To prepare the Rivervlites for the Japan Home Stay 2013 Programme, a series of pre-trip training sessions are organised. In this training session, the Riverlites are learning to sing the song "Hana Wa Saku" - translated as "Flowers are Blooming". This song is produced by NHK, composed by Kanno, with lyrics by Shunji Iwai. This song is to encourage those affected by the strong earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan in March 11, 2011. That day will be remembered as "2011 Tohoku Earthquake"
