Sengari Camp
Location and access map. Sengari Camp is located at 1817-1 Kashita, Sanda, Hyōgo, 669-1507, Japan Access to Sengari Camp Bus from Sanda station (about 20 minutes) Bus from Takarazuka station On-site facilities. Sengari has new cabins, old cabins, and tents as accommodations. There are also three meeting rooms, two Japanese-style rooms, two guest rooms and a cafeteria. In addition, there is a staffed office. For outdoor meetings, four facilities are available. Guests can use campfire places and sports grounds as well. The Camp Center is the main lodge. There are three workshop rooms, two  Japanese-style rooms, two guest rooms, one cafeteria, one room for camp leaders, two bathes and six bathrooms in the main lodge. The Camp Center is handicap accessible. There several other facilities located in Sengari Camp that can be used for various purposes. “Shalom Hall", which is a monument of the Great Hanshin earthquake, can be used as an assembly hall and for doing campfires inside. Three meeting places are “Outerbridge Hall”, “Tsuji Memorial Chapel”, and the “Log House”. "Outerbridge Hall" has an organ, blackboard, some desks and chairs. Outerbridge Hall's capacity is about 100 people. "Tsuji Memorial Chapel  has an organ and the floor is concrete. Tsuji Chapel's capacity is about 120 people. This chapel is used for doing campfires with candles, and making handcrafts. The Log House" has a refrigerator, heater, bookshelves and some books. The log house's capacity is about 20 people. Three outdoor facilities are “Green Chapel”, “Grace Hill” and the grounds. Green chapel is the open-air chapel with 15 benches. It is found near "Praying Hill", an outdoor praying space near a big pond, where crayfish fishing is permitted. Near this pond there are many flowers. Five campfires places are Dai -ichi campfires place, Dai-ni campfires place, the “Pole Sight”, the "Coliseum", and the “Diamond Stage”. The Pole Sight is a small area often used for doing "hangousuisan", a Japanese way of cooking rice above a campfire. The Coloseum is used for playing many sports like baseball, soccer, and badminton, and it must be reserved before use. The Diamond Stage is used for doing campfires. The playground has some handmade equipment such as a slide and swing. "Suisanjyou" resembles the Pole Sight but is smaller. Additionally, the "Tent Site" is a space to pitch tents. Staff. There are full-time  staff, part-time staff and student leaders. The full-time staff consists of two managers, four clerks and two kitchen staff. Their work is to manage the camp, to take reservations and to cook. The part-time staff's work is cleaning and helping the kitchen staff. Student leaders are students of Kwansei Gakuin University. They call visitor campers. They get up at 6:30 and open the various facilities. They give orientations and explain the ways to use the camp. Sometimes they raise the flag. Their main job is preparing meals and helping campers make campfires. The student leaders also  cut trees and grasses for safely. The challenge of this job is to practice the spirit of ‘Mastery for Service’ and the growth of oneself. They work for camper's enjoyment. The work force consists of a full-time staff and part-time staff of 20 people and 18 Student leaders. Visitors. Approximately 12,000 visitors come in a year. Summer is the most popular season to visit. Famous visitors Sengari SciTech English Camp Sengari SciTech English Camp (千刈科学技術英語合宿) started in 2004. Approximately 60-70 science students from Kwansei Gakuin University take part in this course for 5 days during summer  vacation (with an additional 2 days on-campus). The students are separated into small groups, and each group has a native English teacher and 8~9 students. The main purpose of this course is to provide intensive English opportunities for students. Teachers try to make students work harder so that students can learn about Science in English and Science ethics.