Kobe City: Call for Participants! Kobe Port Backyard Tour [Close contact! Container

Press Release (June 26, 2024)
Port and Harbor Bureau Promotion Division
Kobe City has been conducting “Kobe Port Backyard Tour”, an event for elementary and junior high school students to visit and experience port facilities, in order to help them learn about and become familiar with “Minato” and to show them the charm of “Minato” from children’s perspective.
The theme of this year’s third “Port of Kobe Backyard Tour” is “Close Contact: Container Logistics! Container Logistics. In order to learn about the logistics work that supports our daily lives, we will visit the Kobe College of Port and Harbor Studies, a school where students learn about work in the port industry. Visitors will try their hand at loading and unloading containers using the popular “gantry crane” simulator, just like the real thing. At the Kobe International Container Terminal, we will visit an actual logistics site. The sight of many containers and trucks coming and going is very impressive!
Participation is free of charge.

Date & Time:

Monday, July 29, 2024, 12:30 – 17:30
Meet in front of Round One Sannomiya Station at 12:30 p

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Contents

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• Loading and unloading containers using a gantry crane, which is used for loading cargo onto ships, in a simulator used for practical training.
• Commemorative photo in the cockpit of a crane and forklift truck

2. Tour of Kobe International Container Terminal

• Guidance on the rooftop overlooking the terminal
• Tour of the container yard from inside the bus, which is normally inaccessible

Application Guidelines

Eligibility
3rd grade elementary school students to 3rd grade junior high school students living in Kobe
*Must be accompanied by a parent or guardian
*One parent or guardian and one child are allowed to apply

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Capacity of application

*About

20 pairs of 40 people will be selected by lottery if there are too many applicants

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Free

Application Method
Please apply through the application website

Application Period
From Wednesday, June 26 to Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Winning and losing results will be notified by e-mail around July 12 (Friday).

Others
○ No parking will be provided, so please use paid parking in the neighborhood when coming by car.
Photos and videos taken during the event may be used for publicity and related projects.
○ You will be asked to fill out a questionnaire after participating in the event.
○ The event may be changed or cancelled due to inclement weather or other reasons.

Organized by

Kobe Maritime Regional Human Resources Cooperation Council (Kobe City)

In cooperation with

Kobe College of Port and Harbor Vocational Skills Development
Merchant Marine & Harbor Transport Corporation
Kobe Maritime Public Relations Association

Inquiries (Contractor)

JTB Kobe Branch

TEL: 078-391-6955 (Office hours: weekdays 9:30-17:30)
FAX: 078-391-1143

Reference

This event will be held as part of “Kodomo Wake in Kobe 2024,” a collaborative project between Kobe City and Act Indi Corporation

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Children’s Week in Kobe 2024】
Period: Saturday, July 20, 2024 – Monday, August 12, 2024 *Except for some exceptions
Location: Various locations in & around Kobe City
Contents: A real work experience program based on the theme of Kobe’s sea!
*Accepting applications sequentially from Thursday, May 30, 2024
Target: Children of elementary school age and their parents/guardians

For

details and the latest information, please visit the following website

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kodomowork.net/kobe