Customized Tour
Group Leader's name: Roger Christman
Requested return date: 6/12/2023
The experience of a lifetime is waiting for you. Every detail from local restaurants to cultural discoveries has been customized by your professor for your group. Take a look at your personal itinerary for a sneak peek of what's in store.
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Day 1: Fly to Japan
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Day 2: Tokyo
Meet your Field Director at the destination airportEnjoy a tempura dinner in Tokyo
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Day 3: Tokyo
Take a guided tour of Tokyo
With your expert local guide you will:
- See the Imperial Palace Plaza and Tokyo Tower
- Visit the Meiji Shrine
- See the Harajuku shopping district, the trendy district popular among younger locals
- See the Shibuya district, home to the famed Shibuya crosswalk that has upwards of 3,000 people crossing at a time
- See the Shinjuku district, a large entertainment and business area
Visit the Senso-Ji Temple, Tokyo's oldest temple
Group Leader-arranged activities
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Day 4: Tokyo
🔹 Independent exploration: Spend time exploring Ueno Park, a space with many museums and shrines, on your own
Take part in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony and try matcha tea
Visit the Tokyo National Museum, Japan's largest art museum
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Day 5: Tokyo
Take a day trip to Mount Fuji and Lake Ashi
Visit the Fujisan World Heritage Center
Explore Mount Fuji's 5th station on your own, a stop atop Mt. Fuji that offers breathtaking views
Visit Hakone National Park, known for its hot springs, lakes, historic sites, and close-up views of majestic Mount Fuji
Enjoy a boat cruise on Lake Ashi and soak in views of Mt. Fuji
Ride a cable car up Mount Komagatake -
Day 6: Tokyo
Visit an animation school
Group Leaeder-arranged activities
Enjoy dinner in Tokyo
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Day 7: Tokyo
Take a tour of the Tsukiji Fish Market, the biggest wholesale fish and seafood market
Visit the Suginami Animation Museum
🔹 Independent exploration: Spend time exploring Akihabara, the famous discount electrics district, on your own
Enjoy dinner in Tokyo
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Day 8: Tokyo • Kyoto
Travel by bullet train to Kyoto
Tour Kyoto with an expert local guide and learn about the history and culture of the city
Visit Nijo Castle, a structure built almost entirely out of Japanese cypress
Visit the Gold Pavilion, a Zen temple whose top two floors are covered in gold leaf
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Day 9: Kyoto
Excursion to Mara
Take a tour of Nara
With your expert local guide, you will visit:
- Todaji Temple and the Daibutsu
- Nara Park
- Kasuga Shrine
Visit Gion Corner to experience a Japanese kyo-mai dance performed by maiko dancers and other traditional Japanese art
Enjoy dinner in Kyoto
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Day 10: Depart for home
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Day 1: Fly to Japan
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Day 2: Tokyo
Meet your Field Director at the destination airportEnjoy a tempura dinner in Tokyo
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Day 3: Tokyo
Take a guided tour of Tokyo
With your expert local guide you will:
- See the Imperial Palace Plaza and Tokyo Tower
- Visit the Meiji Shrine
- See the Harajuku shopping district, the trendy district popular among younger locals
- See the Shibuya district, home to the famed Shibuya crosswalk that has upwards of 3,000 people crossing at a time
- See the Shinjuku district, a large entertainment and business area
Visit the Senso-Ji Temple, Tokyo's oldest temple
Group Leader-arranged activities
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Day 4: Tokyo
🔹 Independent exploration: Spend time exploring Ueno Park, a space with many museums and shrines, on your own
Take part in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony and try matcha tea
Visit the Tokyo National Museum, Japan's largest art museum
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Day 5: Tokyo
Take a day trip to Mount Fuji and Lake Ashi
Visit the Fujisan World Heritage Center
Explore Mount Fuji's 5th station on your own, a stop atop Mt. Fuji that offers breathtaking views
Visit Hakone National Park, known for its hot springs, lakes, historic sites, and close-up views of majestic Mount Fuji
Enjoy a boat cruise on Lake Ashi and soak in views of Mt. Fuji
Ride a cable car up Mount Komagatake -
Day 6: Tokyo
Visit an animation school
Group Leaeder-arranged activities
Enjoy dinner in Tokyo
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Day 7: Tokyo
Take a tour of the Tsukiji Fish Market, the biggest wholesale fish and seafood market
Visit the Suginami Animation Museum
🔹 Independent exploration: Spend time exploring Akihabara, the famous discount electrics district, on your own
Enjoy dinner in Tokyo
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Day 8: Tokyo • Kyoto
Travel by bullet train to Kyoto
Tour Kyoto with an expert local guide and learn about the history and culture of the city
Visit Nijo Castle, a structure built almost entirely out of Japanese cypress
Visit the Gold Pavilion, a Zen temple whose top two floors are covered in gold leaf
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Day 9: Kyoto
Excursion to Mara
Take a tour of Nara
With your expert local guide, you will visit:
- Todaji Temple and the Daibutsu
- Nara Park
- Kasuga Shrine
Visit Gion Corner to experience a Japanese kyo-mai dance performed by maiko dancers and other traditional Japanese art
Enjoy dinner in Kyoto
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Day 10: Depart for home
Building skills for a global world
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| Â 97% growth in the number of students who were confident navigating unfamiliar places post study abroad.1 | Â 93% of students who studied abroad and entered the workforce were employed within 6 months of graduation, compared to 49% who did not study abroad.2 | Â Students who studied abroad saw 100% greater improvement in GPA.3 |
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*Sources: 1: EF Study Abroad Program Impact 2018; 2: IES Abroad 2015; 3: Georgia Learning Outcomes of Students Studying Abroad Research Initiative 2010Â Â
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