Fall-Winter 2019-20

AN OVERVIEWIMPORTANT!!
►Specific details of each study trip will remain SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

►Some study trips REQUIRE YOUR PARTICIPATION as a formal
educational component of the JTW Program.

►You are strongly encouraged to PARTICIPATE IN ALL STUDYTRIPS to get the most out of the JTW Program.

►THE JTW PROGRAM PAYS FOR MOST OF THE COST; however,some study trips require you cover a small part of the expenses.

►The JTW Office will announce trip details in advance of each study trip,
including the deadlines for sign-ups; please BE RESPONSIVE AND ON TIME!

&Spring-Summer 2020

Fall-Winter 2019-20 ORIENTATION Trip
Learning Objectives: Understand how to get off to a successful start in the JTW Program
through special lecture and discussions.
 Get to know the JTW Team members (professors and staff) andbefriend other students during a variety of group activities.
 Encounter many scenic assets of Kyushu and learn cultural
meanings attached to the natural and cultural sites.

Sites to Visit:➠ Ryumon Falls (Kokonoe Town, Ōita)➠ Aso Center for Youth Development & Exchange (Aso City, Kumamoto)➠ Kuju Flower Park (Taketa City, Ōita)➠ Daikanbō / Great Observatory Peak (Aso City, Kumamoto)Note: Conducted jointly with the Japanese Language & Culture Courses (JLCC)

Late September

Two Days

RequiredLearning DISASTER Crisis & Prevention
Learning Objectives:
 Gain basic knowledge of history of major natural disasters andtheir impact on people’s lives in Kyushu and nationwide.
 Recognize that Japanese have historically lived side by sidewith frequent occurrences of a variety of natural disasters.
 Be familiar with the efforts of Fukuoka City to address disastercrisis and prevention for its residents.
 Learn and practice specific methods to keep yourself safe whencertain types of disasters occur.

Site to Visit:➠ Fukuoka City Disaster Prevention Center (Fukuoka City, Fukuoka)

Early October

One DayRequiredExperiencing RICE HARVESTING
Learning Objectives: Learn the historical roles and cultural significance of rice inJapan from agricultural, economic and cultural perspectives.

 Experience manually reaping rice plants as instructed bya group of local farmers.
 Gain basic knowledge of agri-business through on-site lunch
and Q&A with the farmers.
 Observe and appreciate scenic values of Saga throughhiking to a observatory mountain area.

Sites to Visit:➠ The rice harvesting site (Itoshima City, Fukuoka)➠ Kagamiyama Observatory (Karatsu City, Saga)

Late October

One DayOptional

Dazaifu SHINTO Shrine & SUMO Stable
Learning Objectives:
 Be introduced to the Shinto paradigm as part of indigenous,
traditional framework of Japanese spirituality.
 Learn about the historical roles of Dazaifu, one of the country’s mostrepresentative grand Shinto shrines, through Q&A with Shinto priests.
 Observe a major Sumo stable and learn how the wrestlers are daily
trained at the stable through Q&A with a member of the stable.
 Learn architectural and botanical designs characteristic of Japanese
Buddhist tradition by visiting a nationally renowned temple.

Sites to Visit:➠ Dazaifu Grand Shrine (Dazaifu City, Fukuoka)➠ Isegahama Sumo Stable (Dazaifu City, Fukuoka)➠ Kōmyōzen-Ji / Kōmyōzen Buddhist Temple (Dazaifu City, Fukuoka)

Early November

One Day

OptionalOvernight HOMESTAY in Susenji
Learning Objectives:
 Be introduced to local residents in Fukuoka to experience Japanesefamily life in a daily setting.
 Practice cross-cultural communication skills outside the school setting.
 Develop a foundation for lasting friendship and networks withthe host family by staying overnight at their house.
 Help the host family members to become familiar with a different
culture by introducing your home country and culture.

Site to Visit:➠ Individual families residing mainly in Susenji area
(Fukuoka City, Fukuoka)

Mid-November

Two DaysOptional

Susenji Elementary SCHOOL VISIT
Learning Objectives: Understand how elementary education, including academic
and moral, is carried out in Japan in a public school setting.
 Learn how teachers and students interact with one another inJapanese classroom settings.
 Contribute to the local students’ cross-cultural learning byintroducing your home countries and cultures in the classroom.

 Help the students develop their appreciation of foreigners througha variety of activities both inside and outside the classroom.

Site to Visit:➠ Susenji Elementary School (Fukuoka City, Fukuoka)

Mid-November

One DayOptionalLearning History & Culture of NAGASAKI
Learning Objectives: Learn the history of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki and theCity’s efforts for worldwide peace-making to date.

