On November 27 (Wednesday), 16 third-year students from Sato (Yu) seminar conducted a regional survey in Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. 16 people were divided into four groups, and worked on four themes: commerce (shopping street), tourism (industrial tourism), sixth industrialization (Ube Genki brand), and immigration and settlement.

　First of all, at the Ube City Hall, we interviewed the person in charge about each theme. In the first survey, there were some unfamiliar parts, but I think that the results of studying little by little were achieved. Also, after the interview, there was a group that actually went to see the site with the person in charge.
　After that, we moved to Tokiwa Park for lunch and toured the Ube City Coal Memorial Hall in the park. Many students did not know that Ube had a charcoal field, and listened with interest to the explanation of curator Kiminori Hirohata. In addition, we saw the city area of Ube and the Seto Inland Sea from observation deck, which was built by relocating the pit tower that was active until the closure of the Tomi first coal mine.

　Finally, we visited Ube Industry Co-creation Innovation Center Shii (UBE START UP) and asked about the outline of the business. Since the students are in the second half of the third grade, it is also a time to be aware of job hunting, so they seemed to feel that entrepreneurship was also one of their careers. In addition, he seemed to be inspired by the fact that there were other college students who were studying thinking about starting a business.

　Many students challenged the interview survey for the first time, but at first they seemed nervous. However, it was interesting to listen to the local people and tell them, and to actually check with their own eyes, and I think there were many things to gain. Also, it seems that I felt that there were many things I did not know even if I was in the same Yamaguchi prefecture. In about one and a half years of college life, I would like you to visit various areas to fill what you do not know. And I think that students will get a variety of jobs in the future, but I would like them to visit the site, listen carefully to the stories of the parties concerned, and remember the importance and fun of thinking carefully.

　Thank you to the Ube City Hall, Mr. Hirohata of the Ube City Coal Memorial Hall, and everyone at UBE START UP for their cooperation.

Associate Professor Yuya Sato, Basic Education and Culture Education