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Technical Tour of Japan
20 May to 28 May 2012

Day 2: Monday, 21 May – Sharp Historical Hall and Temples in Nara

Day 7: Saturday, 26 May – Toshiba Science Museum and JVC VHS- Sharp Historical Hall in Tenri, Nara (IEEE Milestones: Electronic Calculators

Commemorative Halland PV Cells)- Great Buddha of Todai-ji, Kohuku-ji, and Toshodai-ji- Welcome dinner by Kansai Section with Maiko dance show

- Toshiba Science Museum in Kawasaki (IEEE Milestone: Japanese WordProcessor)

- TEPCO* Electric Power Historical Museum (*Tokyo Electric Power Company)

- VHS Commemorative Hall (IEEE Milestone: VHS, Home Video Recording)Day 3: Tuesday, 22 May – Lake Biwa Canal Museum and Heritages inand Takayanagi Museum (IEEE Milestone: Electronic Television) both of JVCKyoto

- KENWOOD Corporation in Yokosuka

- Keage Power Station and Lake Biwa Canal Museum- Dinner in Chinatown of Yokohama- Heian Jingu shrine, Kinkaku-ji, and Kiyomizu-dera

Shinkansen train was awarded as an IEEE Milestone in 2000

Day 8: Sunday, 27 May – Edo-Tokyo Museum, Akihabara, andThe IEEE History Center’s Milestones celebrate technological breakthroughs orDay 4: Wednesday, 23 May – Railway Park in Nagoya

shopping in Ginza

turning points, around a numbers of which the IEEE Life Members Committee - Two-hour bus trip to Nagoya, and stay at the Nagoya Tokyu Hotel (1 night) - Edo Tokyo Museum and Akihabara electronics town

organizes technology themed tours. The IEEE Technical Tour of Japan is 

- Railway Park of the Central Japan Railway Co. (IEEE Milestone: Tokaido

- Shopping in Ginza/Nihonbashi

planned by the IEEE Japan Council History Committee and the IEEE Tokyo

Shinkansen)

- Farewell Dinner served by Tokyo Section

Section Life Members Affinity Group, with the cooperation of three IEEE - Welcome dinner by Nagoya Section at Tokugawaen Garden Restaurant

Sections in Japan – the Kansai, Nagoya, and Tokyo Sections – as the third IEEE

Day 9: Monday, 28 May – End of Tour

Technical Tour of the IEEE Life Members Committee. The following itineraryDay 5: Thursday, 24 May – Yosami Memorial Museum and Toyota

includes visits to the awarded IEEE Milestones, as well as to related museums

Commemorative Museum

and cultural heritages in the districts of Nara, Kyoto, Nagoya, Tokyo, and - Yosami Memorial Museum in Kariya (IEEE Milestone: Yosami RadioYokohama. In Japan, we have fourteen dedicated IEEE Milestones as of theTransmitting Station)

Additional tours: Japan Travel Bureau (JTB) provides pre-tour and/orend of 2010. We welcome you to take advantage of this great opportunity to 

- Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology in Nagoya

post-tour plans upon the request of participants.

get to know the history of electrical and electronics engineering achievements - Two-hour ride on Shinkansen Express Train from Nagoya to Tokyoand the cultural heritages in Japan.

- Stay at the Prince Sakura Tower in Tokyo (4 nights)

- End of Tour after breakfast
Narita and Haneda airports are available.

Registration: The final arrangements will appear in the December IEEE Life
Members Newsletter, and registration will open on 1 January 2012.

The tour is planned with Life Members and their companions in mind, and theDay 6: Friday, 25 May – NHK* Museum of Broadcasting and Seiko

Please visit

pace of the tour is set for seniors; however, all IEEE members are welcome.

Institute of Horology

e-mail lm-tours@ieee.org with questions about the tour.

Brief Itinerary- NHK* Museum of Broadcasting (IEEE Milestone: Satellite Broadcasting)*Nippon Hoso Kyokai, meaning the Japan Broadcasting Corporation

Day 1: Sunday, 20 May – Welcome to Kyoto

- Seiko Institute of Horology (Milestone: Quartz Watch)- Arrival in Japan and registration at the Westin Miyako Hotel in Kyoto (3- Senso-ji (Asakusa) and Sumida river (Cruise dinner)

nights).

http://www.ieee.org/Tech-Tour/Japan or

Kansai Section
Nagoya Section
Tokyo Section

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