Let's study in Japan!
1. Take in Japanese culture and language through real life experience.
2. Get the opportunity to interact with local people.
3. Have the freedom to choose a time and period.
4. Participate as an individual or in a group.
5. Have the freedom to choose activities and experience lectures during your stay.
6. With the exception of accommodations, you can plan domestic trips.
7. Rest assured that Japan’s NPO (Non-Profit Organization) coordinator is local and onsite.
for University Student / Youth
Stay at Ibigawa-town’s "Learning Arbor" training institution located in Gifu Prefecture’s Ibi County in central Japan; perform administrative tasks (institution management, cleaning, night duty, etc.) and dining room duties (dishwashing, waiting on customers, etc.). These experiences will lead to interaction with many Japanese people, give exposure to Japanese culture, and assists in learning true Japanese language. This will nurture the qualities needed to exist as a member of society in the ever-increasing global community.
Traditional
Culture/
History
Experience
Course
for Middle-Age
Some good points to taking courses at this institute are being able to attend lectures on traditional Japanese culture as well as having interaction between visiting hotel guests and local inhabitants. Furthermore, one can easily visit historical landmarks, located on the outskirts of the lodging facilities, starting with historic Gifu castle and the Sekigahara Battlegrounds – from the age of civil strife in Japan. Visiting these famous sightseeing locations will foster an appreciation for true Japan and add fulfillment to this overseas’ experience.
Learn, Play, and
Converse at
LEARNING ARBOR YOKOKURA
Freedom to Choose
from
an Abundance of
Various Activities/Experience Courses
Historical Spots/World Heritage Trip
<Various
Activities> Mountain walks,
mountain-herb hunting, firefly catching, summer
festival, moon concert, autumn leaf-viewing, mountain stream fishing,
grass skiing, golfing, hang gliding, mountain
biking, skiing, historic site visits,
World Heritage Trip, etc.
<Experience Courses > Vine-work,
woodworking, nut-crafts, character creation, bamboo charcoal making,
soba-noodle making, forestry experience, agricultural experience, plant
dyeing, recycling, checkup, wrapping, chainsaw
art, tea ceremony, flower arranging, ceramic art, bread grilling, etc.
★The “Yokokura Learning
Arbor”, its surroundings and day trips makes the aforementioned
activities and experiences possible.
★In addition, short
visits to the World Cultural Heritage’s Shirakawago and Hida-Takayama
(also called little Kyoto) can be included in the program plan.
For this
course, stay at the private residence of a traditional Japanese
“Thatched House”.
Experience the production of traditional handicrafts and go on
cookouts were you prepare your own meals using seasonal ingredients.
Also, hear stories told by the elderly who have lived in the area
for many years.
Gain firsthand knowledge of the wisdom of Japanese people who
coexist with nature, and get a true understanding of their “homeland”.
The sightseeing tours of this course will crate valuable memories
to last a lifetime.
In addition to the “Thatched House” lodging, you can also
experience home stays at the houses of local area residents.
This course is held in Gifu Prefecture’s Ibi-gun
Ibigawa-cho Sakauchi, located where Shiga Prefecture and Fukui Prefecture
border the northwest edge of Gifu Prefecture.
With a population of around 600, Sakauchi is home to mostly senior
citizens.
The people of this area still maintain a lifestyle, which primarily
focuses on agriculture, and are able to skillfully use their natural
surroundings to live.
41649 Blair
Drive,
Novi, MI 48377 U.S.A.
TEL : 1-248-346-3818 FAX : 1-248-668-8461
(C) 2006-2009 US-Japan Educational Exchange Council