HAIKU AWARD CEREMONY BY JAPAN AIRLINES
A team of two students along with their Japanese Language Teacher, Mrs. Vandana Jain and JICA Volunteer, Mr. Okamoto Rei attended the Award Distribution Ceremonywhich was held on 12th October, 2022 at the Japan Foundation, Delhi. It was conducted by Japan Airlines for felicitating the winners of the 17th World Children’s Haiku Contest 2021-22, organized by the JAL Foundation.The event was also attended by Mrs.Swapna Nair, Principal, Arwachin International School.
The event commenced with the introduction of world renowned Japanese poem ‘haiku’, followed by an interesting quiz based on Japan & its culture. Thereafter, the winners were declared.
Mr. Yoshida Koji, Counsellor (PR and Culture), Embassy of Japan in India and Mr. Koji Sato, Director General, JFND selected the winners among 84 entries. Khushal Sharma of Class 9A received the Grand Prize Winner Award and Sanyam Arora of Class 8A bagged JAL Prize Winner Award.
Mr. Shinya Naruse, Vice- President& Regional Manager, JAL Airlines presented the vote of thanks at the end of the event, followed by a group photograph.
Our special thanks to the officials of JAL Airlines for organizing such a wonderful event which is really helpful for motivating students to learn about Japan, its language and culture.
Mrs. Vandana Jain
(Japanese Language Department)