"Sandwichman & Ashida Mana's Hakase-chan " (TV Asahi) is a program in which children with knowledge and talents that rival those of adults give funny lessons as " Hakase-chan " (teacher). On July 19th, a 3.5 hour special will be aired from 6:30 pm to 9:54 pm, entitled "Overseas Project No. 5! Hakase-chan of Ancient Egypt: 'A Journey to Meet the Most Powerful King Ramses II!'".
The main character of this trip is Tanaka Wako (15 years old, 3rd year junior high school student), also known as "Ancient Egypt Hakase-chan." About two and a half years ago, when she was in 6th grade, she went on a trip to Egypt to find out the truth behind the death of Tutankhamun as part of the program's first overseas project. This time, she will visit Egypt again and visit five World Heritage sites related to Pharaoh Ramses II of the 19th Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Egypt, whom she admires.
First, we went to the Abu Simbel Temple, which was carved out of a huge rock mountain and where four colossal statues of Ramses II are enshrined. "It feels like Ramses is raining down on my body!" said Tanaka, who was very excited. While other tourists were taking commemorative photos, he surprised the locals by doing something unexpected. Inside the temple, we saw murals that showed the power of Ramses II, and learned about the surprising "performance" that Ramses II had set up in the innermost "Holy of Holies".
Next, we visit the Ramseum, where a 20-meter-long giant statue remains toppled. We get a closer look at what Ramses II, who built many temples and was also known as the King of Builders, used to leave his statue for future generations. At the Luxor Temple, where we can get a glimpse of Ramses II's human side, we will unravel the "dangerous side" of Ramses II hidden within the temple.
The camera also specially entered the tomb of Ramses II, which is currently under restoration and is not open to the public. The climax of the trip was a face-to-face encounter with the mummy of Ramses II. The mummy of Ramses II, which is housed in the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, is usually completely prohibited from being filmed on television or by the general public, but "the Hakase-chan" gave special permission to film it.
MC Sandwichman and Mana Ashida were moved by the strength of Tanaka's feelings after meeting the mummy of her "beloved one," Ramses II. Studio guests Sawako Agawa and Yumi Adachi had tears in their eyes.
