Students from Takko Machi
– Gilroy’s sister city in Japan – spent the day performing
traditional dance and teaching Gilroy High School students about
the art of calligraphy.
Students from Takko Machi – Gilroy’s sister city in Japan – spent the day performing traditional dance and teaching Gilroy High School students about the art of calligraphy.
Here for a week, the 19 Japanese students have toured Gilroy and spent time sharing their culture and history with their American counterparts. Like Gilroy’s students that have traveled to Takko Machi, the Japanese 10th graders are living with host families throughout Gilroy.
“I love my host family,” said Mayumi Omura. “They are very kind. I want to stay longer.”
The major reasons for bringing a class of 10th graders to the States is to polish their English and learn the culture differences between Gilroy and Takko Machi, said Takko Machi High School’s vice-principal, Keiji Kuji.
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