Intercultural Communication Bus Tour in Yasuda Town & Aki City - Explore the Treasure of Kochi -

 

Date: 11/3 Mon 2014

Meeting Time: 8:30

Meeting Place: Kochi Station North Entrance

Fee: 1,500 yen (Student Fee: 500 yen)

25 people. First-come-first-served

Please bring your own lunch.

Inquiries

   Please apply by e-mail with your name, nationality, address and phone number, and please put "Bus Tour 2014" in the subject line.

   Email: sggevent@gmail.com

 

 

 

Yasuda Town’s Mango Daifuku

 

Yasuda Town’s new dessert,
Mango Daifuku

  Mango Daifuku (named Anta-no-shiroi-yume) is a new dessert being sold to represent Yasuda Town. We interviewed the head of the Yasuda Town Office’s Economic Development Department, Kazunori Teshima, and asked him about Mango Daifuku and the process of growing mangoes.

Why did you choose to sell mangoes in Yasuda Town?
   Yasuda Town is known as the birthplace of greenhouse horticulture, and for a long time we were very successful with the harvesting and selling of eggplants. However, in recent years the market price of eggplants has waned, and the price of fuel has seen a marked increase. Due to these tightening economic conditions, we decided to grow something in addition to eggplants-our old mainstay-and in 2009 we started a trial growth of mangoes, which have a relatively high market value.

Campsite ⑤－Yasuda River Campsite

This campsite is located on the banks of the Yasuda River. If you like fishing and cycling, this is the one for you! Of course, you can also swim in the river.