 Deepen understanding of the historical development of rice production
and consumption in Japan by visiting Kyushu’s largest museum.
 Learn Japanese garden designs and botanic beauty byvisiting a nationally-designated memorial park.
 Be familiar with cross-cultural aspects of the history of Nagasaki
City by visiting a nationally-designated important cultural property.

Site to Visit:➠ Kyushu National Museum (Dazaifu City, Fukuoka)➠ Mifuneyama Botanic Park (Takeo City, Saga)➠ Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum & Peace Park (Nagasaki City, Nagasaki)➠ Glover Garden (Nagasaki City, Nagasaki)
Note: Conducted jointly with the Japanese Language & Culture Courses (JLCC)

Early December

Two Days

OptionalSpring-Summer 2020 ORIENTATION Trip
Learning Objectives: Understand how to get off to a successful start in the JTW program.
Special lecture and discussions.
 Get to know the JTW Team members (professors and staff) and befriend
both continuing and new students during a variety of group activities.

 Learn the history of Kyushu as the first site to which
Buddhism was introduced in Japan.
 Learn and experience how Beppu City utilizes its rich geothermalenergy resources for tourist industry (for hot springs and viewing).

Sites to Visit:➠ Usa Shrine (Usa City, Ōita)➠ Hyōtan Onsen / Gourd-Shaped Hot Springs (Beppu City, Ōita)➠ Kumano Magaibutsu / Giant Carvings of Buddha (Bungotakada City, Ōita)➠ Umi Jigoku / Sea Hell (Beppu, Ōita)➠ Yufuin Town (Yufu City, Ōita)

Early April

Two Days

RequiredLearning DISASTER Crisis & Prevention

Mid-April

Learning Objectives:
 Gain basic knowledge of the history of major natural disasters
and their impact on people’s lives in Kyushu and nationwide.

 Recognize that Japanese have historically lived side by sidewith frequent occurrences of a variety of natural disasters.
 Be familiar with the efforts of Fukuoka City to address
disaster crisis and prevention.
 Learn and practice specific methods to keep yourself
safe when certain types of disasters occur.

Site to Visit:➠ Fukuoka City Disaster Prevention Center (Fukuoka City, Fukuoka)*Only for new students (those joining the JTW Program only for Spring-Summer 2020)

One DayRequired*INDUSTRIAL Japan: Then & Now
Learning Objectives: Learn the biography of Ito Denemon, the best known entrepreneur
in coal-mining business in Kyushu during the early 20th century.
 Make an onsite observation of the ‘just-in-time production’system (a.k.a., the Toyota Production System), the world
renowned auto production method of modern Japan.
 Understand key historical and contemporary characteristics ofJapan’s industrialization and its success.

Site to Visit:➠ Old Ito Denemon House (Iizuka City, Fukuoka)➠ Toyota Motor Kyushu Co., Ltd. Miyata Factory (Miyawaka City, Fukuoka)

Late April

One DayOptional

Experiencing MEDITATION @ Zen Temple
Learning Objectives:
 Gain basic knowledge of the core beliefs and worldview of Japanese
Buddhism through a grand lecture provided by a master monk.
 Acquire the basic knowledge and techniques required for
Buddhist Za-Zen (seated meditation).
 Experience Za-Zen sessions under Buddhist monks’supervision as they do themselves on a daily basis.
 Learn how younger monks (trainees) live their daily lives at theZen temple through Q&A.

Site to Visit:➠ Bairin-Ji / Plum Grove Buddhist Temple (Kurume City, Fukuoka)

Late MayOne Day

Optional

KABUKI Performance Appreciation
Learning Objectives: Become familiar with the history of Kabuki as one of the mostrepresentative, traditional performing arts in Japan.
 Be introduced to the performance patterns, artistic values, andcultural significance of Kabuki as performed in Japan today.

 Appreciate Kabuki performed by one of the country’s mostrepresentative group of Kabuki actors at a historical theatre in
the center of Fukuoka City.

Site to Visit:➠ The Hakataza Theatre (Fukuoka City, Fukuoka)

Early June

One Day

Optional

Experiencing RICE PLANTING
Learning Objectives:
 Experience manually transplanting rice seedlings to paddies as
instructed by a group of local farmers.
 Gain basic knowledge of agricultural industry through on-sitelunch and Q&A with the farmers.
 Become familiar with scenic views of Saga through visiting a
famous water fall and its surrounding area.

 Explore historical and contemporary roles of Hita City, Ōita in earlymodern education and business and modern brewery.

Sites to Visit:➠ The rice harvesting site (Nishi Arita Town, Saga)➠ Mikaeri Falls (Karatsu City, Saga)➠ Kangien / The Confucian Academy of Hirose Tansō (Hita City, Ōita)➠ Mamedamachi Old Shopping Street (Hita City, Ōita)➠ Sapporo Beer Factory Oita (Hita City, Ōita)Mid-June

Two Days

Optional