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December 14^th, 2008 – Please Note that Schedule Details will Change on a Regular Basis and Become More Specific as Plans are Further Developed in Coordination with Japanese Community Partners

Japanese Spring 2009 Program Schedules

Spring Program 1 - Kansai Area (middle of Japan):
Suita City, Osaka prefecture
Uda City, Nara prefecture
(Nearby Osaka, Kyoto and Nara Cities)

March 9^th Arrival – March 23^rd Departure

Suita City Highlights

1 March 9 Mon Arrival at Osaka’s KIX airport

2 10 Tue Orientation: team building, guidelines and Thank-you Event prep

3 11 Wed Orientation: team building, guidelines and Thank-you Event prep

4 12 Thu Interaction with college students and time together in downtown Osaka

5 13 Fri Multiple small, medium and large company visits

6 14 Sat Host Family Day

7 15 Sun Memorial Event of the 1970 Osaka World Expo

8 16 Mon National Museum of Ethnology visit

9 March 17 Tue Departure for Uda City

Uda City Highlights

1 March 17 Tue Arrival at Uda City

2 18 Wed UNESCO World Heritage Muro Buddhist temple visit

3 19 Thu Nature walk + traditional Japanese culture events
(Japanese sword maker visit and green tea ceremony)

4 20 Fri Visit with elderly people + Thank-you Event

5 21 Sat Personal Day (optional : Todai temple visit)

6 22 Sun Host Family Day

7 March 23 Mon Graduation Ceremony and Departure from program at
Osaka’s KIX airport or on self-directed break for those
continuing with program 2 until March 26^th

Spring Program 2 - Kanto Area (Eastern region of Japan)
Abiko City, Chiba prefecture
Toyota City, Aichi prefecture
(Nearby Tokyo and Nagoya Cities)

March 26^th Arrival – April 9^th Departure

Abiko City Highlights

1 March 26 Thu Arrival at Tokyo’s Narita airport

2 27 Fri Orientation: team building, guidelines and Thank-you Event prep

3 28 Sat Host Family Day including community pot luck event

4 29 Sun Sports Day event with children (soccer and basketball)

5 30 Mon Orientation: team building, guidelines and Thank-you Event prep

6 31 Tue Personal Day

7 April 1 Wed Cultural exchange activities (Kimonos, traditional Japanese music, etc.)

8 2 Thu Japanese environment issues briefing and city nature walk

9 3 Fri Thank- you Event

10 April 4 Sat Departure for Toyota City

Toyota City Highlights

1 April 4 Sat Arrival at Toyota City

2 5 Sun Host Family Day

3 6 Mon UNCONFIRMED and half Personal Day

4 7 Tue Toyota Company visit

5 8 Wed Graduation Ceremony

6 April 9 Thu Departure from program at Central Japan International airport
(Chubu) or on self-directed break for those continuing with
program 3 until April 12^th

Spring Program 3 – Kyusyu-area (Southwest Japan)
Omura City, Nagasaki
Kumamoto City, Kumamoto
(Nearby Nagasaki and Fukuoka Cities)

April 12th Arrival – April 26th Departure

Omura City Highlights

1 April 12 Sun Arrival at Nagasaki airport

2 13 Mon Orientation: team building, guidelines and Thank-you Event prep

3 14 Tue Orientation: team building, guidelines and Thank-you Event prep

4 15 Wed Fureai no Tsudoi (festival of disabled people)

5 16 Thu Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, survivor presentation

6 17 Fri Personal Day (optional : Kyudo, Japanese archery)

7 18 Sat Martial arts, Syorinji experience

8 19 Sun Host Family Day and Thank-you Event

9 April 20 Mon Departure for Kumamoto City

Kumamoto City Highlights

1 April 20 Mon Arrival at Kumamoto City

2 21 Tue UNCONFIRMED and half Personal Day

3 22 Wed Visit, presentation and discussion at “Storks Cradle” – Japan’s first
and only anonymous baby drop off location

4 23 Thu Minamata museum – where industrial wastewater of a chemical
company led to the mercury poisoning of thousands of people
in 1956

5 24 Fri Discussion with local college students

6 25 Sat Host Family Day and Thank-you Event

7 April 26 Sun Graduation Ceremony and Departure from program at Kumamoto airport

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