*Itinerary subject to change.
A more detailed itinerary to follow.
Day 1
--:-- Program Start - Overnight Flight Departs
Day 2
Tokyo (Night 1 of 3)
--:-- Arrive at Tokyo Airport
--:-- Tokyo Welcome Dinner
Day 3
Tokyo (Night 2 of 3)
--:-- Tokyo Castle to Ginza Intro Walk
- Historic intro and the “story” of Japan
--:-- Old Tsukiji Market DIY Lunch
--:-- Meiji Jingu (Shinto Shrine) Visit
--:-- Harajuku Exploration
--:-- Shibuya Crossing
Day 4
Tokyo (Night 3 of 3)
--:-- Anime Workshop
--:-- teamLab Digital Art Visit
--:-- Tokyo Skyscraper View
Day 5
Kofu (Night 1 of 2)
--:-- Ghibli Museum Visit
--:-- Travel to Kofu
--:-- Settle into Ryokan
Day 6
Kofu (Night 2 of 2)
--:-- Yamanashi Prefecture School Visit - Writing or Story focus
--:-- Nature Walk, Writing and Views of Mt Fuji in Kofu
Day 7
Kyoto (Night 1 of 2)
--:-- Bus + Train to Kyoto.
--:-- Introduction to Kyoto History + Culture Walk
- Focus on storytelling arts + History
Day 8
Kyoto (Night 2 of 2)
--:-- Kyoto Stop: Arashiyama Bamboo Forest or Fushimi Inari
--:-- Short Train to Osaka
--:-- Dontonbori Walk + Snacks
--:-- Shin Sekai New World Exploration - Exploring Japanese Individualism
Day 9
Program Ends
--:-- High Speed Train to Tokyo
--:-- Tokyo Lunch + Closing
--:-- Tokyo Departure for USA