Activities
The Takasaki International Relations Society holds a wide range of events.
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【Thai Cooking Class, March 2024】
The class was led by Sarisa Sano and her son, who own the Thai restaurant Laithai located in Azuma-cho, Takasaki.
Participants learned how to make 3 classic Thai dishes: gapao rice, spring roll salad, and bua loy (sweet rice balls simmered in coconut milk). Everyone enjoyed eating, drinking Thai tea, and asking questions about Thai culture. Afterwards they posted about their experience on various social media platforms.
Daily Life Around the World (March, 2024)
The Youth Development Section invited guests to come and give cultural presentations and play games with children in Takasaki. 4 guests representing America, Canada, Panama, and The Philippines showed what daily life is like in their respective countries. Afterwards, children received personalized awards from the guests as well as goodie bags filled with snacks from various countries.
30th Anniversary of Takasaki International Relations Society
Cameroon-born Manga artist and author Rene Hoshino recorded an online presentation for TIRS that was made public from 1st to 14th November 2021, and received 750 views. He talked for an our about nationality, language, culture and how these relate to different people living in the same society.
Online Global Leaders Presentation (Aug 2021)
Ryosuke Teraoka, who works for the United Nations Habitat and is currently in Iraq, joined 30 children online to tell them about his work with the UN and about his role in the rebuilding of Iraq.
Online Tabunka Salon ～Vietnam～ (Sept 2021)
Thao Nguyen, a 2nd year student at Jobu University, was guest for this online event presenting about the culture and lifestyle of Vietnam. 12 participants enjoyed talking with her, and discovering new things about her home country.
