 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| Spring Visit 3rd - 12th April 2009 | |||
|
In her capacity as a lecturer of Japanese culture, Akemi will take a small group of British people to Japan. They will visit castles, gardens, Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples; travel on the shinkansen (bullet train) and be honoured guests at specially arranged cultural events: tea ceremonies, demonstrations of martial arts, pottery and paper making, traditional music, dance, drama and so on. The spring visit will include hana mi, a traditional cherry blossom viewing picnic. | |||
| 3rd April | Leaving Heathrow Airport, to fly to Japan | ||
| 4th April | Arriving Tokyo Narita International airport If cherry blossom is full, we enjoy yozakura (night viewing of blossom). Accommodation in a hotel. | ||
| 5th April | Moving from Tokyo to Aomori by Bullet Train and meeting host families. In the afternoon, Japanese cultural demonstrations by pupils of Aomori Minami High School | ||
| 6th April | Sightseeing in Aomori, including visits to Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples. | ||
| 7th April | Cultural Day in Aomori, including participating in tea ceremony, kimono wearing, calligraphy and traditional music. | ||
| 8th April | 'Hana Mi' Cherry Blossom Viewing - hunting for the best cherry blossom and travelling there to enjoy a traditional cherry blossom viewing picnic. | ||
| 9th April | Day visit to ancient and historic Hirosaki city. | ||
| 10th April | Another Cultural Day in Aomori, including visiting a sword smith and demonstrations from martial arts masters. | ||
| 11th April | Farewell to host families, then moving to Tokyo by Bullet Train. | ||
| 12th April | Leaving from Narita airport then returning to Heathrow airport. | ||
| Late Spring Visit 11th - 21st April 2009 | |||
|
In her capacity as a lecturer of Japanese culture, Akemi will take a small group of British people to Japan. They will visit castles, gardens, Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples; travel on the shinkansen (bullet train) and be honoured guests at specially arranged cultural events: tea ceremonies, demonstrations of martial arts, pottery and paper making, traditional music, dance, drama and so on. The late spring visit will include hana mi, a traditional cherry blossom viewing picnic. | |||
| 11th April | Leaving Heathrow Airport and flying to Japan | ||
| 12th April | Arriving Tokyo Narita International airport. Accommodation in a hotel in Tokyo. | ||
| 13th April | Moving to Kumamoto via Hiroshima Visiting the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Memorial Meeting host families in Kumamoto. | ||
| 14th April | Visiting primary and secondary schools in Kumamoto for Japanese cultural demonstrations and cross-cultural experiences, including eating lunch together. | ||
| 15th April | Visiting Kumamoto Castle and a 16th century gardens of Lord Hosokawa | ||
| 16th April | Cultural Day:-
| ||
| 17th April | Moving from Kumamoto to Kyoto by Bullet Train. Half-day sightseeing in Kyoto Moving to Gifu by Bullet Train and meeting host family. | ||
| 18th April | Enjoying Japanese arts and customs with local people. Free time with host family, including specially requested activities and sightseeing. | ||
| 19th April | Sightseeing and cultural activities, followed by presentation on Britain and British lifestyle to Japanese people and farewell party | ||
| 20th April | In the morning, visiting Japanese school School students will show tea ceremony, martial arts and other aspects of Japanese culture. In the afternoon, move to Tokyo by Bullet Train. | ||
| 21st April | Leaving from Narita airport then returning to Heathrow airport. | ||
| Manga & Anime Art (Japan Festival) Visit including World Cosplay Summit & Nebuta Festival | |||
|
In her capacity as a lecturer of Japanese culture, Akemi will take a small group of British people to Japan, to appreciate the cultural context of manga, anime and cosplay. | |||
| 27th July | Leaving from Heathrow Airport at 19:15 on Japan Airlines flight 402 | ||
| 28th July | Arriving at Narita Airport at 15:00 (local time), changing JR Pass at the airport. After checking in to the hotel, everyone will go to an Izakaya (Japanese style pub) in Narita city. | ||
| 29th July | Tokyo sightseeing, including Ghibli Museum (I have already bought the tickets) and Akihabara. | ||
| 30th July to 1st Aug | Go to Gundam, then using the Shinkansen (bullet train) we go from Tokyo to Kyoto on the afternoon of 30th July. We stay in Kyoto, the beautiful ancient capital of Japan, for three nights and enjoy sightseing in Kyoto and Nara. | ||
| 2nd Aug | We move to Nagoya to see the World Cosplay Summit At night we go to the Izakaya with local Japanese people. | ||
| 3rd Aug | We move to Aomori by bullet train to attend Nefuta festival in Hirosaki | ||
| 4th Aug | We move to Sendai to attend Nebuta festival. | ||
| 5th - 7th Aug | Staying with Japanese family in Sendai, including Tanabata festival. | ||
| 8th Aug | Moving from Sendai to spend the last night in Japan in a hotel near Narita airport | ||
| 9th Aug | Leaving from Narita airport at 10:00 on Japan Airlines flight 403 to Heathrow airport, arriving at 14:35 (British time) | ||
| 2009 | |||
| 27th July - 9th Aug 2009 | Japan | Manga & Anime Art (Japan Festival) Visit World Cosplay Summit & Nebuta Festival | |
| 11th - 21st April 2009 | Japan | Late Spring Cultural Visit / Study Tour | |
| 3rd - 12th April 2009 | Japan | Cherry Blossom, Spring Cultural Visit / Study Tour | |
