Getting excited

I think I packed for three months not 12 days.

What we are Going to Do

2012 Keizai Koho Center (KKC) Fellowships Program

2012

	Activities	Place
Day 1
	-      Fellows will arrive at Narita International Airport -      Our travel agent, JTB, will be meeting you at the arrival gate of the airport and will guide you to the transportation to the hotel. -      Check in at the Tokyo Dome Hotel   http://www.tokyodome-hotels.co.jp/e/index.html Tokyo Dome Hotel Address: 1-3-61 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo TEL: 81-3-5805-2111 FAX: 81-3-5805-2200
Dinner	Free
Accommodation	Tokyo Dome Hotel
Day 2
9:30 a.m.	Meet at the hotel lobby and go to KKC by subway
10:00-10:30 a.m.	Orientation -      Welcome Remarks -      Program Introduction	Keizai Koho Center Otemachi, Tokyo
10:30-12:30 p.m.	Lecture on Japanese Culture (Japanese Geography, Customs, Advices for Homestay, etc.) Ms. JTB Tour Guide	Keizai Koho Center Otemachi, Tokyo
1:00-2:30 p.m.	Lecture on Japanese Education “Educational System in Japan and Current Problems in Japanese Education” Mr. Masahiro NII, Senior Researcher, Curriculum Research Center, National Institute for Educational Policy Research (NIER) 1:00-2:00 Presentation by Mr. Nii 2:00-2:30 Q&A NIER http://www.nier.go.jp/English/index.html Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) http://www.mext.go.jp/english/index.htm	Keizai Koho Centerl, Otemachi, Tokyo
3:30-5:30 p.m.	Visit Panasonic Center Tokyo -          Introduction -          Observe “Eco Idea House” -          Observe Cutting-Edge Technology -          Q&A Panasonic http://panasonic.net/ Panasonic Center Tokyo http://panasonic.net/center/	Panasonic Center Tokyo, Ariake
Dinner	Free
Accommodation	Tokyo Dome Hotel
Day 3
9:20 a.m.	Meet in the hotel lobby and go to Nagatacho by subway
10:00-11:30 a.m.	Lecture on Reconstruction Japan “Revival Situation in Disaster Area Affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake” Miyagi Prefecture Tokyo Office	Miyagi Prefecture, Tokyo Office, Nagatacho
noon-2:00 p.m. Luncheon	Lecture on Japanese Education “Japanese Education and Global Human Resource Development” Mr. Natsuki KOMATSU, Senior Writer, The Yomiuri Shimbun	Rom 403, 4th floor, Kiedanren Kaikan
2:30-4:00 p.m.	Lecture on Japanese Society “Declining Birthrate and Aging Population in Japan and its Comparison with US” Mr. Naoki ATSUMI, Director, Diversity & Work-Life Balance Research Development, Toray Corporate Business Research Inc.	Rom 403, 4th floor, Kiedanren Kaikan
	Return to the hotel by subway Free until dinner meeting
6:00-8:00 p.m. Dinner	Lecture on Corporate Management “Omron’s Corporate Philosophy and Management” Mr. Fumio TATEISI, Vice-Chairman, Omron Corporation Omron Corporation http://www.omron.com/	Japanese restaurant, 4th floor, Tokyo Dome Hotel
Accommodation	Tokyo Dome Hotel
Day 4
8:00 a.m.	Meet in the hotel lobby and go to the school by subway
8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.	Visit Tokyo Metropolitan Koishikawa Secondary Education School -      Welcome Remarks by Principal Ms. Utako KURIHARA -      Explanation of the School, Observe the school -      Dialogue with the students over lunch -      Observe the classes -      Discussion with the teachers	Koishikawa, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
	Leave the school and go to Tokyo Foundation by subway
4:00-5:30 a.m.	Lecture on Japanese Politics “U.S.-Japan Relations and Japan’s Foreign Policy” Mr. TsuneoWATANABE, Director and Senior Fellow, Tokyo Foundation	Tokyo Foundation, Akasaka
	Leave the Tokyo Foundation and go to dinner place by subway
6:00-8:30 p.m. Dinner	Lecture on Japanese Culture “Japanese Hospitality” Ms. Yumi SATO, President, INTEGRACE Tokyo Foundation http://www.tokyofoundation.org/en/	Japanese restaurant, “Tofu Ukai”, Minato-ku
	Return to the hotel by taxi
Accommodation	Tokyo Dome Hotel
Day 5
9:15 a.m.	Meet in the hotel lobby and go to Akasaka by subway
10:00 a.m.-noon	Visit Hakuhodo Inc. Lecture on Japanese Society “Today’s Japanese Young People and their Future” Mr. Yutaka Tezuka, Senior R&D Director, Executive Manager, Hakuhodo Inc. Hakuhodo Inc. http://www.hakuhodo.jp/	Hakuhodo Inc., Akasaka
12:30-2:30 p.m. Lunch	Lecture on Japanese Economy “Current Situation and Future Prospects on Japanese Economy” Mr. Masataka MAEDA, Senior Economist, Economic Research Department, Japan Center for Economic Research (JCER) JCER http://www.jcer.or.jp/eng/index.html	5th floor, room 506, Keidanren Kaikan
