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Survey: Kagoshima citizens eager in charity work
According to the results of a survey on living and activities—the basic survey on social life in 2011 by Kagoshima Prefecture—the percentage of people who engaged in volunteer activities during their free time over the last year was 34.4%, which was the third highest following Yamagata and Tottori prefectures.
Many of them are involved in such activities through neighbourhood associations, which have strong connections with the local communities. Kagoshima Prefecture Statistics Section analysed that there are enough opportunities for those who wish to take part in (volunteer activities), which indicates that people are highly conscious that they should do what they can do in their own communities.
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調査：鹿児島県民は慈善活動に熱心
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According to...：・・・によると　　　a ~ activities：生活と活動の調査　　　the ~ life：社会生活の調査　　　engage in...：・・・に携わる　　　following...：・・・に続いて
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Are involved in...：・・・に関わっている　　　neighbourhood associations：町内会　　　analysed that...：＜that以下＞だと分析した　　　there ~ activities：（ボランティア活動に）参加したい人のために十分な機会がある　　　indicates that...：＜that以下＞であることを示している　　　highly conscious：関心が高い　　　they ~ communities：自分たちの地域で出来ることは自分たちですべきである

Kagoshima to lure foreigners with summer camps
With the aim of promoting tourism in the summer season when there are few domestic school trips, Kagoshima Prefecture and the prefecture's Tourist Federation have launched a promotion campaign to invite overseas students for camping trips. As their first successful bid, they are now hosting a group of ten high school students from the city of Shanghai for a summer camp in the prefecture from July 28.
The authorities organised this first summer camp tour in collaboration with a Shanghai-based travel-planning company as a new type of educational trip during summer holidays when the prefecture receives no school excursion groups. They are also aiming to promote winter camps to help increase the demand for stays at private homes.
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鹿児島がサマーキャンプで外国人を誘致
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With ~ of...：・・・を目的に　　　tourism：観光　　　few：ほとんどない　　　domestic ~ trips：国内の修学旅行　　　have launched...：・・・を始めた（have started/begun）　　　a ~ campaign：誘致キャンペーン　　　as ~bid：最初の招致（成功）として
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The authorities：当局（県と観光連盟のこと）　　　in collaboration with...：・・・との協力で（in cooperation with, in tandem with）　　　Shanghai-based：上海に本拠を置く　　　(a) educational trip：教育旅行　　　school excursions：修学旅行　　　the demand for...：・・・への需要　　　stays ~ homes：民泊

Kagoshima "lacked hospitality in 2011"
A travel survey in 2011 conducted by Tokyo-based Recruit Co. showed that Kagoshima Prefecture failed to make the top 10 in terms of "hospitality of the local people," which the prefecture had achieved for six consecutive years.
According to the same survey, due to the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train lines, the total number of travellers who stayed in the prefecture (excluding those on business trips, homecomings, and school trips) was an estimated 2.44 million with the growth rate, compared to the previous year, being the 10th highest nationwide at 5.3%. The company assessed that the hotels had been overcrowded with guests, which prevented them from providing courteous service.
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鹿児島：「２０１１年度におもてなしを欠いた」
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A ~ survey：宿泊旅行調査　　　conducted by...：・・・が行った　　　Tokyo-based...：東京に本拠を置く　　　Kagoshima ~ 10：鹿児島県はトップ１０入りを逃した　　　in ~ of...：・・・の点で　　　for ~ years：６年連続で
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According to...：・・・によると　　　the ~ survey：同調査（宿泊旅行調査のこと）　　　due to...：・・・が要因で（on account of, because of, owing to）　　　excluding...：・・・を除いて　　　business trips：出張　　　homecoming：帰省　　　estimated：推定の　　　compared to...：・・・と比較して　　　assessed：分析した　　　the hotels ~ guests：ホテルは宿泊客で混雑した　　　which ~ service：（ホテルの混雑により）丁寧な接客が出来なかった