２日目は、白神自然学校遊々の森で白神山地の自然保護活動の一つであるブナの森復元再生プロジェクトに参画するということで、４年物のブナの苗木の植林活動を行いました。
初めて使う道具に戸惑いながら約３０センチメートルの穴を掘り、ブナの苗木を植えた後、暑いので水をたっぷりかけて足で踏み固めました。最後は全員で記念のポーズです。フランス人のMargot LITZLERさんは飛行機のチケットがとれず一日早くフランスに戻りました。
On the second day, we planted four-year-old beech saplings at the Shirakami Nature School's Yuujin-no-mori forest, as part of our participation in the Beech Forest Restoration and Regeneration Project, one of the nature conservation activities in the Shirakami Mountain Range. Bewildered by the tools that they were using for the first time, they dug a hole of about 30 centimeters, planted the beech saplings, and then, because it was hot, poured plenty of water on them and stomped on them with their feet. At the end, everyone posed together for a commemorative pose. Frenchman Margot Litzler returned to France a day early because she could not get a plane ticket.
午前中深浦町から鰺ケ沢町に移動し植林をしたら、鰺ケ沢町を代表する「ヒラメの漬け丼」を試食した。深浦町はマグステ丼ですが、鰺ケ沢町はヒラメの漬け丼です。共に新鮮な魚が捕れるから提供できる名物に満足していました。その後は、鰺ケ沢町の海の駅を訪問し、農産物やお土産店を周り、国の家族にと、りんごを使ったパイ等を高に有していました。
In the morning, we moved from Fukaura town to Ajigasawa town for tree planting and tasted a typical Ajigasawa town dish, "Donburi", which is a bowl of rice topped with pickled flatfish. Fukaura town has a bowl of rice topped with maguste and Ajigasawa town has a bowl of rice topped with pickled flatfish. Both were satisfied with the specialty that they can offer because they can catch fresh fish. After that, they visited the sea station in Ajigasawa town, went around agricultural products and souvenir stores, and bought a pie made of apple and other products for their family in the country.
津軽三十三観音霊場の一つ、日照田の霊場には１１８段の階段があり、その階段を登り切ったところに社(やしろ)が建っている、参加者はひいひいいいながら登り切った。中々普段の生活から離れる事を意味する霊場は、普段登ったことがない階段の数で目的が達成されたかも知れない。
The sacred site in Hishoda, one of the 33 sacred sites of the Tsugaru Kannon, has 118 steps, and a shrine stands at the top of the steps. The participants climbed up the 118 steps with great difficulty. The sacred site is meant to be a place where one can get away from one's normal life, and the number of steps, which were not usually climbed, may have accomplished the purpose.
津軽統一の為に種里地区に居城を構えた大浦光信公が祭られているこの地区は、大浦光信公の合祀され歴代津軽家が訪れている。社には馬が祭られていて、武将を守る神社として祭られているという話しを白八幡宮と種里八幡宮の宮司を兼ねている奈良さんから聞き、神妙な面持ちで訪れた。
以上が二日間のモニターツアーである。また、参加者は青森の夏の伝統祭りでもある五所川原市の立佞武多や弘前市のねぷたも見学した。
フェステバルすばらしいと五所川原市の立佞武多の囃子に併せて踊っていたのがとても印象深かった。全員が北国のこの企画にとても満足して日本を後にした。日本人の若者も、ねぶた祭りに圧倒されていた。その後京都・奈良、そして徳島玄の阿波踊りにも参加するという日本を知り尽くそうという意欲は続いていた。最後は本当に日本を満喫して、日本大好き人間となってSNSで情報発信したり、リピーターとして再来日してくれるだろう。
This area is dedicated to Mitsunobu Oura, who built a castle in the Tanezato district to unify Tsugaru, and has been enshrined together and visited by successive generations of the Tsugaru family. Mr. Nara, who also serves as the chief priest of Shirohachimangu Shrine and Tanesato Hachimangu Shrine, told us that a horse is enshrined at the shrine to protect the warlord, and we listen to that story humbly.
This was the end of the two-day monitoring tour. The participants also visited Goshogawara City's Tachineputa and Hirosaki City's Neputa, both of which are traditional summer festivals in Aomori. It was very impressive that they danced to the music of the wonderful festival and Goshogawara City's Tachineputa. Everyone left Japan satisfied with this northern project.
The Japanese youth were also overwhelmed by the Nebuta Festival. They continued their desire to get to know Japan by participating in the Awa Odori dance in Kyoto, Nara, and Tokushima Gen. In the end, they truly enjoyed Japan, and will become Japan lovers who will be sharing information on SNS and coming back to Japan as repeat visitors. Hirosaki Neputa.
弘前ねぷた
Hirosaki Neputa
五所川原 立佞武多
Goshogawara Tachineputa