3:00-5:30 p.m.	Sightseeing in Asakusa Asakusa http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3004.html Sensoji-temple http://www.senso-ji.jp/	Asakusa
Dinner	Free
Accommodation	Tokyo Dome Hotel
Day 6
by 8:50 a.m.	-      Check Out of the Tokyo Dome Hotel -      Bring Necessary Things for Overnight Homestay -      Your suitcase will be delivered to Miyagi prefecture
9:00 a.m.	Meet in the hotel lobby and go to KKC by taxi
9:30-11:30 a.m. 11:30-12:30 p.m.	Discussion with Japanese Educators  (Divided into Three Groups) Lunch with Japanese Educators (Buffet)	Keizai Koho Center
1:30 p.m.	Meet with Homestay Host Families Host families are arranged by Kawasaki City International Association	Keizai Koho Center
Afternoon	Homestay	Kawasaki city, Kanagawa prefecture
Day 7
	Homestay	Kawasaki city, Kanagawa prefecture
By 5:30 p.m.	Please Return to a meeting room in Tokyo Station by 5:30 p.m. Your host family will bring you there.	Tokyo Station
6:28 p.m. 8:08 p.m.	Leave Tokyo station by bullet train Arrive at Sendai Check in at the hotel
Accommodation	Hotel Metropolitan Sendai http://www.s-metro.stbl.co.jp/english/index.html	TEL:022-268-2525
Day 8
9:00 a.m.	Check out of the hotel Meet in the hotel lobby and leave the hotel by bus
10:00-11:45 a.m.	Company Visit Iwaki Diecast Co, Ltd. (Iwaki Diecast Co.,Ltd. manufactures die casting and metal powder injection molding products.) -          Meeting with Mr. YOKOYAMA, Senior Managing Director, Iwaki Diecast Co., Ltd. -          Factory Tour Iwaki Diecast Co., Ltd. http://www.pref.miyagi.jp/sanritu/ritchi_guide/english/report/02.html	Yamato-cho, Miyagi Prefecture
	Lunch
1:00-3:00 p.m.	Visit Urakasumi Saura Co., Ltd. (Sake Brewery) Lecture on Japanese Culture “Sake in Japanese Life and Culture” Mr. Koichi Saura, President, Saura Co., Ltd. Observe Sake Brewery	Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture
	Sightseeing Matsushima http://www.matsushima-kanko.com/en/	Matsushima
Dinner	Arranged
Accommodation	Hotel Taikanso Matsushima http://www.japanican.com/hotels/ShisetsuDetail.aspx?st=2411002&ty=rsv	Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture
Day 9
7:30 a.m.	Please re-pack your luggage and keep necessary things for the overnight trip to Minami Sanriku on  July 10t.  Your large suitcase will be delivered to Tokyo. Check out of the hotel Leave the hotel by bus
9:00a.m.-2:00p.m (tbc)	School Visit Ishinomaki City Sumiyoshi Junior High School	Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture
PM	Visit to disaster area affected by March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake (arranged)
Dinner	arranged
Accommodation	Minami Sanriku Hotel Kanyo http://www.japanican.com/hotels/shisetsudetail.aspx?st=2454001	Minami Sanriku, Miyagi Prefecture
Day 10
AM	Company Visit (arranged)
Lunch
PM	Sightseeing in World Heritage Hiraizumi http://hiraizumi.or.jp/en/index.html	Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture
6:40 p.m. 9:12 p.m.	Leave Ichinoseki station by bullet train Arrive at Tokyo
	Head for the Tokyo Dome Hotel by taxi Check in at the Tokyo Dome Hotel
Accommodation	Tokyo Dome Hotel
Day 11
9:30 a.m.	Meet in the hotel lobby and leave the hotel by subway
10:00a.m.- 1:00p.m.	Visit the National Diet Building The Diet http://www.japanvisitor.com/index.php?cID=430&pID=1711 lunch will be arranged at a restaurant in the Diet	Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku
2:00-3:30 p.m.	Lecture on Economy “Keidanren’s Growth Strategy” Mr. Masakazu Kubota, Senior Managing Director, Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) and Keizai Koho Center Keidanren http://www.keidanren.or.jp/en/	4th floor, rom 403, Keidanren
5:00-7:00 p.m.	Seminar “Education in Global Society: Views from North American Teachers” Moderator: Mr. Natsuki KOMATSU, Senior Writer, Yomiuri Newspaper 5:00-6:00  Presentations by fellows (5 minutes each) 6:00-6:40  Discussion moderated by Mr. KOMATSU 6:40-7:00  Q&A with the audience	2nd floor, Hall North, Keidanren Kaikan Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
7:15-8:30 p.m.	Farewell Reception - Farewell Remarks by Mr. Hiroshi Nakayama, Managing Director and Secretary General, KKC - Present Certificate of KKC Fellowships - A representative fellow will deliver a speech on behalf of KKC fellows	5th floor, Room 501, Keidanren Kaikan
Around 9:00 p.m.	Return to the hotel
Accommodation	Tokyo Dome Hotel
Day 12
	Fellows depart from Tokyo