Yearly Events (with photographs!) Children at Shiragiku Kindergarten have played cheerfully and freely and grown through various events. Please take a look at the fun photographs of the yearly events and other activities we had in the previous year. 1.Mini Field Trip(JINDAI BatanicalGarden) - Children canenjoy playing in naturethrough monthly minifield trips. 2.Open House - Parents visit and see their children at school on Mother's Day, Father's Day, and once in second or third semester. 3.Pool 4.Summer Festival - Children and parents have a fun evening doing Bon-Dancing. 5.Fire Drill - We conduct fire drills every month so as to be prepared for fires and other emergencies. 6.Field Day - Children run and play cheerfully while their parents watch. 7.mini-zoo 8.Halloween Festival 9.Christmas Party - Children enjoy the Christmas atmosphere by watching plays, playing with Santa Clause, making Christmas candles, and so on. 10.Mochi-Tsuki - Mochi is Japanese rice cake, a 'must' food for traditional New Year celebrations. Children make Mochi by pounding steamed Mochi-rice with a heavy wooden hammer. 11.Setsubun Festival - Setsubun is the eve of the beginning of spring on the calendar. Children throw beans inside and outside the buildings - a traditional Setsubun ceremony to invite good luck and scare away bad luck for the coming year. 12.Lunch - Children come to like a variety of foods over the course of three years. 13.Playing in the Sandbox. 14.Playing in Mud - Children have fun playing in the mud, something they can only do while they are young.