China Overseas Chinese Network, January 26 According to Japan's New Overseas Chinese Newspaper Network, on January 22, the winter wind poem "Wind and Snow Experience Tour" in Kaneki Town, Kawahara City, Wusuo, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, began to be held. This year's theme is Hitakata, which is regarded as the ancestor of Japan's Tsugaru shamisen strings. On the first day of the event, four foreign students from China and South Korea experienced the joy of snow walking.
According to Japanese media reports, the event was hosted by the Tsugaru Wind and Snow Curling Association. The tour starts at Nichiren-mun myōsen-ji Temple. Local resident teachers first introduced the legendary story of Rentaifang, the ancestor of the Tsugaru Shamisen, to the international students. Then, Chinese students and other participants put on snowshoes and walked in Luye Park. On the snowfield, which is about 2 kilometers away, they switched into traditional snow walking tools and put on a blanket shawl that protects them from the cold. On the sunny day of "no coincidence", the participants also threw snow at each other in order to experience the feeling of cold. The snowfield was filled with laughter and laughter.
Nobutoshi (26), a Chinese student in the second year of Hirosaki University Graduate School, said: "My hometown is a place where there is no snow. So although it was cold, I felt very happy. The pure white snow scenery is beautiful. Kim Hyo-kyung (36), from the Aomori Prefectural Tourism Alliance in South Korea, said: "The wind and snow experience is also very well known in South Korea. The blanket shawl was warm and felt the wisdom of the ancients. ”
According to the relevant person in charge of the Tsugaru Blizzard Association, about 12,600 people experienced the event in the 28 years until 2015. About 2,600 of them came from places like Taiwan and Hawaii. Half of this year's experiencers are expected to be individual visitors from Chinese mainland and Taiwan. (Lan Jun)
【Editor: Luo Yuan】