- Thai Students Invited to Chiba to participate in "Foreign Student Monitor Tour" Project -

The Chiba Prefectural Government invited 10 university students from Thailand under its monitor tour project from February 2 to 6, 2016. The students visited various popular tourist sites in the prefecture, attended an exchange program with local students and paid a courtesy call on Chiba Governor Kensaku Morita.

The Thai students posted their comments about tourist spots on social networking services (SNS) such as Facebook and Twitter.

Outline of tour

Participants in the annual tour for Thai university students, the third of its kind, visited major sightseeing spots in Chiba, such as Mother Farm and Otaki Castle. They posted tourist attractions in the prefecture on SNS.

Japanese students in the prefecture accompanied the Thai students for two days during the tour, deepening mutual understanding.

1. Period: February 2 to 6, 2016

2. Courtesy visit to Governor Morita: February 5

3. Main spots visited:

Strawberry picking, Naritasan Shinshoji Temple, Country Farm Tokyo German Village, Mihama-en Park, Tokyo Disney Resort, Mother Farm, Kamogawa Sea World, Otaki, Nihonji Temple, Sawara, Isumi Railway, Ryugujo Spa Hotel Mikazuki, Mitsui Outlet Park Kisarazu, Lalaport Tokyo-Bay, Daiso Giga Funabashi, Don Quijote and Aeon Mall Makuhari Shintoshin

4. Tourist information

Chiba, Japan Travel Guide (Thai version: http://japan-chiba-guide.com/th/index.html)

*Facebook: Japan Tourism-Chiba (http://www.facebook.com/Japan.Tourism.Chiba)