University of Arts and Crafts, Kyoto Bunkyo University, Doshisha University, Doshisha Women’s University, Hanazono University, Bukkyo University, Ritsumeikan University, Ryukoku University) |
Number of Coordinator Teachers |
7 (Kyoto Koka Women’s University, Kyoto Koka Women’s University Junior College, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto Women’s University, Kyoto Seika University, Fukuchiyama Public University, Ryukoku University) |
Wine Grocery Inc.
~Wine seminar planning and holding projects for students~
Considering the wine market, which is at risk of shrinking in the future due to young people moving away from alcohol, this project plans and implements a “wine seminar for students” to make young people aware of the appeal of wine and become future customers.
In preparation for the wine seminar, we created and distributed flyers to attract customers, posted them on social media, and presented the contents of the preparations and operations on the day of the seminar. In the questionnaire after the seminar, the participants were highly satisfied, and some said that they felt closer to wine, and they were able to fulfill the objectives presented by the host company. In addition, the trainees were grateful to the host company for gaining a wide range of knowledge about wine.
University Consortium Kyoto
~IS Program Fascinated by Images~
A project to create a PR video to effectively promote the internship program “Long-term Project Course” of the University Consortium Kyoto.
Under the guidance of the coordinator in charge on how to shoot and edit the video, we compiled a three-minute video that covered and interviewed the activities of each project and made it into a three-minute video that could be used for guidance and other public relations. I felt that the editing process of the video was not progressing, so I created a scenario, worked efficiently, and reported that if there were any new discoveries in the interview and editing, I changed the plan and completed the video. The resulting video shows the lively expressions of the students participating in the project.
Day Alive Inc.
~Kyoto’s Inbound Tourism Information Media Renovation and New Business Plan~
This project aims to raise the profile of “Traveler’s Voice of Kyoto,” a visual media that delivers the voices of foreign tourists.
In order to introduce Kyoto and contribute to the community, we found unknown places and places where you can have extraordinary experiences, conducted interviews and interviews, uploaded them to Instagram, and created a free paper. In addition to using attractive photo slides, the video included the interview, and it was reported that the number of articles posted and the number of followers were achieved at the beginning.
Non-profit organization Kino Environment
~Production of environmental education tools~
This is a project to come up with environmental education tools related to garbage and deepen everyone’s understanding of the environment.
The project we planned was to create “disposal site cards” about waste treatment facilities so that children would be interested in the environment, and to install the cards at waste treatment facilities. When we prepared a project outline and negotiated the installation of the card, it was decided that it could not be realized due to the problems of Mr. Mr./Ms. for installation, but we summarized the activities so far in the “Report Report”. It was a valuable opportunity to experience the difficulties of launching and realizing a project, and he would like to make use of it in the future.
Kansai Winding Foil Industry Co., Ltd.
~PROJECT TO DISSEMINATE MADE IN JAPAN’S MANUFACTURING TO THE WORLD~
This is a project to promote the unknown charms of Kyoto’s companies, such as amazing technologies and interesting products, from the perspective of students.
We created multiple 5-second videos for the purpose of corporate publicity, which will be shown at a joint company exhibition in the Kyoto area in October. In the creation of the video, we referred to the opinions of other companies and worked on the work until the students were satisfied, so that the students and the host company were able to agree on the work. The presentation was a free talk, and it was devised so that the audience would not get bored.
Ueda Co., Ltd. Head Office
~Planning and operation for matching events between companies and students~
This is a project to plan and implement a “company visit tour,” which is a matching event between students and outstanding companies in Kyoto that are unknown to students.
We mainly reported on the selection of companies, making appointments, scheduling, attracting students to participate, and the state of the event on the day of the event. In the first half of the event, we visited two companies, and in the second half, we planned group work to exchange opinions on “what axes I want to value in terms of future work styles” and “what is a good company for me?” Participants were highly satisfied, and we were able to read the results from the numbers.
Insight House Inc.
~Yamashina Mr./Ms. Project~
This is a project to disseminate the revitalization and charm of Yamashina Ward, Kyoto City on SNS, and to create and introduce a free paper.
We negotiated interviews with places and people we were interested in in the Yamashina area, and conducted about 20 interviews. In addition to posting on Facebook and Instagram about the restaurants and other sites we were interviewing, we also reported on the fact that we posted them in free papers and distributed the free papers we created to the stores where they were posted. I could feel that the trainees were familiar with the Yamashina area and supported their activities.
Kyoto Prefectural Board of Education
~Teacher Training Support Seminar~
Training schools: Higashi-Uji Junior High School, Mukai Elementary School, Kando Elementary School, Uji City
This is a program in which trainees repeatedly learn and reflect on their individual and group goals through practical training at a training school, and grow.
Through the guidance of the teachers at the seminar school, I was able to discover the skills that I need to develop in order to become a teacher, and I was able to find my future challenges.
get-together
After the project presentations, a social gathering was held. Hosted by four trainees, the event was a lively event with games such as self-introduction bingo and sudden interviews, and the trainees and coordinators were able to interact frankly.
Inquiries
University Consortium Kyoto Internship Project Promotion Office
TEL 075-353-9106 FAX 075-353-9101
〒600-8216 Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Nishitoin-dori, Shiokoji, Shimo-ku, Kyoto, Campus Plaza Kyoto
* Reception hours: Tuesday ~ Saturday 9:00 ~ 17:00 (excluding year-end and New Year holidays)
“2019 High School and University Collaboration Future Session” was held!
On Sunday, September 22, 2019, we held the Future Session at Campus Plaza Kyoto, and on Sunday, September 29, 2019 at Fukuchiyama Public University.
The Future Session, now in its fourth year, is a career education program that aims to promote the career development of high school and university students, and to engage in dialogue and exchange across generations, including high school students, university students, and working adults.
This year, the event was held at two venues, one in Kyoto and the other in the northern part of Kyoto Prefecture, with 26 high school and university students attending the event in the northern part of Kyoto Prefecture.
This time, we invited Mr. Noriaki Imai, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the certified NPO D×P at the venue in Kyoto City, and Mr. Atsushi Tamura, CEO of Tsunagum Co., Ltd., at the venue in the northern part of Kyoto Prefecture. Under the theme of “What kind of work will be needed in society in the future?”, the two of them looked back on their high school and university days, and talked about the changes in their thinking, realizations, and triggers that led them to the present.
After listening to the guest lecture for one hour, each group shared their impressions and made up questions for the guests. Both guests carefully answered each question from each group.
After that, as a group work, we held a World Café and deepened our thoughts on work by sharing opinions from other groups on the theme of this year’s event, “What kind of work will be needed in society in the future?”
The participants were able to interact with students and university students from other schools that they would not normally meet, and were able to come into contact with various opinions and spend a meaningful time with a lot of awareness and learning.
■ Venue in Kyoto city
■ Venue in the northern part of Kyoto Prefecture
2019 Gakumachi Collaboration Project Gakumachi NEWS!
Introducing the 2019 Gakumachi Collaboration Project initiatives.
In order to create attractive communities and solve local issues, the “Gakumachi Collaboration Project” invites universities and students to work on projects in collaboration with the local community, and provides grant support for outstanding initiatives. We would like to inform you of this year’s initiatives.
【Activities】Kyoto Seika University Keihoku Utsu Treasure Hunting Club (7th !!!!!)
We would like to introduce an activity report from a member of the “Keihoku Utsu Treasure Hunting Association”, which aims to revitalize the region through the search for local treasures (nature, people, technology, tradition, history, etc.) in the Uzu area of Keihoku-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City.