| 27 March - 4th April | Japan | Graphic Design / Anime Study Tour Art Institute Anime Japan '09 For American students on behalf of Academic Experiences Abroad | |
| 2008 | |||
| 18th December 2008 - 2nd January 2009 | Japan | Winter Anime & Manga, Cultural Visit | |
| 8th - 21st October | Japan | Autumn, mo miji gari maple leaves Cultural Visit / Study Tour | |
| 15th April - 4th May | Japan | Late Spring Bushido Cultural Visit to Japan | |
| 30 March - 11th April | Japan | Early Spring hana mi Cultural Visit to Japan | |
| 2007 | |||
| 23rd October - 12th November | Japan | Autumn, mo miji gari maple leaves Cultural Visit / Study Tour | |
| 26th May - 9th June | Japan | Leading 'Shogun & Samurai' Study Tour around Japan | |
| 11 - 17 May | Japan | Leading a private study tour of Japanese history and culture | |
| 21st March - 10th April | Japan | Early Spring hana mi Cultural Visit to Japan | |
| 2006 | |||
| 27th October - 6th November | Japan | Autumn CXJ and Study Tour | |
| 20th - 29th August | London | Cultural Study Visit for Japanese young people | |
| 21st July - 3rd August | Sussex | Watersound Summer School for pupils from Kaijo School, Tokyo | |
| 26th June - 6th July | Japan | Summer Cultural Exchange Visit to Japan | |
| 10th - 20th April | Japan | Spring Lecture & Study Tour | |
| 31st March - 10th April | Japan | Spring Cultural Exchange Visit to Japan | |
| 2005 | |||
| 1st November | Ardingly College, Sussex | Japanese friendship visit to Ardingly College by students from Ibaraki Prefecture | |
| 20th - 30th October | Japan | Autumn Cultural Exchange Visit to Japan | |
| 23rd - 28th September | London and Sussex | Japanese friendship visit to Greenwich and Mid Sussex | |
| 21st July - 3rd August | Sussex, England | Watersound Summer School for Japanese Students | |
| 24th March - 6th April | Japan | Spring Cultural Exchange Visit to Japan | |
| 2004 | |||
| 16th - 29th Dec | Maizuru, Oi and Shiga, Japan | Cultural Exchange Visit to Japan, Winter 2004 | |
| 29th October - 10th November | Kagoshima and Kumamoto, Japan | Cultural Exchange Visit to Japan, Autumn 2004 | |
| 20th - 30th October | Various parts of Japan | Hurstpierpoint College Shakespeare Society tour of Japan. | |
| 21st July - 3rd August | Various locations in Sussex | Summer School for the pupils of Kaijo School, Japan | |
| 27th March - 11th April | Yoro, Maizuru and Nara, Japan | Cultural Exchange Visit to Japan, Spring 2004 | |
| 12th - 22nd February | Gifu, Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan | Ardingly College Study Tour of Japan, Spring 2004 | |
| 2003 | |||
| 9th Dec 2003 - 6th Jan 2004 Aug | Tokyo, Yokohama and Nagoya, Japan | Cultual Exchange Visit to Japan, Winter 2003 | |
| 25th Oct - 4th Nov | Kagoshima and Kumamoto, Japan | Cultual Exchange Visit to Japan, Autumn 2003 | |
| 18th - 22nd Aug | Ardingly College, Sussex | Residential Study Retreat - "Japanese Language & Culture" | |
| 5-22nd Apr | Cultural Exchange Visit to Japan, Spring 2003 | ||
| In Spring 2003 Akemi Solloway took a small group of British people to Japan. The party stayed with Japanese host families in Nagoya and Kanazawa; visited castles, gardens, the samurai school, Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples; enjoyed hana-mi (cherry blossom viewing) and were honoured guests at specially arranged cultural events. | |||
| 15th - 23rd Feb | Japan | Ardingly College Study Tour of Japan Spring 2003 | |
| 2002 | |||
| 4th - 8th Nov | Japan | Autumn Lecture Tour of Japan | |
| 23rd Oct- 3rd Nov | Cultural Exchange Visit to Japan, Autumn 2002 | ||
| In Autumn 2002 Akemi Solloway took a small group of British people to Japan. The party stayed with Japanese families in Kagoshima and Kumamoto; visited castles, Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples; enjoyed mo miji gari (leaf-viewing) and an onsen (hot-spring spa) in the mountains; and were honoured guests at specially arranged cultural events. | |||
| 30th Jul- 8th Aug | Residential Study Retreat & Cultural Exchange Visit to England, Summer 2002 | ||
| In Summer 2002 Akemi Solloway brought a small group of Japanese people to Sussex, England. From 30th July to 4th August the party studied English language and culture at a residential study retreat at Ardingly College, where they also enjoyed the sport and recreational facilities, and took part in educational and cultural events at local schools and societies. From 4th to 8th August they stayed with British host families in Mid-Sussex, visited London and many local places of interest, and were honoured guests at specially arranged educational, cultural and social events. | |||
| 2nd - 14th Apr | Cultural Exchange Visit to Japan, Spring 2002 | ||
| In Spring 2002 Akemi Solloway took a small group of British people to Japan. The party stayed with Japanese host families in Fukushima; visited castles, gardens, the samurai school, Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples; enjoyed hana-mi (cherry blossom viewing) and were honoured guests at specially arranged cultural events. | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 3-15th Nov | Autumn lecture tour of Japan | ||
| 24th Oct- 3rd Nov | Cultural Exchange Visit to Japan, Autumn 2001 | ||
| 2-18th Aug | Residential Study Retreat & Cultural Exchange Visit to England, Summer 2001 | ||
| In Summer 2001 Akemi Solloway brought a small group of Japanese people to England. Firstly they stayed with local host families in Mid-Sussex, where they were honoured guests at specially arranged cultural and social events. After that, they attended an 8-day residential study retreat at Ardingly College to study English language and culture | |||
