Cultural Visit toHouse of HosooGroup CTAKASHIBA RYOAGODA-KOUSSEMA RAGOUGUELABAINOUE YUKA

IWAI AYANEFERNANDEZ DON MARTIN PANTE

Purpose 1• Improve the number of international students in DoshishaUniversity• Intercultural activity for students in Doshisha University

ReasonKyoto

×Major• Chemistry• Electronics• Engineering

Traditional Crafts in Kyoto

Purpose 2• Get the deeply knowledge about traditional crafts in thefield of Chemistry and Engineering• International students would be more interested in Japanand Japanese cultureExpenditure
Travel expenses for meeting¥20,420

Charterage¥38,860

Gifts for House of Hosoo¥10,336

Sum¥69,616

Schedule (June-July)
June• Forming a group• Choosing the place to visit• Planning the trip for Kyoto Museum of Craft

July• Contacting the Prof. Yamamoto , who is in chargeof our project• Approval of the event11/3
Visiting the Kyoto museum of crafts• Selecting two traditional crafts (Nishijin-Ori and Kyo-Zogan)

Nishijin-Ori

Kyo-ZoganSchedule (December)
December• Contacting the president of House of Hosoo• Presentation of plan in the middle meeting• Setting the date of the event• Approval of the president of House of Hosoo• Making a decision between Nishijin-Ori and Kyo-Zogan

12/5 Middle Meeting• Approval of budget• Making a questionnaire for students for the dates andthe crafts they were interested in12/20First meeting at House of Hosoo• Setting the date, contents and the number of participants• Contacted the chartered bus

Schedule (February-March)
February• Advertisement to international students of the planMarch• Final meeting at House of Hosoo3/4 Final Meeting• Confirming the schedule for the student andEnglish interpreter• Confirming the things that are not allowed in the event(Taking photos)

3/13 Tour Schedule
8:00

Meeting at JR Miyamaki station

10:00

Arrive at House of Hosoo

10:00〜11:00 Presentation by Mr. Hosoo- the history of Nishijin-Ori- their projects
11:00〜11:30 visit the showroom and the factories

11:30〜12:00 Q&A with the craft man

What we learned from visiting
House of Hosoo• Production of silk by the use of manufacturing machines• Application of technology in silk
• Way of work in House of Hosoo

Communication abilities aquired 1
Visiting House of Hosoo• Interaction of students with Engineers and Employees• Able to ask directly to Company Engineers• Learning the technicalities of the Machine usedCommunication abilities aquired 2Grouping with Japanese and international Students• Working and helping each other side by side
• Able to help each other in reporting• Communicate with one another• The students were able to improve Nihongo andEnglish by talking to each otherSocial abilities aquired• Intercultural engagement activity• Office and manufacturing learning• Learning and Socializing by having fun

Satisfactions of participants• Internationals students acquired information by having
Q&A to the president and engineer of House of Hosoo• Understanding the quality and price of the product ofHouse of Hosoo• Learning the Process of creating the product• Achieving knowledge in automation of process in thecompany

Improvement ofthe Co-Learning program event for Group C• Invite more students to join

• Adding more places to visit• the start of application was late

• llitle time to advertiseCauses after the event• Good relationship between Japanese Students andinternational Students• Relationship between Doshisha University and House of Hosoo• Held a briefing session for new international students andJapanese students• Create advertising for Co-Learning programs in Doshisha University inSNSCauses after the event• Invite and encourage students to engage in Co-LearningProgram• Doshisha University Professors engage to advertise tostudents to Join Co-Learning Program• Presentation lecture and language lecture for theparticipants• Introduce a system that the current group could advise thenew participants in planning a Co-Learning event