Click here for the report on participation in the event “New Year’s Gathering” sponsored by Ippukuya Uzu
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【Activities】Kyoto Seika University Keihoku Utsu Treasure Search Club (6th !!!!)
We would like to introduce an activity report from a member of the “Keihoku Utsu Treasure Hunting Association”, which aims to revitalize the region through the search for local treasures (nature, people, technology, tradition, history, etc.) in the Uzu area of Keihoku-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City.
Smile Bazaar, Local Information Signboard Renewal Meeting, Morning Market Activity Report Click here for the report
Participation in the University Regional Collaboration Summit Activity Report Click here for the report
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【Activities】Kyoto Sangyo University Mirai Transmission Bureau Omusubi ~Shizuhara Support Team~
On Saturday, November 9th, we visited the “Once Upon a Time Farming Experience Session No. 1” by the “Mirai Transmission Station Omusubi ~Shizuhara Support Team~”.
“Soikal from Shizuhara ~Dissemination of Kyoto Soybean Food Culture~” focuses on Japan’s important food culture “Washoku”, especially “soybeans”, which are the raw materials of yuba, tofu, and miso that are indispensable for Kyoto cuisine, and for the purpose of local production for local consumption of soybeans and the transmission of food culture, we will cultivate Kyoto soybeans “Otsuru”, hold events related to soybeans, and develop products together with the people of the Shizuhara area. We are engaged in activities aimed at disseminating the appeal of soybeans and improving their status.
At the “Once Upon a Time Farming Experience Session”, you can experience the harvesting ~ threshing of giant soybeans.
Before heading to the farm where you can experience harvesting, we were guided to the 1st ~ 7th farms in order, where we usually work. The members who guided us this time were first-year students, and they had only been active for about half a year, but while visiting each farm, they said, “It is difficult to make a furrow (a place where the soil is raised in a long and straight shape to grow crops in the field),” “We grow winter vegetables here,” and “We are considering other uses because it is shaded by the mountains and the sunlight is short and the drainage is not good.” He said that there were many things he didn’t know and that he still had a long way to go, but he explained it very reassuringly. Since they are active once a week, they seem to know each other in the community, and they exchanged greetings and talked lightly. The blue T-shirts they wear during their activities also seem to play a role in spreading the initiative.
When we arrived at the farm where we could experience harvesting, in addition to the members, international students from Kyoto Sangyo University also participated and were working. It is said that the harvest time for soybeans is when the stems, leaves, and pods turn brown and become dry. As the members told me, when I held the stem and pulled it, it came out smoothly and easily. This will be dried for a week, and at the second trial session next week, it will be threshed using a foot rowing threshing machine that was used in Shizuhara a long time ago.
In the “Shizuhara Miso Project” of “Soikal”, it seems that the seedlings of giant soybeans are distributed to people on campus and in nursing homes for the elderly, and they are growing. In February, we plan to hold a workshop inviting them to make miso using the Shizuhara method using soybeans grown by themselves. From now on, the first winter for first-year students is coming. I was a little worried when I heard that it would snow, but I hope you will do your best against the cold!
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【Activities】Kyoto Seika University Keihoku Uzu Treasure Hunting Club (5th !!!)
We would like to introduce an activity report from a member of the “Keihoku Utsu Treasure Hunting Association”, which aims to revitalize the region through the search for local treasures (nature, people, technology, tradition, history, etc.) in the Uzu area of Keihoku-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City.
Elementary School Exhibition + Haunted House Preparation Activity Report Click here for the report
The 3rd University Student × Children’s Summit Activity Report
Children’s Photography Class Activity Report Report
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【Activities】Kyoto Tachibana University Society for Contemporary Business Studies Urban Development Study Group (Part 2!)
On Saturday, November 2nd, we visited the “Daigo Nakayama Complex Pottery Lantern Road” by the Kyoto Tachibana University Society of Contemporary Business Society’s Urban Development Study Group!
This year’s third Pottery Lantern Road at the Daigo Nakayama Complex is operated by residents of the Daigo Nakayama Complex and students from Kyoto Tachibana University, and is held with the aim of promoting interaction among residents and promoting Shimizu ware, which is concerned about the shortage of the next generation of workers.
At the main venue, Daigo Nakayama Park, the students came up with a design based on the theme of “Akiiro”. On the east side of the park, fresh greenery was drawn, and on the west side, red and yellow maples and fallen leaves were drawn, expressing the arrival of autumn. In addition to the main venue, the meeting hall was designed with the image of a river and fish, and the front of the nursery school was designed to make use of the long road.
This year, it seems that people who live in a nearby welfare facility also came to see it, and I heard that some people can only see it from a car, so they ad-libbed and set up a lantern area in a place where it is easy to see even while riding in a car.
In the Yamashina area, it seems that pottery lantern events are held in two other places in addition to the Nakayama Complex, but among them, the candlelight stands out in the Nakayama Complex and is said to be beautiful. On this day, it was sunny, there was not much wind, and the air was clear, and it was a perfect day for the pottery lantern road. It seems that they have been making preparations, such as cleaning the entire Nakayama Housing Complex for a week, so it was really good to be surrounded by the weather.
At the main venue, there was a drum performance by nursery school teachers, a calligraphy performance by Kyoto Tachibana University students, and a brass band performance. There was also a stamp rally project to further enjoy the lantern road, and participants collected stamps from students dressed as Mario and other characters in each area. If you get all the stamps, you will also get a nice gift.
Visitors to the venue commented, “The weather is just right on the porcelain road at this time of year, so I’m glad to be able to take a walk and see beautiful things,” and “I’ve been looking forward to this event since I found out about it last year.”
If you are aware of this “Daigo Zhongshan Complex Pottery Lantern Road” for the first time this year, please look forward to next year!
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【Activities】Kyoto Seika University Keihoku Utsu Treasure Hunt (4th !!)
On Friday, November 1st, I visited the “Food Stalls in Kino Festival” by the Kyoto Seika University Keihoku Utsu Treasure Search Association.
Normally, the “Keihoku Utsu Fureai Learning Together” is active in the morning market, summer festival, and music festival in the Uzu area, but on this day, they set up a stall at the school festival “Kino Matsuri” of Kyoto Seika University to promote the group’s activities.
The stall was selling pork soup with plenty of vegetables and candy.
When I went there, a member of the first-year student of the Faculty of Humanities was working as a store keeper, and he said, “This year, due to typhoons and weather, the harvest of vegetables in the Keihoku Uzu area was not very good, and I was afraid until the last minute to see ……if we would be able to secure vegetables to be used for pork soup.” With the cooperation of the farmers, they managed to sell pork soup with plenty of vegetables from Keihoku, such as radishes and Chinese cabbage. I also had it, and the fresh vegetables were very delicious and the amount was really Mr./Ms., so I was full.
When I asked him if there was any Keihoku origin for the candy, he said that there was nothing in particular (laughs), but he told me, “It’s inexpensive, the color is beautiful, and you can enjoy it for a longer time than you think.” Maybe it’s because they’re used to setting up stalls at summer festivals and music festivals. Why don’t you consider other organizations as candidates when opening a store at some event?
After this, Kyoto Seika University Keihoku Utsu Treasure Search Club is planning to hold a children’s photography class, and on Saturday, November 30, a parent-child smile collaboration event “Smile Bazaar 2019”.
“Nikori Bazaar 2019” has Mr./Ms. shops planned by Uzu children, ghosts and shiki, and it seems that anyone can participate, so please come and visit!
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【Activities】Kyoto Bunkyo University Bus Tours
On Sunday, October 27th, I visited the “Bus Tour Photo Exhibition in Mukojima Festival” by Kyoto Bunkyo University Bus Tours.
