Before Coming-of-Age Day, a sightseeing bus company held its own ``20th birthday party'', and after joining the company, the bus guides who had been affected by the new corona renewed their feelings.
For about 60 years, a sightseeing bus company in Ota Ward, Tokyo, has been holding its own ceremonies for bus guides who cannot participate in local coming-of-age ceremonies due to work. The event was held as a “party to celebrate 20 years old”.
The bus guides who participated were three people who joined the company in the year when tourism demand dropped sharply due to the new corona and hiring was limited to about one-third of the usual year. I came.
Since June last year, I finally started working as a bus guide, so on the 6th, I wrapped myself in furisode and took a commemorative photo in front of the sightseeing bus that I usually work on.
After that, they moved to a nearby shrine under the guidance of a senior bus guide, and after visiting the shrine, they dedicated an ema (votive picture tablet) with words such as "Be happy with a smile" to refresh themselves.
Akari Ogata, who is from Oita City, said, "There were unexpected things such as being seconded, and there were hard times, but I remembered the guide I admired on the school excursion, and I always remembered my goals. Adults. I want to be a guide who can impress customers with awareness."