”Local Guides program” is a door that rediscover my value and local attractions

Hello localguides !!
My name is Manatee.
I’m a japanese, but now live in Tainan-city,Taiwan.

●My value
One day I opened the door.
It is the “Local Guides program”.
As a result, the program let me discover my new value.

I have begun to participate in a program.
I posted some photographs of the sightseeing spot, some reviews of the restaurant.
I was active for a while and noticed.
My review is useful for Japanese visiting Tainan and Taiwanese of the Japanese-speaker.
Because an official language is Chinese (Traditional) in Taiwan.
The person reviewing it in Japanese is “rare" and “precious”.
Yes,It’s my new value!

My revue of the restaurant is particularly popular.
Tainan is a famous town by delicious food.
There seem to be many people in search of delicious dishes, clean and comfortable restaurants.

●Local attractions
“ 台南,是一個適合人們做夢、幹活、戀愛、結婚、悠然過活的地方。” -葉石濤
“Tainan is a place for people could realize dreams,working,fall in love and marry,
and then lead a comfortable and pleasant life.” -Yeh Shih-tao,Taiwanise Writer

Tainan is a tourist town.
Many people visit Tainan for history, culture, delicious food.
I discovered new attractions of Tainan recently.
It is to be a town healing a person.

①Place to heal a person:Anping Tree House
It is the tree house made of banyan trees.
There is the history of 150 years.
It is space to heal a person in the tree house.
:point_down: Check****it out!

②Animal to heal a person:Tainan-cats
Many cats live in Tainan, and they heal people.
The shop which is open with a cat is the lots such as a restaurant, a cafe, an office.
Many cats are protection cats.
This list introduces the shop where a cat staff is.
:point_down: Check****it out!
List:Shops for cat lovers (ΦωΦ)

A lot of wild cats live in the back alley of Tainan.
Why will you have many cats which seem to be healthy?

The first reason is that a local person takes care.
Tainan person has many warmhearted people.
The animal protection activity is prosperous, too.

The second reason is an approach of Tainan City Government.
Tainan is a town of “euthanasia zero” of a animal.
The government castrates the animal (dog,cat).
The government began TNVR (Trap,Neuter,Vaccinate,return) in 2011 and achieved “euthanasia zero” in 2015.
In Tainan, the person heals an animal, and the animal heals a person.

●Other Posts
日本語で自己紹介しましょう−Manatee台南新移民
地域の魅力を掘り起こす活動
5つ星「誠實鍋燒」に潜入調査

●Meet-up History
2019.7.27 Connect Live 2019 in Tokyo
2020.2.8 Japan Local Guides Meet up in Urabandai*Online connect

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This is a really cool story @Manatee well done :slightly_smiling_face:

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@Manatee さん

こんにちは!素敵な投稿ですね。そして動物保護に関する台湾の活動、とても興味深い内容です。各地域に様々な事情や背景もあるとは思いますが、お互いが共存できる地域づくりは人に限らずとても大切だと思います。ローカルガイドとしてそういった課題にも目を向けていきたいものです。

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@PaulPavlinovich
Thank you for reading my posts!

Your post:World Wide Water Quality Map
is so cool !! :open_mouth: :+1:

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@HiroyukiTakisawa ありがとうございます。
台湾では動物保護の活動が盛んな一方、
一部の田舎の地域では未だ首輪でつながれていない放し飼いの犬がいたり、
外国人労働者が犬を誘拐する事件があったりと
日本にはない問題があります。
動物も含め、お互いが共存できるより良い社会をめざしたいですね。

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I’m glad you like it @Manatee each year I try to think of some kind of project to enhance Local Guides and our community and this year I came up with that one which is quite useful to people and gradually more and more people contribute. Reminds me I’ve not checked this week. I’d better go do that!!

Paul

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Hi @Manatee

Lovely post, beautiful video.

Goodluck with your application for connect live 2020.

Thanks for sharing your Favourite place with us on connect.

Have a nice day.

Austin.

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こんにちは @Manatee さん、素敵な自己紹介ですね!

台南は日本人にとって特に魅力的な街なので、多くの観光客や移住者の助けになるのは間違いないでしょう。

普段からローカル目線のお店を紹介して頂きありがとうございます、私のリストが日々充実を増しています。

また、猫などの動物をはじめ住民への行政対応が迅速で柔軟であることをご紹介頂いたことで大変勉強になりました。

アクティブな活動が認められ招待されることを願っています!

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Hello @Manatee

This is an informative and beautiful story about you and Tainan.

I really love how the government concerns about “euthanasia zero” of a animal. It truly a good initiative!

How long have you been living in Tainan?