The Kyoto Bunkyo University Bus Tours offers one-day bus tours about five times a year that can be easily participated in directly from their homes, with the aim of taking the elderly who have not gone out much and promoting interaction with the local community in Mukojima New Town, where the population is aging.
On this day, at the Mukojima Festival, which was held mainly at Mukojima New Town Center Square, we held a photo exhibition of the bus tours that we have conducted so far.
A total of 25 tour photos were on display, from the first Fukui tour in 2013, which started its activities, to the one on Awaji Island that was held on Tuesday, September 17 this year. The number of tour participants was well received, with about 20 people each time compared to the capacity of 25 people, and it was clear from the photos that they were having fun.
When we talked to the visitors, they were surprised! He has participated in all 25 sessions. He said, “I’m looking forward to the destination, but the most fun is to be able to eat there and talk with everyone about other things.”
While looking at the photos, a first-year member said, “There are many people who have lost their husband Mr./Ms.s and are living alone, and who tend to be confined, but after participating in the bus tour, they are gradually regaining their energy. He himself participated in the tour and seemed to have a lot of things to feel.
As a first-year student, he is the representative of this organization, and although he has only participated in the tour twice, he has a good grasp of the contents of the tour from the first to now, and he is worried about where to go next time. “It’s ……a place where you can go on a day trip just by bus, and you can take a reasonable amount of time at your destination,” he says, “If you go 25 times, you’ll run out of candidates. Since the participants are mainly elderly, there are many points to pay attention to, such as the fact that you don’t have to walk that much to enjoy and that there are few stairs. Even so, it seemed to be fun to have the participants remember their faces and talk to them, and to think about various things, and he was talking with people who often participate in the tour, saying, “After all, the next one is the Japan sea side ~?”
The grandchildren of the people who participated in the tour also came to see the Mr./Ms., and I thought it would be good to hold a photo exhibition like this.
In addition to where to go, there seems to be no end to thinking about gathering members, but it seems that we are moving forward little by little as we do it, so I am looking forward to future activities!
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【Activities】Kyoto Women’s University Eriko Inoue Laboratory, Takenosato and Shinbayashi Team (Takenosato Edition)
On Saturday, October 26, the “Takenosato Complex Festa” was held at the meeting hall and plaza of the Takenosato Complex.
There was a flea market in the square, and events such as herbarium making and relaxation were held in the meeting place.
At the flea market, there was a club of residents and Kyoto Women’s University, and there was also a fishing pond for children to fish for handmade knick-knacks, used books, and paper bags. The children were curious, “What’s in it?” There are many children in the Takenosato housing complex, and they often participate in the monthly community café, and they talk to the students in a friendly manner. By the way, he secretly told me that the contents were stationery that was in the member’s house.
The housing complex festival is mainly organized by students, but the residents suggested that they try to make a herbarium at the community café held once a month. It seems to have been well received, and some people said, “It was fun, so it’s the second time.” When I talked to the residents, they said, “There are many people who live in the housing complex, but they don’t have much interaction with each other, so I’m very happy about this kind of opportunity, and I hope it will continue for a long time.”
Despite these voices, there is no visible interaction between residents, so students are conducting surveys to learn about residents’ opinions and needs. A member said, “Sometimes I have to worry about it, but I’m happy when the residents remember my face and talk to me.”
In December, they are thinking of a project related to disaster prevention and child-rearing, which has been requested a lot!
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【Activities】Ryukoku University, Higashitakase River Environmental Protection and Jizo Bon Project Team (Part 2!)
On Friday, October 25th, I visited the “Activity Review Meeting with Local Residents” held at Ryukoku University.
On this day, 13 students from Ryukoku University Junior College, who are members of the project team, teachers, and less than 10 local people participated in a review meeting on the Jizo Bon and related activities held in August.
First, two groups of students gave a PowerPoint presentation, and then all the students reflected on their efforts one by one.
Many of the members were from other prefectures, and some of the students began to learn about “what is Jizo Basin?” In addition, in the course of planning and managing the program, many students felt the importance of looking at things objectively and from multiple perspectives because they felt the narrowness of their own perspectives and the difficulty of communicating with them, and they felt envious of the fact that exchanges were more active than in their own hometowns, and they felt the warmth of the local people.
Local residents also talked about how the Jizo Bon Project started, and their impressions such as “By joining the students, I was able to have the opportunity to learn about the area where I live again.”
In the community, disaster prevention activities will be held on Sunday, November 10, and the teacher commented to the students and talked about the importance of disseminating rules and knowing faces in the event of a disaster.
It seems that some of the students were able to find their dreams for the future by planning the Jizo Basin. Even if it wasn’t a dream, what I learned and felt through this activity will surely be useful after I go out into the world, and it was such a reflection meeting that I hope that I will make full use of it!
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【Activities】Kyoto University of Foreign Studies Halloween in Saiin Executive Committee
On Sunday, October 20th and Sunday, October 27th, we visited the “Lantern Workshop” and “Halloween Parade in Saiin” organized by the Halloween in Saiin Executive Committee.
“Halloween in Saiin” by members of Kyoto University of Foreign Studies aims to deepen exchanges between local residents, shops, and university students through the overseas culture of Halloween, strengthen their ties with each other, and create a richer place for local children to belong, focusing on the large number of dual-income households. We are mainly active in organizing events related to Halloween.
On Sunday, October 20th, we held a pumpkin lantern-making workshop at AEON MALL Kyoto Gojo. It was very popular, and it seemed that the numbered tickets were distributed immediately. Many families with small children participated, and children were in charge of drawing faces on pumpkins, and many adults were in charge of hollowing out the contents of pumpkins and cutting out them with knives according to the draft faces. When it was completed, everyone was happy to take pictures. Some students told me, “It’s a great opportunity because you don’t get many opportunities like this!”
Members of the residents’ association also came to the venue and talked with the member students. There, we were able to listen to episodes from the beginning of the business, and when we went to talk about what we wanted to do, we were scolded…… And. The members who had such an experience are now fourth-year students, and they seem to be thinking carefully about what is important in regional cooperation, such as listening to each other’s stories and having a win-win relationship.
On Sunday, October 27, the main event of this project, a Halloween parade was held. On this day, the weather was clear and about 150 people participated in their favorite attire, such as Kiki the Witch’s Delivery Service and Mr./Ms. the Winnie. There were people waiting on the sidewalk with cameras, and it seemed to be enjoyed in various ways. At the finish line, on the special stage of the Kyoto Family, there was a performance by the Kyoto University of Foreign Studies Brass Band, which made the event even more exciting.
This year marks the fifth year of “Halloween in Saiin”. There were years when the parade was canceled due to rain, but it seems that it is gradually becoming more widely known to the local people. We look forward to the future!
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【Activities】Seian University of Art and Design, Kyoto City University of Arts, Kyoto Tachibana University, Ryuganji Cultural Affairs Department Tera*Parumusu
On Saturday, October 19th, we observed a live music performance and workshop by “Ryukishiji Cultural Affairs Department Tera*Parumus”.
“Ryuganji Cultural Affairs Department Tera*Parumusu” is an organization that aims to convey the familiarity of Buddhist culture through idols based at Ryuganji Temple in Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto. With the aim of making the temple a place for local people to interact and passing on Buddhist culture, we hold events such as live music on the theme of Buddhism and explanations of scriptures by the priest as an opportunity to visit the temple on a daily basis.
On this day, we held a business trip live and workshop at Jokyoji Temple.
