One stop on the trip is Horyu-ji, built in the seventh century. Each student gets to paint a picture on his or her own Kiyomizu ware teacup. The cups are displayed at the school fair in the fall. Students by a corridor at Horyu-ji. Seeing it up close is a big thrill for the students.
B efore their trip, the students learn about Kyoto and Nara in class.
After the trip, they summarize their experience in reports and essays, which they display at the school fair. One unique tradition at Kojimachi Middle School is composing haiku for the class trip album. For many years now, the students have been writing haiku based on what they saw and felt on the trip, and pasting their haiku alongside the photos in the albums. T he class trip is one of the few long-distance excursions for students at Kojimachi Middle School. It is looked forward to eagerly and is also a great learning opportunity.