I had a great time at "Night Walk with Teenagers" last Friday, November 15th.

In short, it was like returning to adolescence and taking a night walk in Tokyo with other teenagers. It was really fun.

To start, I met a group of real teenagers in Hibiya Park.

Let's play 2 or 3 icebreaker games to get to know each other better. The idea is that we are all, including the participants, teenagers.

We split into pairs and took a walk in the park. The theme of our walk was teenage love stories. Two couples will act out a love story near the tennis court.

We moved around the park and formed two teams: Team Katsudon and Team Curry Rice. Then, we played a game called "Dokan Janken". (Provide a link to an explanation of the game in English, if possible)

We played a very fun game where we walked along the edge of the park. If you fell, you were eliminated. The person at the front of the line represented their team and played rock-paper-scissors, while everyone cheered them on.

For the next game, we are going to play a mannequin version of "Red Light, Green Light" (which means "Daruma san ga koronda"). You have to walk like a mannequin on a runway. If you don't, you are eliminated. We will do two rounds, and the last two players will have a shoe-throwing contest.

Once we have a winner, we will all dance to the music.

I am so excited to be the bubble maker again! It's been ages since I've had this much fun.

The sight of people dancing with pom-poms was quite bizarre.

We embarked on a journey into "Cosmo's World," where we shrank to 130 cm and experienced the world from a child's perspective, following Cosmo.

After leaving Hibiya Park, we will take a walk to Hibiya City. Once we arrive, we can take a snack break. I will treat you to some Japanese dagashi and a drink.

During this event, a number of teenagers passionately expressed their views on the theme of "teenage affirmations."

Then, we resumed our walk through the city, with six of us taking turns playing Super Mario Bros. Being sober, we kept making mistakes, which might be good brain exercise. (Provide a link to a website explaining the game in English, if possible)

We will stop at a place with seats and tables to rest during our journey.

Markers, envelopes, and paper will be provided at each table. Participants will be paired up and seated face-to-face to draw their partner's portrait. There are two rules to follow: participants must draw without looking at the marker in their hand, and they must finish the drawing in a single stroke.

Here is the drawing that Kn-san, my partner, kindly made for me.

I stared at Kn-san's face while drawing as well.

It was the first time in a long time that I had looked at someone so closely, and it made me nervous.

It looked a bit like a Cubist painting by Picasso.

I was surprised by my own talent! But then, the handsome Kn-san looked at it and said to me:

"Is that really what I look like?"

After that, we danced to an original choreography.

I was taught the first and second verses, but they were quite difficult.

I heard that the lyrics and music were composed by a 13-year-old named Cosmo.

We will all walk together to Shiba Park where we can see the Tokyo Tower. Then, we will form a circle and each of us will share our teenage dreams.

After sharing, we will each light a penlight.

Inspired by everyone's sincere dreams, we cheered up and sang "Sukiyaki" together, waving our penlights as a symbol of unity and

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