In the live performance, the three idols danced and sang sharply. The lyrics also include Buddhist terms, combinations of sects and founders, and a mother Mr./Ms. who watched the concert with her child said, “I thought it was just a live event, but I learned more than I expected.” There were audience members of all ages, from children to the elderly, but when they called out “Together~!”, everyone happily imitated the choreography and got excited.
In the workshop, we performed the introduction of Buddhism. Each square contains various items from the birth of Buddha to the introduction of Buddhism to Japan, and those who caught the “training” square actually did zazen. Both children and adults seemed to be able to have fun and become interested in Buddhism.
When we talked to the members, they said that although they gained a fixed fan base after being featured in the media, they still have to work hard to make it known to a wider range of people, not just a limited number of people, and to make it a daily occurrence for local people to visit temples! He was enthusiastic.
From the beginning of November, Ryuganji Temple will hold the “Super Ten Nights Festival” in honor of the “Ten Nights Ceremony” held at temples such as the Tendai and Jodo sects, and various events will be held. Please take this opportunity to visit the temple!
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【Activities】Kyoto Seika University Keihoku Utsu Treasure Hunt (3rd!!)
We would like to introduce an activity report from a member of the “Keihoku Utsu Treasure Hunting Association”, which aims to revitalize the region through the search for local treasures (nature, people, technology, tradition, history, etc.) in the Uzu area of Keihoku-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City.
Elementary School Exhibition Preparation + Parent-Child Smiling Mother Mr./Ms. Meeting Activity Report Click here for the report
Ippukuya Utsu Morning Market Store Opening + Easy Smartphone Classroom Activity Report Click here for the report
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【Activities】Kyoto Koka Women’s University KOKA ☆ Orange Supporters
On Saturday, September 21st, we visited the “KOKA ☆ Orange Salon @ Kyoto Koka Women’s University” by KOKA ☆ Orange Supporters.
In the “KOKA ☆ Orange Project ~Let’s support the “food” of the elderly and people with disabilities!~” by members of Kyoto Koka Women’s University, we believe that food support and oral frailty prevention (prevention of oral function decline) are important issues that should be addressed in the community, which will lead to the solution of nursing care problems. While conducting training to maintain the function of eating, they are working to spread the importance of this initiative.
About 20 elderly people participated in this year’s Orange Salon, and the program included a magic show, preventive exercise for long-term care & brain training, a talk from a dentist, gymnastics to train eating ability, and a lot of Mr./Ms. content.
The members were in charge of the entire program and the gymnastics and singing corners, and taught exercises that can be done while sitting, from neck and shoulder relaxation to mouth and tongue movements. The method of vocalization and singing was devised such as raising the pitch and lengthening the endings of words, and the participants trained their eating ability to imitate the students while trying their best to raise their voices.
During the break, “soft Japanese sweets” were served, and this time I had mitarashi dumplings. When I tasted it with a little excitement, the taste was just as delicious as the Japanese sweets I usually eat, and the texture was soft and easy to eat. This year, you will be participating in the development of a new product, and it seems that it will be completed soon, so I am very much looking forward to that as well.
The next KOKA ☆ Orange Salon will be @京都光華女子大学を予定されています on Saturday, November 9th. After that, it is scheduled to be held in January and March, so I hope that this initiative will continue to spread!
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【Activities】Kyoto Seika University Keihoku Utsu Treasure Hunt (2nd!)
We would like to introduce an activity report from a member of the “Keihoku Utsu Treasure Hunting Association”, which aims to revitalize the region through the search for local treasures (nature, people, technology, tradition, history, etc.) in the Uzu area of Keihoku-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City.
Keihoku Music Festa Activity Report Report
Smartphone class first thing in the morning, Children’s Summit Core Meeting activity report Click here for the report
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【Activities】Kyoto University Taji Laboratory Higashikujo Town Development Team
On Wednesday, September 18th, I visited the “Higashikujo Mapping Hearing (2nd Hearing)”.
In the “Map of Higashi-Kujo Memory” by the Higashi-Kujo Town Development Team of the Taji Laboratory, Kyoto University, the number of storytellers who know the history of the Higashi-Kujo area is decreasing due to the aging of the population, and in addition to interviewing and archiving the state of the city, local residents and people who will be involved in the Higashi-Kujo area in the future are working to create a “memory map” that can be used as the basis for the future image of the region.
In this hearing, we heard from three people who have lived in Higashikujo for many years.
Putting together a map of the 1960s and the present, I asked, “What was the road like around here, and what was this apartment like?” When I asked him about the details, he said, “There is a garden when you enter from this road, …… the kitchen and toilet are shared” and “Oh yes! The three of them talked about the past while remembering it. As the members listened to the stories, they thought about how many years it had been, and wrote down what they heard on the map one after another.
I was able to hear sights that I don’t see now, and I had a very meaningful time. The content is not all positive, but the members are working with the feeling that they must envision the future of the region after learning and accepting the facts of the past, and I hope that they will continue to cherish this feeling in the future.
After this, the Higashikujo Town Development Team will conduct further interviews, organize the information, and then actually create a map. I look forward to the completion of the “Map of Memory” and am very much looking forward to seeing how this map, which will serve as the basis for the future vision of the region, will be utilized.
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【Activities】Kyoto Women’s University Eriko Inoue Laboratory, Takenosato and Shinbayashi Team (Shinbayashi Edition)
On Saturday, September 14th, we visited the “Community Café” held at the Shinbayashi Complex of the “Kyoto Women’s University Eriko Inoue Laboratory Takenosato Shinbayashi Group”.
In the “Circle-like Self-Government Activities in Rakusai New Town” by members of the Eriko Inoue Laboratory at Kyoto Women’s University, each resident was inspired by what they are good at and what they like, based on the need for “human relationships that can help each other in the event of a disaster” in the Takenosato Housing Complex, where there is no autonomous organization and the local community is diluted. They are working to tackle local issues through circle-like self-government. This year, in addition to the Takenosato Housing Complex, which is celebrating its sixth year, activities have also begun at the Shinbayashi Complex.
Community cafes are held every month at the meeting hall of the housing complex, and in September they were held on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th. When I visited, three residents had already arrived, and the conversation seemed to be lively with the students. After that, several people came to visit.
When I talked to the members, it seemed that some of them did not understand at the beginning of the initiative, and they set up a place to talk with them many times, but now, after a few months, they are participating in the café and they say that they feel that they are making progress, albeit little by little.
In order to encourage as many residents as possible to participate, the handmade flyers were not only posted on bulletin boards in the housing complex, but also posted door to door. The next day, there was also a plan to make bookmarks using leaves at the café venue. Along with the preparations for the autumn reading season, I think that the exchange of residents has also progressed.
On Saturday, October 26th, it seems that a “Festa” will be held at the Takenosato Housing Complex. Flea markets and workshops are planned, and it seems that non-residents can participate, so be sure to go there!
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【Activities】Kyoto Sangyo University, Ryukoku University Satomachi Festival Executive Committee
In order to create a place for interaction between Sato (Keihoku) and the town (in the city) and to revitalize the community, the “Keihoku Satomachi Festival” organized by the Satomachi Festival Executive Committee holds events such as summer festivals and Christmas parties in the Keihoku area, led by students and working people from the Keihoku area.
On Sunday, August 25th, I participated in the Satomachi Festival (summer festival)!
The venue of the summer festival is the Keihoku Satomachi Exchange Cafe “Koi Samuraku”, which is located at the end of the JR Bus Kaohsiung-Keihoku Line, about 10 minutes by car further north of Zhoushan. About half of the participants were local residents and half from the city. In addition to the executive committee members, high school students attending local schools were active as staff, and we were entertained by Mr./Ms.’s program with a lot of fun, such as somen noodles, shaved ice, watermelon splitting, bingo tournaments, and fireworks. The ayu that I received from my neighbors was also grilled, and everything I ate in the nature of Keihoku was the most delicious. The children had a great time shooting and yo-yo fishing made by high school students.
