MIA NEWS (203)ed., May. (5)Miyakonojo International Association

Miyakonojo International Association
4-1 Himegi-cho, Miyakonojo-shi,
Miyazaki-ken, Japan 885-0073
TEL 0986-23-2295
http://miyakonojo-mia.com～你好 nǐ hǎo！～Japan and China.
Hello and nice to meet you all! (你好nǐ hǎo).
From April 11th, I became Miyakonojo City’s Chinese
Furthermore, as a Japanese Language Instructor, I
Coordinator for International Relations (CIR). My name isstrive to teach both better Japanese and the true Japan toReika Cho however please just call me Reika!
my students. I thought “One day I’ll go back to Japan andMy hometown is Chongqing, China,
try lots of different things!” I am elated to be able to workwhere up until I arrived in Japan, I
as the Miyakonojo City CIR.
instructed as a Japanese Language
professor at Sichuan InternationalGrowing up in the mountain and river surroundedStudies University. The first time wasChongqing, I appreciate mountains and nature. I mountainthrough a college study abroad exclimb, hike, trek, etc. Actually, even the campus that Ichange program and the second wasworked was built at a relatively high location comparatively
at Osaka University for a year and ahalf as a Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Sci- to the rest of Chongqing. The stairs that you had to use
were so long my every day commute to work felt like climbence and Technology (MEXT) student studying teaching.
ing a mountain (Of course, there is also a bus).
Once I graduated and become a working-adult, I reI also climb mountains here and there with my friends,
mained on campus I didn’t have a chance to interact withthose outside the teaching world. Due to this, from inter- and take city strolls. However, since Chongqing is so mounacting with lots of people, widening my perspective, all the tainous, walking around the city is akin to climbing it. Up tillway to living a fulfilling life, since college I’ve whole- now I’ve even climbed China’s steepest mountain(Huashan) and I’ve gotten my fill of thrills at Yunnan Provheartedly pursued various endeavors.
ince’s isolated Tiger Leaping Gorge. I’ve also trekked at aSeveral times starting from 2001, I volunteered with mountain 4700 meters above Tibet’s sea level and Sithe Global Greening Center: Japanese Branch (NGO) as a chuan’s “King of Mountains, Mount Gongga (7556m). I
translator for their afforestation activities. Thereafter, as a enjoy Mount Gongga’s ‘Golden Sunlight’, referring to thetranslator, I volunteered countless times. I would go to- evening summit bathed in gold sparkling light. I had lots ofgether with our university’s Japanese Agriculture Specialist luggage while moving to Miyakonojo but I somehow man(Pomiculture) to Jiangjin District or investigate field sites aged to cram my climbing shoes into my suitcase.
together with Tokyo University’s agriculture majors.
I hope to deepen exchange with Miyakonojo’s locals
Through participating in activities such as these, I becameaware of the sister city connection between Jiangjin and while enjoying its plentiful nature. Before arrival, I tried toMiyakonojo which sparked my interest in international ex- learn different aspects of Chinese culture such as Tai Chichange. Because of experiences like this, I want to put full Chuan in order to showcase them to you all. I am still
effort towards exchange activities that deepen the friend- green but I hope that I can show them off!
ship between Chongqing City Jiangjing District and MiyaThank you all for having me!
konojo City, and by extension, the connections between

Information & Notices◇ Hinata Nihongo Navi !
”Hinata Nihongo Navi” is a portal site for foreign residents
in Miyazaki Prefecture who want to learn Japanese andJapanese residents who want to support their learning.
Information for Japanese language courses and learning
supporter training courses etc. implemented in each municipality are posted. Please take advantage of it.
https://hinatanihongo.mif.or.jp/english◇ Introduction of Japanese language volunteers
Free, Registration Required
Foreigners or Japanese returnees in Miyazaki who wish tostudy Japanese language will be introduced to registered
Japanese language volunteers upon request. Study location, hours, and contents will be decided by the learnerand the tutor themselves.
◇Target: Foreign residents of Miyazaki Prefecture◇Inquiries & Application: Miyazaki International Foundation

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