Orientation and Discussion of details for sightseeing day

Supreme Court, Diet

Imperial Palace and Palace Gardens

Asakusa: Sensoji Temple Nakamise

Lunch in Asakusa (Aoimariushin)

Akasaka-Rikuo (Detached Palace)

Kyogen Performance at Hotel

Welcome Reception at Hotel

Orientation: Classes

Keynote speech on Japanese Education by Tsutomu Kimura

Speech on Japan's Economy and Trade by Masaya Miyoshi

Lunch!

Presentation on Japanese Government, by Yuji Tsushima and Tadatoshi Akiba, members of the Diet.

Evening dinner

Concurrent Classes:

Special Education; Mathematics; History of Education in Japan; Peace Education

Lunch

Prefectural/City Orientation

Presentation of Kenji Miyazawa's Books

Dinner

Saturday: on our own!

(I will let you know my plans as soon as I know them!)

10:45: we board a BULLET TRAIN to commute to Shizuoka!!

We arrive in Shizuoka city in time to eat lunch, then hop on a chartered bus to go sightseeing!