In preparation for this day, they have held two meetings a month, but it seems that they have devised a way to hold the meeting once each in Keihoku and in the city because they want people who live in the city to know about Keihoku and people who live in Keihoku to know the city.
In the Keihoku region, the birthrate is declining, the population is aging, and the population is declining. Some of the members of the executive committee were fourth-year members of society working in the local area, but most of my classmates said that they would leave their hometowns to go on to high school, university, or find a job. In such an environment, it seems that there are many people who participated in the Satomachi Festival when they were high school students who want to be involved in some way even after graduating and becoming university students or working adults, so I hope that they will continue to do so and that their thoughts will continue to spread.
In an environment rich in nature, I was able to have an experience that is usually difficult to do in the city, and I was able to have an Mr./Ms.. If you couldn’t participate this year, please join next year and experience the charm of Keihoku!
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【Activities】Bukkyo University Waku Waku Laboratory
On Friday, August 23rd, we visited the “Children’s Science Classroom” by the “Waku Waku Laboratory” of the Hirata Seminar, Faculty of Education, Bukkyo University. Once a month, seminar students conduct science experiments for elementary school students in the Kitano shopping district, and are engaged in community development activities in collaboration with the local community with the aim of intergenerational exchange and creating a place for children to belong.
This time, at a children’s center near Bukkyo University, fossil replicas were made and experiments with static electricity were conducted. The theme was “Fossil Replicas, Let’s Play with Static Electricity,” and 30 children participated.
First, fossil replicas are made, and fossil molds of their own choosing, such as ammonites and trilobites, are poured with pink resin, which is often used in dentist tooth casting. When the children saw the replica, they were surprised, saying, “Is this real?” The children made it under the guidance of the students and happily showed each other the replicas of the fossils they had completed.
After making the replica, we experimented with static electricity using plastic tape in the shape of balloons and octopus legs. Unfortunately, on this day, the heavy rain had accumulated moisture and made it difficult for static electricity to occur, but all the children were rubbing the balloons with their sweaters with all their might, trying to somehow float the vinyl tape.
The students and children seemed to get along very well and had a lot of fun, and the space was very warm. I hope that the next “Children’s Science Class” will be blessed with good weather.
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*This article was interviewed and written by Mr./Ms. Yamamoto, a third-year student at Doshisha Women’s University’s Faculty of Representation and Culture, Mr./Ms. Kurita, a third-year student at Otani University’s Faculty of Letters, and Mr./Ms. Kisaragi, a second-year student at Kyoto Bunkyo University’s Faculty of Social Sciences, who are participating in training at the Foundation as part of the “Internship Business Public Course” conducted by the University Consortium Kyoto Education Division in 2019.
【Activities】Kyoto Tachibana University Society for Contemporary Business Studies Urban Development Study Group
On Wednesday, August 21st, we visited the Shimizu Yaki Chopstick Place Painting Experience of the “Kyoto Tachibana University Contemporary Business Association Urban Development Study Group”!
In the “Daigo Nakayama Housing Complex Revitalization Project” by the Kyoto Tachibana University Society for Contemporary Business Studies, in order to promote Shimizu-yaki, a traditional craft in Kyoto, and to increase the number of opportunities for interaction between the elderly and local residents, mainly the child-rearing generation, in the Daigo Nakayama Housing Complex in Fushimi Ward, a lighting event using Shimizu pottery “Pottery Road” will be held, and the venue will be cleaned. We hold workshops on making accessories using Shimizu ware, which will be exhibited at events.
On this day, about 40 children from two children’s centers and several elderly people participated.
When the students’ explanations began, the children, who had been making noise, listened attentively. First, ask them to choose their favorite shape from several types of chopstick rests. The children seem to have fun picking up one by one, deciding which one to choose. Once you’ve decided which one to use, it’s time to start painting. Each of them drew their own pictures with serious expressions.
The children who were able to paint were happy to show it to the students, saying, “Look at it~”. Those who were able to do it early enjoyed their drawing time until others were ready. The elderly people were also working hard to paint while saying, “What to draw ~?”, and they showed each other what they had finished, and it seemed that they were returning to their childhood.
It was said that from noon, a project for children and the elderly to interact with each other will be held.
On November 2nd, the “Pottery Lantern Road” at the Daigo Zhongshan Complex is scheduled. Toward that, it seems that a general cleaning operation will also be carried out. One student said, “I participated in this activity because I wanted to do it myself after seeing last year’s lantern road!” I’m looking forward to the day.
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【Activities】Ritsumeikan University Camo Cinema 15 Executive Committee
On Saturday, August 17th, we visited the outdoor movie screening of the “Camo Cinema 15 Executive Committee”!
“Kamo Cinema” was launched 17 years ago by students at Ritsumeikan University who were interested in the conservation of the Kamo River, which plays a major role in creating a landscape that is unique to Kyoto. In light of the fact that Kyoto is a city of students, we, the students, who will lead the next generation, have been holding cleanup activities and outdoor movie screenings every summer as part of our efforts to raise awareness of beautification and environmental conservation among young people, especially those of the same generation. This year marks the 15th year of this initiative.
On this day, there was a cleanup activity called “Pikakamo” from 3:30 p.m., followed by a daytime project for children such as Super Ball scooping and ring tossing, a talk show by Miss &Mr./Ms. Campus finalists from Doshisha University and Kansai University, and an outdoor movie screening in the evening.
In preparation for this day, they distributed pocket tissues for advertising at the Kamogawa area “Kamogawa Naryo 2019” and asked them to place flyers at shops near the venue. Some of the people with pocket tissues in their hands said, “I went there last year!!” and “Movie screening in Kamogawa!? Looks good!” It seems that there were some people who reacted.
This year’s film is “The 700-Day War between us and Mr./Ms..” In 1979, in a peaceful rural town, seven high school students who are addicted to pranks and a brave resident Mr./Ms. who stands in front of them are engaged in a prank battle. It was a movie that could be enjoyed by both children and adults, and was perfect for this time of summer. The Kamo River was still hot during the day, but as the sun went down, it became cooler, and the wind was very pleasant. I had a luxurious time.
The “Camo Cinema 15 Executive Committee” is scheduled to volunteer for the extermination of invasive species on Sunday, August 25. We hope that you will continue to convey the charm of the Kamo River and spread the importance of beautification and environmental conservation!
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【Activities】Ryukoku University, Higashitakase River Environmental Protection and Jizo Bon Project Team
On Saturday, August 17th, we visited the Jizo Bon program of the “Ryukoku University-Higashitakase River Environmental Protection and Jizo Bon Project Team”!
In order to pass on the traditional events of the region to the next generation and to improve the environment of the Higashitakase River, which is the venue of the event, the project team of the Ryukoku University Junior College Department is working with the local community to clean up the river, plan and operate the “Jizo Bon Program,” and support disaster prevention activities and drills, with the involvement of high school students and others.
Jizo Bon is a traditional event held in the hope of safety in the town and the sound development of children, and the next day, the 18th, was the actual event. On this day, the students were working on “various projects that children can enjoy” such as making eco-bags, bamboo dragonflies, and bunbun sesame seeds to liven up the Jizo Basin. The students, who usually don’t have many opportunities to interact with children, were confused at first about how to interact with them, but they quickly got used to it and seemed to enjoy being with them while teaching them how to make it.
