School excursions increased due to the influence of the new Shodoshima corona Kagawa September 24, 14:40
Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the number of schools that forgo school trips that involve long-distance travel is increasing, while school trips from within and outside the prefecture are increasing in Shodoshima, Kagawa Prefecture, which is close to Kansai.
Five elementary schools in Mitoyo City, Kagawa Prefecture, which travel to Kyoto and Nara every year for one night and two days, also changed their school trip to a day trip to Shodoshima, and in the morning, about 90 sixth graders took a ferry from Takamatsu Port. I went to Shodoshima.
Upon arriving on the island, the group headed to the zoo, where about 500 Japanese macaques were free-range, to see and take pictures of the monkeys up close.
According to the ferry operator that connects Takamatsu and Shodoshima, only one school used this route for travel last September and October, but this month and next month it will be added to Kagawa prefecture. , Kochi prefecture, Hyogo prefecture, etc., 65 elementary and junior high schools in total have travel reservations.
A boy in the sixth grade of elementary school said, "This is my first time on Shodoshima. I'm glad I was able to create memories that I couldn't do in Kyoto."
Principal Rayuri Tada of Kasada Elementary School said, "I thought that staying outside the prefecture would increase contact with people, so I made a day trip. I want children to discover the charm of Shodoshima through traveling."