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Made by• Toshi Kusano, Kyoto University• Kota Nagai, Yokohama National University• Tomoe Namiuchi, Fuji Women’s University• Mei Kohara, Tohoku University• Oskari Marski, University of Oulu STUDENT WORKSHOP 2018

【Club Activities And Parties in Japan】• Club activities are called sa-kuru（サークル）in Japanese.

• You can belong to two or more clubactivities.

• Most students belong to clubs that theuniversity provides.

• There are various student parties inJapan. Many students have parties instudent homes and dorms.

• ☞ Pizza, Hot Pot Cooking, takoyaki.• Thanks for club activity, you can get

acquainted with other guild members.

【Club Activities And parties in Finland】• Opportunities provided by the university

• You get student discounts for sport clubs andactivities with the university Sports Pass

• Your student ID card allows you to get discountswhen buying tickets to cultural activities likefestivals, museums, exhibitions, etc.

• Club activities• There are different clubs you can join in the

university, f.ex. Cryo boardgaming club• The city provides different clubs such as sports

clubs, crafting clubs, etc.• Student guild events

• The student guilds organize many parties andevents for university students.

⚠In Japan… there are very few people who go outside whendrunk.

Finnish sports andoutdoors activities

• Popular sports to watch• Ice hockey, ski jumping and other winter sports• Finnish baseball (pesäpallo), basketball, volleyball and

football• F1 and WRC

• Sports to try out• Cross-country skiing, slalom, ice skating and snowmobile

driving• Rock climbing, bouldering, frisbee golf, cycling and

orienteering

• Outdoor activities• Hiking, trekking, bird watching, camping, canooing, SUP-

boarding (Stand Up Paddling), rafting and activity parks• Picking berries and mushrooms is free for everybody in

Finland. If you are lucky you might find a matsutake!

Finnish activitiesHiking in national parks

Japanese activitiesClimbing mountains

What can we enjoy as Cultural Avtivities?

•Religious facilities

Temple & Shrine お寺と神社- Religious facilities in Japan

88000

More temples and shrines than convenience stores (55000).

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> 55000

Izumo Taisha (Shimane, Western Japan)

Ise Jingu (Mie, Eastern Japan)

Sensoji Temple (Tokyo)

How to pray(参拝sampai)

• 手水 (chozu)

• 二礼二拍手一礼(2 bows, 2 claps, 1 bow)

• 賽銭(saisen)

Goen (5 yen) --> goen (luck, fate, a special bond)

Church - Religious facilities in Finland

• Most common: Evangelical Lutheran Churchand Orthodox Church

• Free entry, anyone can attend• Most people don't go there• The church often holds masses and has the

eucharist (聖餐).• During the eucharist

• going go to the altar• taking a small piece of bread and church wine to

remember the passing of Christ.

How to enjoy Onsen - 温泉の楽しみ方

• Price \300~1500

• Usually, you don’t need reservation.

• The exterior looks like Japanese style,And you can find a shop curtain with awriting: ♨, ゆ, 湯

Onsen manners

1. You must shower yourself before entering the bathtub.2. You cannot consume alcohol before entering Onsen.3. Keep your towel outside of the bathtub.4. Dry off before entering the dressing room.5. Do not use swimwear in Onsen.6. We traditionally drink cold coffee latte

when stepping out of Onsen.

Finnish cultural andseasonal activities

o Cultural activities and curiositieso Museums, exhibitions, galleries, theatre, movies, arts and crafts,

festivals and concertso Wife-Carrying, Mobile Phone Throwing and Air Guitar World

Championships in Oulu!), Reindeer Racing, Snow Football andSwamp Football

o Seasonal activities and places to visito You might like to visit Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi. It’s open all

year roundo Snow Castle in Kemi, Snow Hotel and Glass Igloos in Rovaniemio Seeing the northern lights and the midnight suno Midsummer festival and bonfire, New Years Eve, fireworks and

molybdomancyo Spending time in summer cottage

Relaxation in Finland

• Sauna• There are electric, wood heated and smoke saunas• Finnish people use birch whisks to stimulate the sauna

experience• During winter some like to leave the sauna to go snow bathing

or ice swimming• Spa

• Spas commonly have steam saunas, therapy pools and gyms• Some offer different forms of therapy, f.ex. massage, aroma

and peat therapy• There are some unique spas like the Amethyst spa in Luosto

• Swimming• Swimming is a popular sport and a form of relaxation• Swimming halls are quite common and a cheaper alternative to

spas• Finland is a good place to try out ice swimming

Useful links for freetime in Finland and Oulu

• http://www.oulu.fi/university/studentexchange/extra-curricular• http://www.oulunkorkeakoululiikunta.fi/en?page=home• https://www.facebook.com/esnoulu

• https://www.topuniversities.com/where-to-study/europe/finland/finland-ten-things-do• http://www.oulu.fi/university/new-students/orientation

• https://www.ouka.fi/oulu/english/home -> Culture and leisure• https://santaclausvillage.info/

• http://www.nationalparks.fi/nationalparks• https://www.sauna.fi/in-english/international-sauna-society/

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