{"id":5,"date":"2018-02-22T10:32:36","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T01:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.semboku-gt.jp\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2018-04-25T14:24:06","modified_gmt":"2018-04-25T05:24:06","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/semboku-gt.jp\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"body-right\">\r\n<div class=\"sidebar\">\r\n<div class=\"sub-title\">About us<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"sub-top\"><\/div>\r\n<ul class=\"said-nav\">\r\n\t<li class=\"about-said-li1\"><a style=\"border-top:none;\" href=\"#link1\">About the Semboku City Countryside Immersion Experience Promotion Council<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"about-said-li2\"><a href=\"#link2\">Project Overview<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"about-said-li3\"><a href=\"#link3\">Council History<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"sub-under\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"body-left\">\r\n<div class=\"sidebar\">\r\n\r\n<a id=\"link1\"><\/a>\r\n<h2 class=\"about-h2\" style=\"margin-top:0;\">About the Semboku City Countryside Immersion Experience Promotion Council<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"about-text\">\r\n Semboku City\u2019s Green Tourism, sightseeing that involves farming work experiences, has a long history, being used by metropolitan city schools for educational trips as far back as 1965.\r\n<br>\r\n Semboku City also is abundant with unique landmarks: Lake Tazawa, Akita Komagatake Mountain, Dakikaeri Gorge, nationally renowned Nyuto Hot Spring Village and Tamagawa Hot Spring, as well as the historical Kakunodate Samurai Residences. All of these spots allow visitors to enjoy not only Green Tourism, but also sightseeing.\r\n<br>\r\n In order to take advantage of our accumulated wisdom, as well as our sightseeing attractions, in 2008 the Semboku City Countryside Immersion Experience Promotion Council was established for the purpose of fostering interaction between rural and urban areas, as well as to invigorate local areas.\r\n<br>\r\n We have recently ventured into attending to groups from overseas, such as with educational trips and international exchange associations, which has resulted in a globalized impact in rural areas.\r\n<br>\r\n In 2018, we registered exclusive areas as tourism businesses. In order to provide many visitors with a wide range of cultural interaction, including the chance to experience Tohoku country life, see the natural sights, engage in cultural activities, tour the famous landmarks, as well as interact with local residents, we are working on creating travel plans which come with immersive experiences that are exclusive to our region.   \r\n\r\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"about-box1\">\r\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/semboku-gt.jp\/img\/about\/kyokai1.jpg\">\r\n  <p>Educational trip<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"about-box2\">\r\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/semboku-gt.jp\/img\/about\/kyokai2.jpg\">\r\n  <p>International exchange<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"about-box3\">\r\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/semboku-gt.jp\/img\/about\/kyokai3.jpg\">\r\n  <p>2016<br>Awarded the Friendship Award in \u201cDiscovering Assets in Villages Involved in Agriculture, Aquaculture, and Forestry\u201d<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<a id=\"link2\"><\/a>\r\n<h2 class=\"about-h2\">Project Overview<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"about-text\">\r\n  <div class=\"indent-text\">1\uff0eAccommodate educational trips and international exchange groups for Green Tourism<\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"indent-text\">2\uff0eRun campaigns promoting interaction between children in urban and rural areas<\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"indent-text\">3\uff0eOffer hands-on experiences of rural life, as well as organized travel plans with immersion activities exclusive to the Semboku area.<\/div>\r\n  <br>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<a id=\"link3\"><\/a>\r\n<h2 class=\"about-h2\">Council History<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"about-text\">\r\n\r\n<!-- 1\u3064\u76ee\u306e\u67a0 -->\r\n<div class=\"flex\">\r\n  <div class=\"about-left\">2008<\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"about-right\"><p style=\"line-height: 1.2em; padding-bottom:3px;\">Designated as the model for the Urban and Rural Children\u2019s Interaction Campaign (until 2010)<\/p>\r\n<p>Started providing support for Green Tourism educational trips<\/p>\r\n<p>Started safety and sanitation management workshops for the accommodating staff (conducted annually)<\/p><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- 2\u3064\u76ee\u306e\u67a0 -->\r\n<div class=\"flex\">\r\n  <div class=\"about-left\">2010<\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"about-right\">Started prefecture-lead project: Akita Lifestyle-swapping Project for Urban and Rural Children (until 2012)\r\n<p>Started briefing sessions for creating travel itineraries including immersion activities (conducted annually)<\/p><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- 3\u3064\u76ee\u306e\u67a0 -->\r\n<div class=\"flex\">\r\n  <div class=\"about-left\">2011<\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"about-right\">Started prefecture-lead project: Project for Creating Tours that Interact with the Seasonal Characteristics of Akita, Land of Beauty<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- 4\u3064\u76ee\u306e\u67a0 -->\r\n<div class=\"flex\">\r\n  <div class=\"about-left\">2012<\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"about-right\"><p style=\"line-height: 1.2em; padding-bottom:3px;\">Held the Semboku Countryside Heart Exhibition for hand-made goods at local farmhouse inns (conducted annually)\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>Started accommodating overseas youth trainees<\/p>\r\n<p>Started accommodating educational trips from groups overseas<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- 5\u3064\u76ee\u306e\u67a0 -->\r\n<div class=\"flex\">\r\n  <div class=\"about-left\">2013<\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"about-right\">Started prefecture-lead project: Akita Rural and Urban School Interaction Promotion Project (conducted annually)<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- 6\u3064\u76ee\u306e\u67a0 -->\r\n<div class=\"flex\">\r\n  <div class=\"about-left\">2014<\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"about-right\">Started prefecture-lead project: Tourism Collaboration Business Model Creation Project (until 2015)<br>\r\nStarted the Halal Seminar\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- 7\u3064\u76ee\u306e\u67a0 -->\r\n<div class=\"flex\">\r\n  <div class=\"about-left\">2015<\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"about-right\">Awarded the 10th Annual Municipal System of Semboku City Award<br>\r\nAwarded the Way to Go Japan! Award\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- 8\u3064\u76ee\u306e\u67a0 -->\r\n<div class=\"flex\">\r\n  <div class=\"about-left\">2016<\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"about-right\">Awarded the Friendship Award in \u201cDiscovering Assets in Villages Involved in Agriculture, Aquaculture, and Forestry\u201d\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- 9\u3064\u76ee\u306e\u67a0 -->\r\n<div class=\"flex\">\r\n  <div class=\"about-left\">2017<\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"about-right\">Registered as a Domestic Travel Service Supervisor and as a registered travel \r\nagency under the privilege of being a National Strategic Special Zone\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<br>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"About us About the Semboku City Countryside Immersion Experience Promotion Council Project Overview Council Hi [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/semboku-gt.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/semboku-gt.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/semboku-gt.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semboku-gt.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semboku-gt.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/semboku-gt.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1201,"href":"https:\/\/semboku-gt.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions\/1201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/semboku-gt.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}