Japan

Get out of the classroom and experience JAPAN! We will begin in Kyoto—Japan’s ancient capital and cultural heart. Through blogs, scavenger hunts, field trips, and other forms of interactive learning, we will deepen our cultural knowledge and language skills while exploring Kyoto’s temples, shrines, parks, culinary delights, and more! The field trips will also take us to the neighboring cities of Nagoya with its Ghibli attractions, Osaka’s Universal Studios, and Himeji’s renowned castle town. After Kyoto, we will journey through Japan by bullet train, visiting the war memorials in Nagasaki and Hiroshima, exploring sites tied to “The Three Unifiers of the Sengoku Era”—Oda Nobunaga in Gifu, Toyotomi Hideyoshi in Osaka, and Tokugawa Ieyasu in Nikko—tracing the poetic footsteps of Matsuo Basho in Sendai, and concluding in Kamakura with its iconic Great Buddha, coastal beaches, and views of Mt. Fuji. We will finish the program in Tokyo, Japan’s vibrant capital and a hub of modern culture, before flying to Sapporo to enjoy its cool summer climate and renowned local cuisine.

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