This presentation introduces the presenter, Takanori Aida, and outlines his plan to give weekly presentations about different places in Japan. The first topic is Hokkaido, the northernmost prefecture of Japan. Key information provided includes Hokkaido's Snow Festival, local foods, and places of interest like Shiretoko National Park. The presenter recommends Noboribetsu hot springs, Kushiro National Park, and seeing drift ice off Hokkaido's coast in winter.

1. Let’s explore Japan
~Hokkaido~
Japanese Society in
University of Essex

2. Outline
 Introducing myself
 What I want to do through weekly
presentations
 Hokkaido

3. Who am I?
 Takanori Aida (Taka)/會田篤敬
 5/Jun/1991, 23 years old
 Born in Tokyo, raised in Saitama
 MA TEFL
 Give a presentation about Japan every
week

4. What I want to do through
weekly presentations
 Before I will tell you this, let me ask
you some questions…

5. Questions
 Do you love Japan?
 Have you been to Japan?
 Do you want visit Japan?
 If you do, where do you want to go in
Japan?

6. Your answer may be…

7. What I want to do through
weekly presentations
 They are so famous places that many
tourists from around the world visit
there
 However, Japan has a lot of fascinating
places which are not known by many
foreigners
 Through introducing those places, I want
to provide chances to see various aspects
of Japan

8. What I want to do through
weekly presentations

9. Hokkaido/北海道

10. Brief info of Hokkaido/北海道
 Placed in the most northern part of
Japan
 Largest prefecture
 People called “Ainu” lived there
 Became one part of Japan about 150
years ago

11. Hokkaido/北海道
 Events
 Foods
 Places
 My recommendation

12. Events in Hokkaido/北海道

13. Snow Festival/Yuki Masturi
 Sapporo in the first part of February
 More than 2 million visitors
 Enjoy watching statues made of snow

14. Foods in Hokkaido/北海道

15. Places in Hokkaido/北海道

16. Shiretoko/知床
 Placed in northeastern part of
Hokkaido
 In 2005, world heritage
 Various kinds of endangered species
 Bird watchers&Photographers

17. My recommendation ①
(Noboribetsu hot springs)
 Southwestern part of Hokkaido
 Known for more than 150 years
 Many tourists coming to Hokkaido stay in
Noboribetsu

18. My recommendation ②
(Kushiro National park)
 Placed in the eastern part of Hokkaido
 Became a national park in 1987
 Largest wetland in Japan
 Bird watchers&Photographers

19. My recommendation ③
(Drift ice in Jan/Feb)
 The sea of Okhotsk
 True seals, eagles, and foxes
 Tours

20. Next week…

21. Thank you for listening