May 2, 2017
Ikebukuro Life Safety Learning Center
Every year, the international department takes international students out for a few excursions. Some excursions are used to introduce or review topics related to Japanese history or culture. But some trips are used to introduce important aspects related to living in Japan. Today's trip was one of the latter.
We took the students to the Ikebukuro Life Safety Learning Center which provides visitors with a variety of experiences. Visitors start with a movie that highlights what a major earthquake is like. They have made a new much more story-like movie. It was quite interesting!
After the movie, there are several courses and different paths to take. There are sections on using fire extinguishers and types of fires, dealing with smoke and a smokey maze experience, AED training and more. The highlight is the earthquake simulator. We could feel what a level 7 earthquake feels like.
If you have a little time, we highly recommend visiting the Life Safety Learning Center. As the one character in the movie states, you'll be glad you had it should something happen.
PS
We also took them out to several book stores in the area where they could find books for their JLPT and other studies.
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毎年、国際部は留学生のために、色々な所へ遠足に行きます。日本史や文化をもっと深く理解するための遠足や、日本での暮らしや生活のための遠足もあります。今回は暮らしに関係するものでした。
池袋防災館に行き、地震についての勉強を更にレベルアップ。映像が終わったらすぐ体験をすることが出来ました。6年前の東日本大地震と同じくらいの大きさ(震度7)を体験出来ました。
是非、皆さま防災館に行って、この様な体験をしてみて下さい。とても良い経験になりますよ！
