Children board construction vehicles and more. The Children's Industry Experience event at Odawara Castle

Translated from the original article at: http://odawara-hakone.keizai.biz/headline/796/

February 7, 2012

A child boards a NEXCO Central (http://global.c-nexco.co.jp/en/) freeway under bridge inspection vehicle.

On February 5th, the "Dream Waking~Industry Experience for Children" event was held at the public park of Odawara Castle's outer citadel. Sponsored by the Children's Department of the Odawara and Hakone Commerce and Industry Assembly (of the Odawara Hakone Business Newspaper), the event was crowded with many parents and children.

For children to safely have fun, various job experiences were created for the event. The day before, the city's enterprise office held an event for such things as soba noodle and kamaboko creation. On that day, 16 types of "experience bases" were available. Children could learn painting, how to create monaka, and experience selling dried goods and other food items.

In addition to the construction vehicles a collection of 40 racing and custom cars were on display. Police cars, fire trucks, Japan self-defense forces vehicles and more were also on display, waiting to be boarded by the children.

There was a long line to enter the baskets of vehicles made for working in high places, such as fire trucks and freeway under bridge inspection vehicles. Work uniforms were prepared for kids to wear and take souvenir pictures in, capturing many parents and their children enjoying themselves.

Original text:

小田原城で「子どもたちの職業体験」イベント－「はたらく車」乗車体験も

（2012年02月07日)

NEXCO中日本の「橋梁点検車」に乗り込む子どもたち

小田原城二の丸公園で2月5日、「ドリームワーキング～子どもたちの職業体験～」が開かれ、多くの親子連れでにぎわった。主催は小田原箱根商工会議所小田原青年部。（小田原箱根経済新聞）

子どもたちが安全で楽しみながら、さまざまな仕事を体験できる同イベント。前日は市内の事業所でそば打ちやパン作り、かまぼこ作りなどの体験を行った。当日も16種類の子ども体験ブースを用意。子どもたちはペンキ塗りやもなか作り、干物やかまぼこの販売などを体験した。

ほかにも、「はたらく車」やレーシングカー、カスタムカーなど約40台が集まり、警察・消防・自衛隊の特殊車両などの展示・乗車体験も行われた。

はしご車や高速道路の橋梁点検車など高所で作業をする車両の先端（バスケット）の搭乗体験には長い行列ができた。用意された子ども用の制服を身に着けて記念撮影を楽しむ親子の姿も多く見られた。