Cambodia Study Tour 2023
2023年8月22日 12時00分 From August 16 (Wed.) to 21 (Mon.), 37 first- and second-year students who wanted to study abroad went to Siem Reap, Cambodia. During the program, they visited general incorporated associations and NPOs engaged in overseas support activities to learn about the current status and issues of social contribution activities, and also visited museums to learn about the history and peace of Cambodia. The main itinerary and activities are as follows.
August 16 (Wednesday)
From Kansai Airport to Siem Reap Airport in Cambodia. Then arrived at the hotel.
August 17 (Thursday)
After visiting a local market, we visited KUMAE (general incorporated association). We visited a mountain of garbage collected from Cambodia near KUMAE and observed the current state of the mountain. After that, we headed to Tonle Sap Lake to see the stilt houses on the shore and how the people there live on the water from the boat. In the evening, we had dinner and shopped at the Old Market.
August 18 (Friday)
The group visited IKTT (Institute of Khmer Traditional Textiles, Forest of Tradition) to hear about the activities and current efforts of Mr. Morimoto, who has devoted himself to the revival of Khmer silk, a traditional craft, and to experience dyeing silk handkerchiefs. After that, they moved to Bayon Junior and Senior High Schools, where they interacted with local junior and senior high school students while introducing Japanese culture such as origami and experiencing pot splitting, which is done during the Cambodian New Year's holiday. In addition, our school's teachers conducted a chemistry experiment class for first-year students of Bayon High School, and our students participated in the class and learned together with the local high school students. At dinner, the students watched an Absala show, a traditional Cambodian dance performance.
August 19 (Saturday)
In the morning, the students were divided into two groups: “Kulen Elephant” and “Biodiversity Center. At Kulen Elephant, participants fed and walked protected elephants, and at the Biodiversity Center, they observed conservation activities for animals that cannot be returned to nature. Next, at the CMAC (Cambodian Mine Museum), the participants learned about the horrors of the Cambodian Civil War, and learned about the actual situation of landmine removal work that still remains today. After that, they visited the Subaek Orphanage and experienced making traditional leather crafts. In the evening, they had dinner and shopped at the Old Market again, where they were also able to ride in a tuk-tuk, a local vehicle.
August 20 (Sunday)
On the last day, we visited the Angkor Complex (Angkor Thom, Ta Prohm, and Angkor Wat). While listening to the guide's explanations, we came into contact with the history of ancient Cambodia. In particular, at Angkor Wat, we toured the corridors and observed Hindu reliefs. After that, we took a late-night flight back to Japan.