Excursions

Studying abroad in Japan offers plenty of fun and exciting excursions and activities planned for you once you arrive! These activities will help you learn about the vast history of Tokyo and Japan, as well as the culture.

Weekend/Day Trips

Kamakura

Let's go to the most famous city outside of Tokyo - Kamakura! This city is a very popular destination for its temples, shrines, and historical monuments. We'll fall into colors such as red Japanese Momiji maple trees as we visit the most famous shrine - Tsuruoka Hachimangu. Then, let's have lunch at Komachi Street. We will then go to the famous Hase Temple (Hase Kannon Temple). Finally, we will visit and enter the Great Buddha statue.

Local Life Activities

Zen

Zen represents health in many settings through peaceful Japanese cultural practices. In this activity, we will start off by nourishing our bodies and souls with healthy organic Japanese food! Then, we will go to the amazing Kodosan Temple for various peaceful and traditional activities. We will walk around the area, have a Japanese Tea Ceremony, learn and practice meditation, do Japanese calligraphy related to peaceful Japanese characters which you can take home, and more! You will learn even more about Asian massage, Japanese hot springs baths, ryokans, and other healthy Japanese practices to relax your mind and body.

Washoku

This is a Japanese cooking class where we learn washoku practices of how to prepare, cook AND EAT popular and healthy Japanese dishes, such as nigiri sushi and miso soup! Washoku is defined as the cultural practice and tradition, as well as skills related to the making, preparation, and consumption of traditional Japanese food. It's also related to nature, traditional culture, using natural resources, promoting health and sustainability, and focusing on aesthetics. Let's learn the careful and healthy cultural ways of making traditional Japanese food that we can take with us for a lifetime. It can change us all for the better! Dietary restrictions will be accommodated. 

Sayonara Tokyo Cruise

Cruise the night away on a traditional boat ride called Yakatabune! We will reminisce on what we learned and our memories in Japan while watching the Tokyo skyline go by as we feast on many delicious Japanese foods! We'll see the lights of Odaiba, the gorgeous Tokyo Tower at night, the brilliant Rainbow Bridge, and the towering Tokyo Sky Tree, all while remembering so many things we learned, things we did, and the people we met.