The Ozaki Seminar Faculty of Intercultural Japanese Studies and the Ebi Seminar Faculty of Modern Social Studies participated in the 6th Kansai Kitamae-bune Research Exchange Seminar held at Murozu Fishing Port in Tatsuno City.

On Sunday, November 9th, students from the Ozaki seminar (Modern Japanese History) Faculty of Intercultural Japanese Studies and the Ebi seminar (Tourism and Regional Management) of the School of Faculty of Modern Social Studies participated in the 6th Kansai Kitamae-bune Research Exchange Seminar, held at Murozu Fishing Port in Tatsuno City, Hyogo Prefecture.
This seminar was divided into two parts, and in the first part, Ebi seminar students set up a booth at the "4th Murotsu Furusato Festival" held on the same day, selling original coffee made by the seminar students and distributing "OTEMAE TOURISM TIMES" featured in the "MUROTU Art Map" that the seminar students created after visiting the area. Despite unfortunate weather on the day, they managed to sell 34 cups in the three hours they were at the booth.
The second part of the event moved to Murozu Kaiekikan, where students from Ozaki's seminar gave a museum talk titled "Murozu History," attended by approximately 20 people. The talk, moderated by Munakata, featured presentations by Inagaki on "Murozu as seen by Luis Frois during the Warring States Period," Kamiya on "Murozu's Geography and Landscape," Nakamura on "Murozu and Honjin," Kataoka on "The Development of Kitamae-bune Ships," Isokawa on "Setouchi Fertilizer: Murozu and Dried Sardines," Ushio on "The Silver Yuan System and Its Wisdom," and Sumimoto on "The Activities of the Shimaya Shipping Wholesaler." Participants praised the talk for its insight into the development of domestic trade via maritime transport, including Kitamae-bune ships, and the history of Murozu, fitting the subtitle "Rediscovering the Charm of Murozu Through History." Additionally, Ebi seminar students provided accurate answers to questions from participants about tourism, demonstrating the crossover (history and tourism) that is a characteristic of our university's learning.

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