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INVITATION PROGRAM FOR JAPANESE AMERICAN STUDENTS
[ June / July, 2014 ]
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Make this summer unforgettable with an all-expense-paid twelve day trip to Japan! Visit Tokyo, the largest city in the world, and then travel to the historic Kansai region to stay with a Japanese host family. Build life-long friendships, see amazing sights and explore one of the most unique cultures in the world- all for free and all this summer !!
Sponsored by: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Period: From June 27 to July 8, 2014
Number of Participants: 5
Location of Home-Stay: "Kanto" area
Deadline for application submission: May 5, 2014
Note: Applications received by the Consulate-General of Japan in New York will not be reviewed. Please send your application to the Point of Contact of the Consulate-General of Japan in New York electronically or by post.
Program Description ( PDF ) and Application Form ( PDF )
Purpose of This Program:
Provide Japanese American students with an opportunity to learn various aspects of Japan (politics, economy, society, history, culture, language, etc.).
Promote mutual understanding and exchanges between Japanese and Japanese American younger generations.
Sponsored by: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Period: From June 27 to July 8, 2014
Number of Participants: 5
Location of Home-Stay: "Kanto" area
Deadline for application submission: May 5, 2014
Note: Applications received by the Consulate-General of Japan in New York will not be reviewed. Please send your application to the Point of Contact of the Consulate-General of Japan in New York electronically or by post.
Program Description ( PDF ) and Application Form ( PDF )
Purpose of This Program:
Provide Japanese American students with an opportunity to learn various aspects of Japan (politics, economy, society, history, culture, language, etc.).
Promote mutual understanding and exchanges between Japanese and Japanese American younger generations.
Qualification:
- Japanese American High school students
* High school students with multi racial background are highly encouraged to apply. - Individuals who hold American Nationality and who do not hold Japanese Nationality
- Individuals who have strong interest in Japan
- Individuals who lack opportunity and need assistance to learn about Japan
- Individuals who were not previously invited to Japan by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan on the same program
Expenses to be Covered:
- Round-trip air ticket (Economy class) between US-Japan **
**Airport Tax, Fuel surcharge included - Transportation fee at San Francisco (June 27) as well as within Japan
- Hotel and meals, Excursion fee, Insurance
Expenses not to be Covered:
Passport issuance fee, transportation between your home and its nearest airport, communication expenses, expenses of mini bar and other hotel services, expenses of anything used for your private purpose.
Provisional Itinerary *** :
- June 27:
- Pre-departure Orientation at San Francisco
- June 28:
- Departure from San Francisco
- June 29:
- Arrival at Narita
- June30:
- Tokyo Tour
- July 1:
- Visit Japanese High School
- July 2:
- Trip to Kansai Area
- July 3:
- Trip to Kansai Area
- July 4:
- Trip to Kansai Area/ Home Stay
- July 5:
- Home Stay
- July 6:
- Home Stay
- July 7:
- Visit Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan/Tokyo Tour
- July 8:
- Departure from Japan
***Subject to change. To be confirmed later.
Note: Please send your application to the designated Consulate-General or Embassy, which services for the area of your residence (the Consulate-General in New York serves for Connecticut (zip codes beginning 068 and 069), Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands).
Consulate-General of Japan Guide for the United States ( PDF )
Consulate-General of Japan Guide for the United States ( PDF )
Information:
Fumihito Shinohara (Point of Contact of the Consulate-General of Japan in New York)
E-mail: fumihito.shinohara@mofa.go.jp
E-mail: fumihito.shinohara@mofa.go.jp
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