[Meiwa Tourism Trading Company] [Meiwa Town, Mie Prefecture] Implementation of Bamboo Shrine “Chinju no Morirakusha” – Meiwa Tourism Town Development Project – A rich experience that fosters children’s love for their hometown – Meiwa Tourism Town Development Project –
Meiwa Tourism Trading Company Press release: November 8, 2024 [Meiwa Town, Mie Prefecture] A rich experience that fosters children’s love for their hometown – Implementation of Bamboo Shrine “Chinju no Morirakusha” – Meiwa Tourism Town Development Project –
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(representative: Kokoro Okano), which is engaged in activities that foster children’s rich hearts through play (experience) and various encounters in nature, will utilize Take Shrine’s guardian forest. A hands-on event called “Chinju no Morirakusha” will be held on November 10th (Sunday). Through this project, we aim to combine the concepts of “children,” “nature,” and “region,” and encourage children to enjoy their local nature with excitement and develop a love for their hometown through the involvement and supervision of local adults, thereby promoting sustainable tourism. We aim to contribute to regional development. Experience event utilizing the shrine’s “Chinju no Mori” “Chinju no Morirakusha” uses the guardian forest of Take Shrine in Meiwa Town, Mie Prefecture, and wants local children and children visiting Meiwa Town to enjoy nature! We want to provide you with a special experience and time that can only be found here! With this in mind, in collaboration with the parishioners of Take Shrine and local related organizations, we will create opportunities and places for play in 2023, combining nature experience activities centered on tree climbing and playing in the forest with fairs where children can casually play. This event has been held continuously since 2015. In addition, in order to make Meiwa Town a good place to live, we will provide local children with local natural, cultural, and historical resources so that they can feel the charm of Meiwa Town and take pride in the local resources. We hope that it will be an opportunity to utilize the “guardian forest” of a certain Take Shrine, as well as to interact with local adults who grew up and played here in the past, and to pass on their wisdom, knowledge, and techniques. Nowadays, when opportunities to play outside and experience nature are decreasing, we are working to create familiar places and opportunities where people can experience the fun and excitement of playing to their heart’s content in nature.
Participation of local junior high school students in “Meiwa hometown experiential learning” In addition, on November 10th, as part of the “Meiwa Hometown Experience Learning” held by Meiwa Junior High School in Meiwa Town, where students discover the characteristics and good points of Meiwa Town, 14 second-year junior high school students also planned a play in the shrine’s shrine and sold takoyaki. I will participate. “Meiwa hometown experiential learning” will explore the history and traditions of Meiwa Town while doing on-site learning, acquire the ability to communicate the charm of Meiwa Town, and lead to the development of children who love and are proud of Meiwa. We hope that this will be the case, and will be implemented in stages starting this year.
Chinju no Morirakusha ~Everyone and the fair~ Both children and adults will be excited, so come and have fun! Date: November 10, 2024 (Sunday) *Cancelled in case of rain Time: 11:00-16:00 Venue: Take Shrine (Saikyu, Meiwa-cho, Taki-gun, Mie Prefecture) Sponsor: Meiwa Kanko Trading Company/General Incorporated Association / Playful Sponsor: Take Shrine Cooperation: Secret Base Research Group / Yoga Salon Satya / Meiwa Town Social Welfare Council / Manabiya “Tida” / Local residents Contents: 〇Tree climbing experience “Tree climbing” held in the sacred forest. Climbing the tall tree of the shrine using a rope is an experience you can only find here. Lecturer: Secret Base Research Group 〇Yoga Enjoy a relaxing moment of yoga while breathing in the forest air in the dignified atmosphere of the shrine. Lecturer: Private yoga salon Satya in Meiwa Town (Naomi Kitade) Guardian play Let’s play in the forest with free ideas based on the concept of “Let’s do what we want to do!” 〇Shrine exploration An exploration rally where you can have fun learning about shrines while looking for hidden issues inside the shrines. 〇Festival with everyone A variety of events will be held with the cooperation of local organizations, including takoyaki, cotton candy, and wanage.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/57872/65/57872-65-36ff073085933e59203cb69e8cf91f9a-720×1040.jpg Small virtuous cycle model activity support fund for sustainable tourism town development In order to ensure that Meiwa Town continues to be chosen by residents and visitors, we will provide support for projects that create a virtuous cycle that improves Meiwa Town and serve as a model for sustainable tourism town development. We believe that through each initiative, a small virtuous cycle will develop into a large virtuous cycle, creating a sustainable tourist area that is “good to live in and good to visit” for both townspeople and visitors. With this grant, we are supporting 10 projects within Meiwa Town. 《List of past Meiwa tourism town development projects》 [Let’s dance in a circle [Meiwa Obon Odori Festival]] ~A summer festival in which everyone from the child-rearing generation to private companies, governments, and schools collaborate to connect their feelings for the next generation~ [Photo wedding full of love with “Thank you” from Saiku (319)] ~Birth of a new service utilizing the Saiku ruins, a nationally designated historic site~ [Holding of “Uni Naka Sunset Party 2024” to improve the attractiveness and sustainability of neighborhood association activities] ～Consideration of community association management structure that can be done even while working and creating a place for interaction through improving local mutual assistance and event planning～ [Value sharing project of “Ujisakura Shrine Tenno Odori” exploring the possibilities of traditional events x DE&I] ~Aiming to accept participants from overseas and inherit the traditional event “Yuenchu Kanko Odori”~ [Inheritance of local culture through the 250-year-old “Minomura Mushi Okuri” tradition] ~Children learn about local history and culture at the traditional event “Minomura no Mushiokuri”~ [Forest community that connects the region ~ Chinju no Morirakusha ~] ~A rich experience that fosters children’s love for their hometown~ About Meiwa Kanko Trading Company Meiwa Tourism Trading Company is registered with the Japan Tourism Agency as a central entity that promotes tourism measures that more effectively link tourism resources and local resources in Meiwa Town, Mie Prefecture, and works on tourism area development and hometown tax support. Regional DMO & regional trading company. Representative Director: Yoshihito Senda Address: 3039-2 Saiku, Meiwa-cho, Taki-gun, Mie Prefecture
