CIEE High School Summer Abroad: Japan Travel Adventure
- Japan
- Kyoto
- Tokyo
About Program
Discover Japanese culture's many facets: from traditional to pop.
From Kyoto’s Kiyomizu Temple to the neon street signs of Tokyo's Akihabara district, embark on a 7-week journey to discover the many facets of Japanese culture!
Start on a 4-week Japanese Language & Culture program in Kyoto, where you’ll live with a host family and enjoy daily Japanese lessons and excursions. Visit the Manga Museum and iconic shrines. Get a taste for Japanese living hanging with new friends at serene teahouses and teen-filled, video-gaming arcades.
Continue on a 3-week Japanese Pop Culture program in Tokyo. Try your hand at making your own characters and storylines and team up with other Global Navigators to propose your own anime or manga project. Whether a pop art fan or aspiring creator, living in central Tokyo will be a whirlwind of excitement and provide plenty of inspiration to fuel your creativity.
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Program Highlights
- Immerse yourself in the green tunnel of the Arashiyama bamboo forest. Watch the light from the sun dap the forest floor.
- Feed polite, bowing deer at the famous Deer Park in Nara. Visit the hall of the Great Buddha inside Todai-ji, the great temple of the East.
- Travel to Osaka, a thriving port city full of trendy shops, flashy signs, excellent food spots, and youthful energy!
- Discover Akihabara, the heartland of otaku culture, and spot your favorite anime, manga, and retro video games.
- Design your own anime character from scratch with guidance from instructors at an anime school in Tokyo.
