{"id":5174,"date":"2026-02-17T13:39:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T04:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdps.okayama-u.ac.jp\/en\/?page_id=5174"},"modified":"2026-02-25T16:11:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T07:11:18","slug":"5174-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mdps.okayama-u.ac.jp\/en\/about\/shikata-l-cafe\/traditional-experience-trips\/5174-2\/","title":{"rendered":"SCHOOL DAY TRIP TO OSAFUNE SWORD MUSEUM, SHIZUTANI SCHOOL, AMATSU SHRINE, FUKUSOJI TEMPLE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"403\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">On February 15th, students from <strong data-start=\"129\" data-end=\"151\">Okayama University<\/strong> \u2014 including participants from Japan, Sudan, Costa Rica, Turkey, El Salvador, China, and Brazil \u2014 experienced the heart of Japanese culture. 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