Along the Higashi-Takase River at the Jizo Bon venue, children and students were playing with water guns, and everyone’s smiles were shining. Two weeks before preparing for the Jizo Basin, they also conducted cleanup activities as usual.
This year marks the sixth year of this initiative, and it seems that the Jizo Basin, which until six years ago was only half a day, has become a two-day event with the participation of students, and there are more opportunities for people in the town to show their faces, and it seems that communication between residents and multiple generations is being born.
The teacher who supervised the students said, “It is important to know the background of one event and continue the activity, rather than just one event.”
In the evening, bamboo lanterns and fireworks were held as the eve of the festival, and many adults participated in the festival. The lights were very beautiful in the river at night when it was cleaned.
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【Activities】Kyoto Seika University Keihoku Utsu Treasure Search Club
We would like to introduce an activity report from a member of the “Keihoku Utsu Treasure Hunting Association”, which aims to revitalize the region through the search for local treasures (nature, people, technology, tradition, history, etc.) in the Uzu area of Keihoku-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City.
Click here for the Children’s Festa Activity Report
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【Report】The 16th High School-University Collaborative Education Forum has been released.
On Saturday, December 8, 2018, the 16th Forum on Collaborative High School-University Education, “Thinking Together about the Skills That Should Be Developed Now II: The Role of High Schools and Universities: ~The Next Course of Study for High Schools and the Essence of the High School-University Connection~” has been completed. Click on each item below to view the PDF file.
The next 17th High School-University Collaborative Education Forum is scheduled to be held on Saturday, December 7, 2019. Details will be announced as soon as they are decided.
Part 1
Opening Remarks | |
Explanation of purpose | Thinking Together about the Abilities That Should Be Developed Now II: The Role of High Schools and Universities ~The Next High School Course of Study and the Essence of the High School-University Connection~ |
Keynote Speeches | What does the new course of study aim for? ~”Proactive, interactive, and deep learning” in acquisition, utilization, and inquiry~ |
Case Reports | What we have been working on to implement the “Basic Diagnosis of Learning for High School Students” ~From the perspective of ensuring the quality of high school education~ |
Panel & Floor Discussion | From the perspective of “the next high school course of study and the essence of the high school-university connection,” we will consider together what kind of skills should be cultivated now. |
Part 2
Session 1 [Expression Techniques] | What is the entrance examination that predicts future learning from PBL (problem-solving learning)? |
Session 2 [Mathematics] | Smooth high school-university collaboration, exchanging efforts to nurture people who enjoy mathematics and continue to learn |
Session 3 [English] | Aiming to cultivate the ability to think and judge for oneself and express opinions |
Session 4 [Science] | What is a class that uses the “way of seeing and thinking” of science? ~Initiatives to Improve Classes~ |
Session 5 [Language] | Envisioning a Unit on the Modern Language ~Possibility of developing classes that foster “higher academic ability” in anticipation of the new course of study~ |
Session 6 [Geography and Civics] | Qualities and abilities that you want to acquire through classes and their development ~The connection between standardized tests and classes~ |
Special Subcommittee (1) [Development of Admissions Specialists] | The 2nd Admissions Specialist Capacity Development Training (Kyoto) |
Special Subcommittee (2) [Career Education in Collaboration with High School and University] | The Achievement of the Current Stage of High School and University Collaboration and the Future ~From the standpoint of high school and university~ |
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“Kyomachiya News” report has been updated!
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The Faculty of Nursing at Kyoto Tachibana University was established as the first four-year private university in Kyoto to offer nursing. He reported on the training for graduates of the Department of Nursing and the Department of Physical Therapy.
This is the first report from Kyoto Tachibana University. Please take a look!
“Staff Report” 11: Education and Training for Graduates of Kyoto Tachibana University
The 21st Kyoto International Student Film Festival Winners Announced!
Event Report
The 21st Kyoto International Student Film Festival is dedicated to discovering young talents who will lead the film industry in the future. The exhibition was held at the Film Theater of the Museum of Kyoto from Tuesday, November 27, and was successfully closed on Sunday, December 2.
This year’s competition (live-action and anime divisions) received a record number of 588 entries from 33 countries and regions, and 16 films carefully selected by the student executive committee were screened.
At the award ceremony on Sunday, December 2, the final day of the awards, the winning directors and final judges Ken Ninomiya, Jun Hirose, and Jun Wada were invited as guests to announce the grand prix in the live-action and anime categories, as well as the final jury prize and audience award.
At the award ceremony, after the screening of the two Grand Prix films, the final judges gave their comments, and we were able to create a place for international exchange and mutual understanding through film.
The award-winning works are as follows: I wish the young coach all the best in his future endeavors.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who came to the festival and who supported and cooperated with us.
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< Live Action Division Grand Prix announced> | Talk show by < winners and final judges> |
Programme
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Result of Submission
Thank you very much for your application, Mr./Ms.!
domestic | overseas | plan | |
FY 2018 | 98 | 490 | 588 |
FY 2017 | 129 | 356 | 485 |
FY 2016 | 167 | 372 | 539 |
FY 2015 | 123 | 94 | 217 |
FY 2014 | 163 | 187 | 350 |
FY 2013 | 212 | 145 | 357 |
Announcement of the results of the competition section
Grand Prix
Grand-Prix for Live-action Film
『Mascarpone』Jonas Riemer
GERMANY / 2018 / 14min/Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
≪ Synopsis≫ Francis, a dreamy projectionist, gets into a car accident that leads him to become involved with the mascarpone, a notorious gangster. Suddenly found himself in a gangster movie, he is threatened to take his dog Farfare hostage and become a lookout for bank robberies. But the robbery fails, and Frances rescues her dog and takes the opportunity to win the heart of star actress Vivian.
Anime Division Grand Prix for Animated Film
『Flower Found! / Bloem?』 Jorn Leeuwerink
NETHERLANDS / 2017 / 6min / HKU University of the Arts Utrecht
≪ Synopsis≫ Mouse is very sad. The red flowers in the forest were blooming, but they suddenly disappeared. So Mr./Ms. took the mouse to look for flowers. After a while, the animals of the forest joined them. Finally, the group finds the “flower”, but things quickly get out of the mouse’s control.
Final Jury Prize
The Final Judge, Ken Ninomiya Award
“Overrun” Anime Category
Pierre Ropars, Antonin Derory, Diane Thirault, Jérémie Cottard, Matthieu Druaud, Adrien Zumbihl
FRANCE / 2017 / 8min / Supinfocom Rubika
≪ Synopsis≫ Overrun tells the story of an ant who wanders into a pitch-black, cold world. The camera follows this lone ant as he travels through a seemingly dangerous and disturbing but fascinating world, trying to escape.
The Final Judge, Jun Hirose Award
『The Place of Oblivion/ El rincón del mundo a donde va lo que se olvida』
Live-Action Fernanda Tovar
MEXICO / 2018 / 18min/Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica
≪ Synopsis≫ Aura, Juan, and Evaristo live in Mr./Ms. old village of Antonio del Querer. It has long since been forgotten, and no one has returned. Aura, a young girl, intends to leave this village and find the life she wants somewhere else. But before he can do that, he tries to convince his father and grandfather to leave the village with them so that they don’t slip into oblivion.
The Final Judge, Atsushi Wada Award
Like a Good Kid (Live-Action Category) Arian Vazirdaftari
IRAN / 2018 / 20min/Tehran University of Dramatic Arts
≪ Synopsis≫ 24-year-old Sarah is supposed to take care of six-year-old Matin while his mother goes to work. In the morning, Matin tells Sarah about a fight between him and his mother that has been going on since the night before, which leads to a series of life-changing events that day for the rest of the day.
