Thursday, April 4, Izumisano Cross-cultural Association

Seven junior high school students (five boys and two girls) from Töv Province, Mongolia, with which Izumisano City has a friendly relationship, visited ica to experience wearing yukata. They enjoyed playing Japanese games such as Bozu Mekuri and activities including origami, with members of the Kimono Club and 17 volunteers from ica.

Souvenirs from Mongolia

Along with Mongolian milk chocolate and a dish depicting traditional Mongolian life, was a small yurt​ (bottom left) containing a Shagai, a Mongolian folk game. Shagai is made of sheep’s ankle bones and is played in a similar way to the Japanese game of Ohajiki.