Nothing educates and enlightens like visiting different places, meeting different people, and experiencing lifestyles in different culture that many people only read about. Here at Japan Rail Travel Network, is proud to provide your group with the best possible customized tours through our 20 years of experience and network in every corner of Japan . All tours are carefully and well designed by our Japan specialists regardless of your group requirements including budget, trip dates, and any other specifications. Japan Rail Travel Network is striving to bring your classroom to life and help students to make a difference in their lives.

It is truly a meaningful experience to explore Japan and learn its history and culture first-hand. Japan is a unique destination as its developed melding Eastern values with Western sensibilities. In Japan , young North Americans will find a mixture of "old and new", where old tradition, modern technology and the latest pop culture fluidly meld that creates an amazing educational environment. Japan has been welcoming student travelers from all over the world for several decades. Young people are both touched and impressed as they experience with their own eyes Japan 's remarkable economic and technological growth over the last 60 years. No textbook can match the heightened learning of living experience. Let your students walking into the living textbook!

By maintaining its own traditional lifestyle within the contemporary milieu and with its tremendous effort in the areas of both technological innovation and creative idea, Japan is respected worldwide for its healthy global economy, peaceful and democratic politics, trend setting popular culture, and as a harbinger of artistic beauty and sensible streamlined design. Japan has multiple faces of old capitals, such as Nara, Kyoto, and Kamakura the world famous megalopolis of Tokyo, the historical port cities of Kobe and Yokohama, winter ski village in Northern Honshu and Hokkaido, and tropical Shangri-la Okinawa. With distinct regional traits, four seasons and an archipelago stretching from North to South, Japan offers diverse landscapes, climates and regional culture. This is a great opportunity to learn how the Japanese people adapted their local lives to the local environment and developed regionally flavored architecture, food and festivals.

Japan is very proud of its safety and security. Tap water is clean and drinkable, streets are free of trash, and the crime rate is among the lowest in the world. English signs and numerous tourist information offices have become extremely prevalent even in smaller cities. In addition, punctuality is the key to Japan 's convenient and efficient public transportation system, a system that makes even smaller towns and county villages accessible to foreign visitors. Not only do young people enjoy riding trains, this can be a very reliable way for students to get around, as it makes trip planning easy - down to the minutes. Thus, Japan is a very comfortable environment for foreign visitors, especially students.

Japan is affordable compare to Europe or other major developed destinations, and trips can be planned on an economical budget. Local life is surprisingly reasonable and accessible to tourists especially authentic Japanese food that is not limited to sushi, seafood, tofu, and rice. A wide variety of Japanese cuisine is always available at reasonable price. Japan is also home to the convenience store or "Combini" that opens 24/7, and 100 Yen shop (1$ store). Public transportation and even domestic airlines also offer special passes and budget package for foreign tourists. These enable foreign travelers to visit many destinations in Japan inexpensively.

The best way for the young people to discover this unique country is by interacting with their peers. Sharing and exchanging ideas and opinions helps develop cultural understanding while maximizing intercultural leaning. Traditional Craft Workshops: Japanese traditional craftsmanship still plays an important role in contemporary Japanese art and cuisine, and several crafts shops and studios offer hands-on training sessions that allow foreign visitor participation. Outdoor Activities: Japan 's topography is replete with both rugged mountains and coastal waterfronts, providing natural venues for hiking, camping, skiing, snowshoeing, and marine sports. Because of the volcanic geography, there are numerous hot spring areas, where thermal therapeutic bathing and spa treatments can be enjoyed in the company of high quality authentic cuisine. Traditional Sports: such as Karate, judo, aikido and kendo, can be studied at dojo that welcomes foreign visitors. Popular Culture: Japanese animation and cutting edge video art is exported to the world. Students can explore them at animation museums and artists' studios.

 

 

 

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