約1ヶ月間の練習を経て挑んだ、母恋神社祭神輿渡御が無事に終わりました。

After about a month of practice, the portable shrine procession at the “Bokoi Jinjasai Mikoshi Togyo” was successfully completed.

すずらん通り商店街をはじめ、沿道で声援を送ってくださった方々、また応援に駆けつけてくださった皆様、本当にありがとうございました！

Thank you so much to everyone who cheered us on along the Suzuran Street Shopping District and along the route, and to everyone who came out to support us!

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坂道の多い母恋の町で、300キロ以上の重さの神輿を心を通わせて担ぐことは、見た目以上に大変で難しいことです。

Carrying a Mikoshi weighing over 300 kilograms in the hilly town of Bokoi with all your heart is much harder than it looks.

仲間たちと助け合って共に学べること

Learning together with your peers while helping each other

地域の皆様に支えられながら学校生活を送れること

Being able to live a school life with the support of the local community

自然を畏れ敬いながら生きる日本文化の一端を直に体感し、その継承に関われること

To be able to directly experience Japanese culture that respects nature, and to be involved in its preservation

参加した学生たちは、この2日間で言葉では言い尽くせない程、たくさんのことを体感したのではないかと思います。

We believe that the students who participated experienced so much over these two days that it is difficult to put into words.

国籍や年齢を問わず、皆が心を一つにしてこのお神輿渡御をやり遂げられたことは、学生たちの心に達成感と大きな成長をもたらしたと実感しています。

Everyone, regardless of nationality or age, came together as one to accomplish this Mikoshi Togyo.
We believe this has brought a sense of accomplishment and great growth to the students.