August 8, 2019 Report on the first day of the training camp.

The location of this summer training camp is Lake Kawaguchi, at the foot of Mount Fuji.

Since it was summer vacation season, we got caught in some traffic jams, and the bus journey took eight hours from Sendai and seven hours from Fukushima.

We take our time on the journey, enjoying local gourmet food at service areas along the way.

↑Maon Fukuzumi tasting the "Lemon Milk" flavored soft serve ice cream, a famous flavor in Tochigi

↑Kaizu Kota's sophisticated choice of snacks to go with alcohol

Here's a snapshot of the group that gathered at the location.

The venue for this training camp is "Kawaguchiko Saint Village"
https://stvillage.com/

It is a stylish facility with a BBQ terrace and a conversation space. I will be staying here for 5 days.

We also had a welcome board with musical instruments and music notes motifs. Thank you!

When we arrived at the training camp, the first thing we had was dinner.

We will all work together to serve the food!

Captain Tajima says "Itadakimasu (Let's eat)."

The first night's dinner was hamburger steak!

After dinner

There was no practice on this day, and there was an orientation in the hall after dinner.

Haruka Watanabe, a double bassist attending Fukushima Medical University, gave a warning about heatstroke prevention. It was a great explanation!

After the orientation, there will be recreational activities organized by the training camp staff.

The moderator will be Ashina Reika.

They came up with a "self-introduction project" so that everyone, including the members who joined from the 5th term, could get to know each other.

First, we split into small groups and each filled out a self-introduction card.

Then, everyone in a group introduces themselves using the cards!

Once everyone in the group had finished introducing themselves, the cards were collected by the moderator, Ms. Ashina.

Next, a card is randomly drawn and everyone has to guess whose card it is! The person who gets the answer then has to introduce themselves in front of everyone.

Since we had some extra time, we played a game of telephone.

The topic of the game was "Takeda-san's T-shirt today is orange. Good luck at the camp!" It seemed like he was having a hard time!

This concludes the recreation!

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There was no full practice on this day, but some members practiced on their own in the hall.

They showed no signs of fatigue from the long journey and were practicing enthusiastically...!

This concludes the first day of the training camp!