#Latest news with #prefecturalemployeesNHK09-05-2025NHKPeople in Japan's Noto region welcome first school trip since 2024 earthquakeAbout 100 students from Tokyo have visited Noto in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture. The prefecture says it marked the first school trip to the region since a devastating earthquake there early last year. At Noto Airport, prefectural employees and other people welcomed the third-grade students from a junior high school in Tokyo's Meguro Ward on Thursday. They held a banner expressing their gratitude for the group's visit. The students later planted rice seedlings in paddies located in an area that provides accommodation facilities. Visitors can experience traditional daily life there. A facility representative said she had been looking forward to the students' arrival and wanted to create nice memories for them. She expressed her hope that the school trip will help draw more people to Noto.
NHK09-05-2025NHKPeople in Japan's Noto region welcome first school trip since 2024 earthquakeAbout 100 students from Tokyo have visited Noto in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture. The prefecture says it marked the first school trip to the region since a devastating earthquake there early last year. At Noto Airport, prefectural employees and other people welcomed the third-grade students from a junior high school in Tokyo's Meguro Ward on Thursday. They held a banner expressing their gratitude for the group's visit. The students later planted rice seedlings in paddies located in an area that provides accommodation facilities. Visitors can experience traditional daily life there. A facility representative said she had been looking forward to the students' arrival and wanted to create nice memories for them. She expressed her hope that the school trip will help draw more people to Noto.