The "Shiretoko Nature Class" is being held for the first time in four years to learn the importance of nature through camping life in Shiretoko, Hokkaido.
This class has been held every year for more than 1 years in Shiretoko, a World Natural Heritage Site, to help students learn the importance of nature while playing in the forest and rivers through a one-week camp.
This was the first time in four years due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and 40 people from 4th grade of elementary school to 4rd year of high school from all over Japan participated.
On the 3rd, the curriculum was based on the theme of "rivers," and participants walked through the forests around the river that flows through the Shiretoko Peninsula and made ingenious efforts such as arranging large stones to cross the river.
Going deep into the forest, there was a large wig tree, and more than 10 people were enjoying the great outdoors by holding hands to check the thickness of the trunk and taking pictures in front of the large tree.
A first-year junior high school student from Tokyo said, "It was a lot of fun because I was able to explore the nature of Shiretoko and see various nature, and I would like to come back again."
A fourth-grade elementary school student from Osaka Prefecture said, "I was moved by the cycle of life, such as the sound of the river flowing and the overgrown trees."
This nature class will continue until the 1th of this month, and the participants will also participate in tree-planting activities.