Lesson 10
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Starter (10 minutes)
Read children the story about Tanabata. See the Japan Society's digital kamishibai: https://www.japansociety.org.uk/resource?resource=38 or alternatively, look at the Culture Notes for a summary.
Discuss the content by asking the following questions: ‘Why do you think Kengyu* and Orihime neglected their work when they were together?’ ‘Why do you think Orihime’s dad decided on such a harsh punishment?’ ‘How do you think Orihime must have felt when she was split up from Kengyu?’ ‘How would you feel if you could only meet the person you loved once a year?’
* Please note that in some versions of the story, including the Japan Society version, the character of Kengyu is called Hikoboshi.