Audience Award
* The Audience Award will be awarded by aggregating a questionnaire of customers who have seen the works during the festival period, and selecting one work in each category.
Little Red Riding Hood / Rotkäppchen (Live-Action Role) Lynn Oona Baur
GERMANY / 2017 / 8min / Hamburg Media School
≪ synopsis≫ 2032. Ten-year-old Louisa and her mother, Anna, lived in a totalitarian Germany. When a school play with Luisa turned into a crude propaganda campaign, Anna realized the need to protect her daughter. But it was probably too late.
『Flower Found! / Bloem?』 Jorn Leeuwerink (Netherlands)
* Director Jorn Leeuwerink also won the Blanc Prix in the anime category.
Other Selected Works
work | supervision | Artwork Information | ||
『The Net 』 | Hae-guen-Jeon | Live | The University of Suwon | KOREA / 2018 / 32min |
『The Unbeaked / L’Imbecqué』 | Hugo GLAVIER | animation | L’école Estienne | FRANCE / 2017 / 4min |
“The Heads of Cairn / The Spirits of Cairn』 |
Shinobu Soejima (Shinobu Soejima) |
animation |
Tokyo University of |
Japan/2018/7min |
『ENDLING』 | Alex Schaad | Live | University of Television and Film, Munich | GERMANY / 2018 / 30min |
『ten/10』 | Paula Konjušić | animation | Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb(ALU) | CROATIA / 2017 / 8min |
『AAMIR』 | Vika Evdokimenko | Live | New York University | USA / 2017 / 16min |
『Fundamental / Foundation” |
Qiu Shijie (Shih-Chieh Chiu) |
animation | 國立台灣藝術大學 (National Taiwan University of Arts) |
TAIWAN / 2017 / 7min |
『Facing Mecca』 | Jan-Eric Mack | Live | Zurich University of the Arts | SWITZERLAND / 2017 / 27min |
『At her own pace 』 | Yeo-ul Han | Live | Sejong University | KOREA / 2018 / 26min |
『Love Me, Fear Me』 | Veronica Solomon | Live | Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF | GERMANY / 2018 / 6min |
We look forward to seeing you at the 22nd Kyoto International Student Film Festival next year!
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Heisei 30 Gakumachi Collaboration Project Gakumachi NEWS!
We will introduce the efforts of the Heisei 30 academic town collaboration project.
In order to create attractive communities and solve local issues, the “Gakumachi Collaboration Project” invites universities and students to work on projects in collaboration with the local community, and provides subsidies and support for outstanding initiatives. We would like to inform you of this year’s initiatives.
【Activities】Ryukoku University Fukakusa Machiya Cinema (Fushimi and Fukakusa Community Archive Project)
The “Fukakusa Machiya Cinema” by the Matsuura Seminar of the Faculty of Policy Studies, Ryukoku University, is an organization that mainly collects and archives 8mm film in order to preserve for future generations the images and photographs of the Showa period of Fushimi Ward that lie dormant in the area, and to provide opportunities for elderly people living alone, who tend to be isolated, to go out. We visited Fukakusa Elementary School and Ryukoku University, the venues.
At Fukakusa Elementary School, “Where is this?” was held in the “Fureai Salon” sponsored by the Fukakusa Social Welfare Council, which aims to interact with the elderly in the community. Under the theme of “Fushimi and the streetcar,” photos from the Showa era and photos from the same place today were projected on the screen, and memories of that time were shared while comparing them.
The moderator asked, “How much was the fare at that time?” and “What was your childhood play?” Mr./Ms. all the participants responded to such questions while talking nostalgically with the people around them.
At the “2nd Machiya Cinema” held at Ryukoku University, a video of the time when the streetcar was running was played, and Mr. Mr./Ms. Fukuda, who has been photographing streetcars in Kyoto, explained about it. In addition, a participant who used a streetcar at that time talked about the memory of sounds, such as “I used the sound of the first streetcar as a clock,” and when private cars were not very popular among citizens, streetcars were inexpensive and could ride far away at a flat fare. I was also able to learn about the problems that have arisen with the changing times.
The group’s activities, which are celebrating their fifth year this year, have been warmly welcomed by the local community, who say, “It’s fun to see the faces of young people.” The students expressed their aspirations to develop the activity from “learning about the past” to “passing on Showa culture” to children living in the community in the future.
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【Activities】Kyoto Seika University Keihoku Utsu Treasure Search Club
We would like to introduce an activity report from a member of the “Keihoku Utsu Treasure Hunting Association”, which works to rediscover and revitalize the charm of the region through the search for local treasures (nature, people, technology, tradition, history, etc.) in the Uzu area of Keihoku-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City.
Repainting of playground equipment at Awaudani Children’s Park Activity Report Click here for the report
Utsukyo Park Children’s Tree Classroom, Photography Class, Children’s Park Playground Equipment Repainting Activity Report Click here for the report
【Activities】 Halloween in Saiin Lantern Making Workshop
In addition to the “Halloween Parade in Saiin” to be held on Sunday, October 28, the “Halloween in Saiin Executive Committee” of Kyoto University of Foreign Studies visited the venue of the lantern-making workshop because it provides a time for children to interact with local residents and have fun and feel safe through workshops at the children’s center and lantern-making workshops.
At 1:00 p.m., the event started at 1:00 p.m., and the venue, Kyoto Family 3rd floor, “Kyo Fami-Garden” was crowded with many participants, mainly children. Choose your favorite pumpkin and hollow it out. The difficult part was helped by parents and students on the executive committee, and the lantern was completed with a lot of personality. Not only could you take home the lanterns you made, but you also got a candle present. I’m really looking forward to seeing how the lights come on.
Easy-to-understand instructions and tools are prepared for those who are trying to make lanterns for the first time, and they seem to be very accustomed to it, such as immediately helping participants with troubled expressions. When I talked to the students on the executive committee, they said that they had been working on the project even before they applied for the Gakumachi Collaboration Project. Now, when he meets people in the community near the university, they tell him that he is a Halloween child.
Many of the students who are currently active are third-year students, so handing over to second- and first-year students is an issue. We hope that it will become established in the community as a Halloween event in Saiin. Also, it seems that the parade was canceled last year due to the approach of the typhoon, so we wish the “Halloween Parade in Saiin” a success!
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【Activities】Ryukoku University, Higashitakase River Environmental Protection and Jizo Bon Project Team
The Fushimi Fukakusa-Higashitakase River Environmental Protection and Jizobon Project Team, which is made up of the Ryukoku University Junior College Department, plans and operates river cleanup activities and the “Jizo Bon Program” with the involvement of high school students and others in collaboration with the local community in order to pass on local traditional events to the next generation and to improve the environment of the Higashitakase River, which is the venue. We have received an activity report, so we would like to introduce it.
◎ Promotion of exchange of traditional events has progressed to a workshop on “Disaster Prevention Map Making”
The Kawakubo Town Residents’ Association, which deepened the bonds between residents due to the continuation of traditional events, gained momentum to create a “disaster prevention map”. Therefore, on October 2, the residents’ association conducted fieldwork in the town with students from Ryukoku University and Kyoto Kogakuin High School.
On this day, we plotted the locations of “fire extinguishers” and “fire hydrants” installed by the residents’ association on a map and reconfirmed the temporary meeting place in the event of an emergency evacuation. The residents’ association provides information on the homes of the elderly on the map. The first workshop was held in a fulfilling atmosphere, with university students providing support based on their knowledge of social welfare, and high school students sharing ideas from the hardware side of things, such as buildings and road conditions, based on their expertise in engineering.
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【Activities】Camo Cinema Executive Committee
On Saturday, August 18th, we went to the Kamo River cleanup and outdoor movie screening of “Kamo Cinema 14”!
