{"id":1624,"date":"2025-09-05T15:32:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T06:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oiea.jp\/en\/?p=1624"},"modified":"2025-09-05T15:32:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T06:32:23","slug":"34th-okaya-and-mount-pleasant-sister-city-high-school-student-exchange-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oiea.jp\/en\/34th-okaya-and-mount-pleasant-sister-city-high-school-student-exchange-program\/","title":{"rendered":"34th Okaya and Mount Pleasant Sister City High School Student Exchange Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This year, for the 34th exchange with our sister city Mount Pleasant, we welcomed eight students and their chaperone to Okaya. They stayed with us for 13 days, from August 2nd to 14th.<br>Each student was hosted by a local family, giving them the opportunity to experience daily life in Okaya, discover what our city has to offer, and enjoy many unique aspects of Japanese culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/oiea.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/525334346_2425168304536677_4802412168678272954_n-741x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1782\"\/><figcaption>August 2nd welcoming the  students to Okaya \uff08City Hall\uff09<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/oiea.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/527789213_2426919104361597_2569917072589256349_n-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1783\"\/><figcaption>August 4th visit with Mayor Sode \uff08City Hall\uff09<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/oiea.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/528319918_2426919337694907_6565023592354810921_n-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1784\"\/><figcaption>August 4th Yamaniko Park <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/oiea.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/527342499_2426919787694862_3283707930113108518_n-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1785\"\/><figcaption>August 4th tea ceremony at Okaya Technical High School<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nagano-c.ed.jp\/okako\/\"><br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nagano-c.ed.jp\/okako\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nagano-c.ed.jp\/okako\/\"><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/oiea.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/527726826_2427802014273306_8412266937250675909_n-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1786\" width=\"1028\" height=\"772\"\/><figcaption>August 5th Silk Fact museum <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/oiea.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/527013934_2427803897606451_6977952282928696505_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1788\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\"\/><figcaption>August 5th Kyudo club Minami High School<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/oiea.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/527450255_2427803080939866_1215096949952310901_n-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1789\"\/><figcaption>August 5th English exchange Minami High School<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/oiea.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/529847331_2428999090820265_5766970168911012402_n-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1790\"\/><figcaption>August 6th Osuwa Daiko Kai Kan <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/oiea.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/528751445_2429741004079407_4012599083052951586_n-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1791\"\/><figcaption>August 7th FujiQ Highland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/oiea.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/529701768_2431521330568041_5923200936501422777_n-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1792\"\/><figcaption>August 8th ILF Douga Museum of Art<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/oiea.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/530636895_2431523620567812_5789860893856076419_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1793\"\/><figcaption>August 8th Exchange party (Suwako Heights)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/oiea.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/530110319_2431521180568056_8371162504067423141_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1794\"\/><figcaption>August 8th Shakuhachi making experience (Suwako Heights)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/oiea.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/530828608_2434112463642261_7775560257416884044_n-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1795\"\/><figcaption>August 12th Matsumoto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/oiea.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/532137511_2435048543548653_6575431901462977354_n-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1796\"\/><figcaption>August 13th Taiko Festival <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/oiea.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/532385716_2435963973457110_4869972488852511588_n-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1797\"\/><figcaption>August 14th Haneda Airport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year, for the 34th exchange 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