三沢基地のJapan dayへ行ってきました。

日本の文化を米軍基地内の住民へ紹介&体験するイベントです。青森県内の様々な団体が参加しました。

I went to an event called the Japan day in Misawa US military base. It introduced and experienced Japanese culture to people who live there. Various groups in Aomori Prefecture participated in it.

体験ブースは、茶道、華道、凧絵、、琴演奏、折り紙、寿司作り、着物着付けなどです。

青森の伝統文化として、ねぶた、日本太鼓、津軽三味線などを披露しました。

来客者は家族連れも多く、大盛況でした。

The experienced booths were tea ceremonies, ikebana, kite painting, Koto performance ; like Japanese harp, Origami, making artificial sushi, Kimono dressing etc.

The traditional culture shows were Nebuta festivals(Paper lantern festival), Japanese drum playing, Tsugaru shamisen( Three-stringed Japanese guitar) etc. There were many families, it was a great success.

青森へ帰るとき基地内で何か問題があったようで、ゲートがcloseされ、基地外へ出られないというハプニングがありました。全員が容疑者！

基地内で一夜を過ごすなんてなかなかないよ！じゃあ買ったピザを食べよう！他に何やろう？などと初めての体験をポジティブに捉えて盛り上がっていたら、あっという間にゲートが開き、解放された次第です。

When we were leaving, there was something happen in the base. The gate was closed so we were all locked up. All of residents and us were suspicious!

We took this first time experience positive way, staying in the base is very rare! We better eat pizzas which somebody bought, what else we can do? etc. Then, the gate was open and let us go.