Sixteen years ago, students at Ritsumeikan University, who were interested in the conservation of the Kamo River, which plays a major role in creating a landscape that is unique to Kyoto, established the Camo Cinema Executive Committee. For the 14 years since its inception, the festival has held cleanup activities on the Kamo River, projects of interest to students, and outdoor movie screenings after sunset every summer as part of efforts to raise awareness of beautification among young people.
“Kamo Cinema 14” started from the Kamo River Riverbed Clean Hike, which was renamed “Pika Kamo”. From this year, a new project called “Play in Kamogawa” has been added, and you can enjoy the Kamo River in a leisurely and bright time while playing games using water.
The expression of the Kamo River, which changes from daytime to sunset, is also an attraction of “Camo Cinema”. The screen projected dimly in the dark was fantastic. When the sun went down, customers brought leisure sheets one after another.
This year’s film is “Seto Tsumi”. It’s a simple movie about two high school students, Seto and Utsumi, talking by the river. However, in these conversations, the worries, thoughts, and love affairs unique to high school students are realistically depicted. In the sense that you can say what you really think where the water flows, the screening in the Kamo River is perfect. Under the starry sky with a pleasant breeze, I was able to spend a luxurious time sitting on the riverbed and watching a movie, which is only once a year.
In addition to holding outdoor movie screenings, the Kamo Cinema Executive Committee participates in events and cleanup activities organized by the cooperating organization “Kamogawa Beautification Association” to deepen exchanges with local residents. They have also been able to establish cooperative relationships with companies. Please continue your activities so that participants can have fun and raise awareness of the beautification and conservation of the Kamo River!
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【Activities】Kyoto Tachibana University Society for Contemporary Business Studies Urban Development Study Group
On Saturday, August 18th, we visited the “Shimizu Ware Painting Experience Workshop”, which is part of the activities of the “Daigo Nakayama Housing Complex Revitalization Project” by the Kyoto Tachibana University Society for Contemporary Business Studies!
In this project, volunteers from the Faculty of Contemporary Business of Kyoto Tachibana University have been working together with local residents, including the neighborhood association, since last year, mainly on the “Daigo Nakayama Complex Pottery Lantern Road” to promote regional exchange in the Daigo Nakayama Housing Complex.
The “Pottery Lantern Road” implemented in the Yamashina area is an initiative with a history of more than 10 years, and the cityscape illuminated by ceramic lights is beautiful and has been very well received. Last year, we started working on the idea of implementing this “Pottery Lantern Road” in the Daigo Nakayama Housing Complex.
The “Shimizu Pottery Painting Experience Workshop” was positioned as a pre-event for the “Pottery Lantern Road” named after pottery, and the elderly and children in the community happily created accessories with their own designs. After the workshop, various projects were held until the evening, such as playing with soap bubbles in the park and authentic somen noodles made by cutting bamboo from the back mountain with the cooperation of the Kyoto University of Education Bamboo Friendship Association.
On November 3rd, the “Pottery Lantern Road” at the Daigo Zhongshan Complex is scheduled. Last year, the scope of the event was reduced due to bad weather, but this year we are blessed with good weather and we hope that the project will be successful!
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【Activities】Ryukoku University, Higashitakase River Environmental Protection and Jizo Bon Project Team
We would like to introduce the activity report from the “Ryukoku University-Higashitakase River Environmental Protection and Jizo Bon Project Team”, which continues to work in the area around the Higashitakase River in Fushimi Ward.
We are steadily preparing for this year’s Jizo Bon August 18 (Saturday)! Click here for the report
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【Activities】Kyoto Seika University Keihoku Utsu Treasure Search Club
We would like to introduce an activity report from a member of the “Keihoku Utsu Treasure Hunting Association”, which works to rediscover and revitalize the charm of the region through the search for local treasures (nature, people, technology, tradition, history, etc.) in the Uzu area of Keihoku-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City.
Keihoku Music Festa Event Report [September 16] Click here for the report
(Presenter: Mr./Ms. Hirose, Faculty of Humanities, Kyoto Seika University)
Utsu Summer Festival Naryo Gathering Report [August 14th, 15th, 16th] Click here for the report
(Presenter: Mr./Ms. Terada, Faculty of Humanities, Kyoto Seika University)
Report on the collaboration event “Udon Disco” with Parent-Child Smile Factory [August 6] Click here for the report
(Presenter: Mr./Ms. Kaneda, Faculty of Humanities, Kyoto Seika University)
The 5th Children’s Festa in Utsu Activity Report [August 4th and 5th] Click here for the report
(Presenter: Kyoto Seika University, Faculty of Humanities, Mr./Ms. Sakito Tokumi, Mr./Ms. Yamamoto)
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【Activities】Ryukoku University Yodohoncho Shopping Street Fureai Library Project
On Sunday, August 5th, I visited the opening of the library of Ryukoku University’s “Yodohoncho Shopping Street Fureai Library Project”.
In this project, students of the Inoue Seminar of the Faculty of Policy Studies, Ryukoku University, have been conducting field surveys since the 29th academic year with the aim of revitalizing shopping streets that are losing their vitality due to a decrease in customer attraction and diluted local communities. Perhaps due to the closure of bookstores in the shopping district, we learned that there was a high need for libraries in the Yodo area, and we have been preparing for the opening of a library in a vacant store in the shopping street.
The event opened with a performance by the brass band of the local Oyodo Junior High School. In addition to exhibiting books donated by students and local residents, the library also has a bookmark-making corner and a café space, so it can be used as a place for local people to interact. On this day, people from the local community who were donated books stopped by and were seen talking with the students while looking inside with interest.
Since this is the first time this has been attempted, students visit the nearest children’s center or elementary school and distribute leaflets, and they are conducting public relations activities through trial and error.
In the future, in addition to the library once a month, there are plans to develop joint products with people in the shopping district and publish free papers. I hope that you will make steady progress step by step so that the charm of the Yodo region can be conveyed to people inside and outside the region!
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【Activities】Bukkyo University Waku Waku Laboratory
On Thursday, August 2nd, we visited the “Children’s Science Classroom” by the “Waku Waku Laboratory” in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto City.
The “Waku Waku Laboratory” is run by seminar students of Associate Professor Toyosei Hirata of the Faculty of Education, Bukkyo University. Once a month, they hold science experiment classes for elementary school students in the vicinity of Kitano Shopping Street with the aim of revitalizing the community, supporting children’s learning, creating a place for them to belong, and interacting with other generations.
This time, it was held as part of the summer vacation Terakoya event in Zest Oike, jumping out of the usual Kitano area. The theme is “Fossil Exploration with Zest: Let’s Find Ammonites”.
The marble used in the passage of Zest Oike contains fossils of 150,000-year-old ammonites, belemnites (bone-like tissues at the end of the head of a bandit), and other single-celled organisms. The children were guided by the students and were absorbed in exploring the fossils on the ground.
After the fossil search, it is time to make fossil replicas. It is made by pouring resin into a plastic mold of your favorite fossil. Many of the seminar students aim to become teachers, and they have gained experience in teaching practice, and they skillfully instruct while attracting the interest of the children.
In addition, there are many spots in Kyoto City where you can see similar fossils (Porta, Kyoto Station Underground Shopping Mall, The Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto Central Post Office, Sanjusangendo Hall, etc.). Please look for Mr./Ms. when you go out. Places that you usually pass by casually turn into interesting things. I think the children were able to deepen their interest in science from a familiar place.
The “Children’s Science Class” will continue to be held monthly at the “Ninwa Kaikan” in Kamigyo-ku.
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