2010年03月02日に短期コースの学生たちが京都市中央卸売第一市場に行きました。ここでは平日毎朝5時20分から競り売りがあります。京都のスーパーやレストランを持っている方々がここに来て、店のための食べ物を買います。市場はすごく広いところで色々な食べ物があってフォークリフトやリーチリフトもありました。学生が行ったときは競りがなくて残念でしたが柏木先生が色々な説明をされて勉強になりました。
その後に古い汽車の博物館である梅小路蒸気機関車館へ見学をしに行きました。汽車の歴史や動かし方などについての色々なポスターや汽車のモデルがあります。学生は特に実物展示カットモデルに興味がありそうでした。機関車展示館もありました。そこには本物の汽車が18台あって12台はまだ動くそうです。最後に本物のSLスチーム号に乗って、学生はとても楽しそうでした。
On March 2, 2010, the students went to visit a market. Every morning at weekdays there is a big auction where several shop and restaurant owners gather to buy the food for their business. The students were quite surprised to see the very large terminal and the large amount of fresh fruit, vegetables, and fish. There were many workers who drove the pallets of food with various kinds of forklifts and reach trucks from one place to another. It was a shame they couldn't see the auction but thanks to the explanation of Mr. Kashiwagi they could get a good picture of it.
After that they went to visit the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum. In the museum were many posters, models and timelines to explain about various things like the history and the operation of the steam locomotives. Especially the real size cabin of a locomotive seemed to interest the students.
There was also a locomotive exhibition site were a Total of 18 real size locomotives were displayed. According to an employee 12 locomotives are still working. Last but not least the students made a ride in a real locomotive which they seem to enjoy very much.
