Japan Study Trip Itinerary
Day 1 & 2 : Travel Days
- Japan Study Trip Journal N-5 : Preparation
- Japan Study Trip Journal N+1: Go-Live
- Preparing for my adventure
- Conversational Japanese Language Study Prep
- Flight to Tokyo, Japan
- Japan Web Disembarkation and Declaration Process
- Portable Wi-fi, Personal Translator, Suica Card
- 7-11 Experience (Food, ATM, Sports Tickets)
Day 3: Independent Day Mount Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi
- Japan Study Trip Journal N+2: Mount Fuji Adventure
- Luggage Storage
- Mt Fuji Arakurayama Sengen Park
- Lake Kawaguchi Oishi Park
- Traditional Japanese Village Saiko Iyashi-no-Sato Nenba
- Shinkansen to Nagoya
Day 4: KBJ Anderson Japan Study Trip Begins!
- Japan Study Trip Journal N+3 : Ohayō Nagoya!
- Explore Nagoya Castle
- Famous Nagoya food Misokatsu (pork cutlet with miso sauce)
- Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology
- Dinner at Kura Sushi
Day 5: Nagoya Area
- Japan Study Trip Journal N+4: Hit the Books!
- Study Trip Orientation
- Isao Yoshino, lecture + discussion
- Visit Toyota supplier or another company and discussion
- Welcome dinner!
Day 6: Nagoya Area & Toyota City
- Japan Study Trip Journal N+5: Looms to Automobiles
- Visit local elementary school
- Toyota museum
- Optional group Shabu-Shabu dinner
Day 7: Nagano & Gunma Prefecture
- Japan Study Trip Journal N+6: Japanese Alps
- Travel via private bus to Nagano Prefecture
- Visit Ina Foods Industries + discussion
Lunch at Ina Foods’ garden restaurant - Sake brewery tour
- Stay overnight at a ryokan (traditional Japanese hotel) with group dinner and celebration
- Local sightseeing and cultural experiences such as onsen, wearing yukata, and karaoke
Day 8: Takasaki, Ashikaga & Tokyo
- Japan Study TripJournal N+7: Rural Japan and Finding Purpose
- Cultural experience – visit the Daruma Temple in Takasaki
- Site visits in Ashikaga and lunch with executives
- Travel via bullet train to Tokyo
Day 9: Tokyo Area
- Japan Study Trip Journal N+8: The 7-Minute Mircle, Reflection, and Graduation Fun
- Observe the “7-minute miracle” Shinkansen changeover at Tokyo Station
- Isao Yoshino Lecture and discussion
- Final discussion and wrap-up
- Optional group celebration dinner at Andy's in Tokyo
Day 10: Study Trip Concludes in Tokyo
- Japan Study Trip N+9: Shopping, Anime, and Jazz
- Ginza Shopping District
- Tokyo Station
- Anime in Akihabara
- Asakusa Temple
Day 11 Independent Tokyo
- Japan Study Trip N+10: Baseball, Tiny Bars, and Touristy Fun!
- Nakameguro Neighborhood
- Meiji Jingu Shinto shrine
- Shibuya Crossing
- Yomiuri Giants Baseball Game at the Tokyo Dome
- Shinjuku Tiny Bars
Day 12: Independent Tokyo
- Japan Study Trip N+11: Fish Markets, Sumo, and Sushi
- Tsukiji Market
- Yanaka Ginza
- Gotokuji Temple
- Sumo Wrestling
- Sushi Experience
Day 13: Travel Day
- Japan Study Trip N+12: Ramen, Monorail, Planes, and Goodbyes
- Ramen
- Monorail
- Haneda Observation Deck
- Flight from Tokyo, Japan to Home
"A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions." - Oliver Wendell Holmes