20 Participants Maximum
Early Registration Price
$7995 ($1000 discount)*
Full Price
$8,995 USD*
Additional discount available for groups of four or more, as well as individuals self-funding their experience. Contact us for more details.
* You are responsible for your international flights to Japan, your domestic travel and related costs before and after the program, and any meals and experiences outside of the program. You are also responsible for obtaining personal travel and international health insurance. Please see the Japan Trip application page for more information on trip terms and conditions.
Below is the working program schedule for the November 14-20, 2021 Japan Study Trip.
Plan to arrive in Nagoya no later than Sunday, although it is recommended you arrive earlier. Program will conclude in Tokyo on Friday evening, with hotel check-out on Saturday.
Please note that the program specifics are subject to change.
Arrive in Nagoya no later than Sunday afternoon. Relax and recover from your travel.
Check-in to Hilton Nagoya
On your own
Suggested activities: Visit Toyota Museum of Innovation and Technology (highly recommended), Nagoya Castle
Optional group dinner
Likely joined by Isao Yoshino and Ritsuo Shingo for the day
Orientation
Isao Yoshino, lecture + discussion
Lunch at Kura Sushi
Visit local elementary school
Visit Toyota Tier-3 supplier or another company + discussion
Reflection + Discussion
Welcome dinner!
Likely joined by Isao Yoshino and Ritsuo Shingo for the day
Visit Toyota Tier 2 supplier (Mifune) + discussion
Lunch at traditional Japanese guesthouse garden restaurant
Visit Toyota Motor Corporation Plant and Kaikan Museum
Reflection + Discussion
Optional group dinner
Isao Yoshino to join for the day
(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)
Group dinner and celebration
Local sightseeing and cultural experiences such as onsen, wearing yukata, and karaoke
Cultural experience – visit the Daruma Temple in Takasaki
Lunch in Ashikaga
Visit Ogura Metal + discussion
(Travel via bullet train to Tokyo)
Observe the “7-minute miracle” Shinkansen changeover at Tokyo Station
President of Tessei Shinkansen cleaning company, lecture + discussion
Check-in Hotel Metropolitan, Tokyo
Dinner on own in Tokyo
Visit Tokyo-area company, TBC
Lunch in Tokyo
Isao Yoshino, lecture + discussion
Final discussion and wrap-up
“Graduation” with daruma doll
Optional group celebration dinner at one of Katie’s favorite restaurants in Tokyo
Check out of Tokyo-based Hotel Metropolitan
Fly home – or extend your stay on your own