Midori Ippai Project Activities LINE 178Kumano Kodo Cleaning Activity June 11, 2016 NTT West Mie Group
On June 11, 2016 (Saturday), a total of 40 group company employees and former employees of NTT West Mie Group took part in the cleaning activity at the "Hajikami-toge Pass" in Kihoku-cho, which is part of the world heritage site, Kumano Kodo. This is the eighth round of the activity since it was launched in 2006, with support from Hajikami Kataraibe no Kai (Kumano Kodo Kataribe) and Higashi-kishu Community Promotion Corporation.
Hajikami-toge Pass is located at the border between the Kii-nagashima and Miyama districts of Kihoku-cho (Mie Prefecture, Kitamuro-gun). It is also the intersection point between the Edo-michi course and Meiji-michi course.
At this activity, participants were divided into two groups, one to the Edo-michi course and the other to the Meiji-michi course. Led by members of the Hajikami Kataribe no Kai, cleaning works such as removing of stones from the path and fern cutting were carried out for about 1.5 hours before arriving at Hajikami-toge Pass, which was the goal.
Participants gradually started to perspire from the cleaning work and walk, but their fatigue was soothed by the cool and refreshing breeze at Hajikami-toge Pass.
Also, they got to hear stories about Kumano Kodo from the storytellers of the Kataribe no Kai along the way, and received a handmade keyholder as a gift.
Words of appreciation were presented to the participants at the end of the activity. This activity has helped to refresh both the body and mind of the participants, as well as make Kumano Kodo a cleaner place.
Hajikami-toge Pass is located at the border between the Kii-nagashima and Miyama districts of Kihoku-cho (Mie Prefecture, Kitamuro-gun). It is also the intersection point between the Edo-michi course and Meiji-michi course.
At this activity, participants were divided into two groups, one to the Edo-michi course and the other to the Meiji-michi course. Led by members of the Hajikami Kataribe no Kai, cleaning works such as removing of stones from the path and fern cutting were carried out for about 1.5 hours before arriving at Hajikami-toge Pass, which was the goal.
Participants gradually started to perspire from the cleaning work and walk, but their fatigue was soothed by the cool and refreshing breeze at Hajikami-toge Pass.
Also, they got to hear stories about Kumano Kodo from the storytellers of the Kataribe no Kai along the way, and received a handmade keyholder as a gift.
Words of appreciation were presented to the participants at the end of the activity. This activity has helped to refresh both the body and mind of the participants, as well as make Kumano Kodo a cleaner place.
- Participating companies
- NTT West Mie Group
- Venue
- Hajikami-toge Pass (Kumano Kodo)
- No. of participants
- 40
