WEEK 02

Full Itinerary Week 2

Monday, June 12, 20238:00 a.m. | Students meet with faculty leader to have breakfast
9:00 a.m. | Go to Ikebukuro station to travel to Nezu (25 minutes by subway). Take the Yamanote line from Ikebukuro to Nishi-nippori. Change trains to take the Chiyoda line from Nishi-nippori to Nezu
9:30 a.m. | Arrive in Nezu and walk 10 minutes to Tokyo University of the Arts
10:30 a.m. | Have tour of university along with a Q&A session from the university tour guide–pending approval from university
11:30 p.m. | Have lunch at university with other media and film students at the university
12:30 p.m. | Have the opportunity to observe an arts and media film course (if available in english)-pending approval from institution
1:30 p.m. | Have the opportunity to oberve their graduate school for film design–pending approval from university
Travel back from Tokyo University of Arts to the Nezu Station (10 minutes by walk)
2:00 p.m. | Go from Nezu Station to Ikebukuro Station (25 minutes)
2:30 p.m. | Arrive in Ikebukuro
3:00 p.m. | Meet to reflect on what students learned at the institution 
Rest of the day free
Tuesday, June 13, 20238:00 a.m. | GROUP DAY TRIP–Yokohama: all students and faculty members will meet in the morning to eat breakfast near the institution
9:30 a.m. | From Ikebukuro Station go 40 minutes by train on the Shonan-Shinjuku Line to go to Yokohama (60 minutes)
11:00 a.m. | Arrive in Yokohama. 
11:30 a.m. | Walk from Yokohama station to Yamashita park. 
11:40 a.m. | After enjoying the view, walk to Landmark tower-2nd tallest building in Japan (23 minute walk)
12:30 p.m. | Walk around the minato mirari across the street from the landmark tower
12:50 p.m. | After visitng the Minato Mirari, walk to the Nissan car gallery (14 minute walk)–if students would like to visit they can.
1:30 p.m. | Visit the Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum–famous in Japan
2:30 p.m .| Have lunch
Enjoy walking in the park all the way to Chinatown (27 minute walk)
2:50 p.m. | Explore China town
5:00 p.m. | Go back to Yokohama station and head back to Ikebukuro
6:00 p.m. | Free evening
Wednesday, June 14, 20238:00 a.m. | students meet with faculty leader to have breakfast
9:00 a.m. | Group heads to the Ikebukuro station to take subway to Shibuya 16 minutes by subway). Take the Fukutoshin Line from Ikebukuro to Shibuya
9:30 a.m. | See the famous Shibuya crossing as you leave the station
9:35 a.m. | Walk from the Shibuya station to the NHK broadcast center (10 minutes by walk)
10:00 a.m. | Receive a tour of the NHK broadcast center along with Q&A session from company’s worker —pending approval from company
11:30 p.m. | Have lunch near NHK broadcast center
12:30 p.m. | After lunch, walk down the street to NHK publishing (3 minutes by walk)
1:00 p.m. | Receive tour of the NHK publishing building as well as learn how NHK broadcast and publishing work together and have a Q&A session with company’s working–pending approval from company
2:30 p.m. | Have free afternoon exploring Shibuya
5:00 p.m. | Meet at the Shibuya station to travel back as a group to Ikebukuro Station
5:30 pm | Arrive at Ikebukuro station
Free evening
Thursday, June 15, 2023GROUP DAY TRIP – Kamakura: All students and faculty members will meet in the morning to eat breakfast at the institution (Day Tour by HIS agency)
Visit the Buddha temple (extra fee to go in temple: 300 yen->$2,85 but students do not have to purchase it if they want)
Visit the Hase-Dare temple
Lunch
Enjoy the kamakura hiking trails–more temples are located throughout the trails
Travel back to hostel/hotel with HIS tour
Free Evening
Friday, June 16, 20238:00 a.m. | Students meet with faculty leader to have breakfast
Travel from the Ikebukuro station to the Roppongi-itchome station (40 minutes)–Take the marunouchi line from Ikebukuro to Kokkai-gijidomae. Walk 16 minutes and arrive in roppongi-itchome station
9:00 am | Arrive in Roppongi-itchome station and walk to the TBS television station (15 minutes)
9:30 a.m. | Receive tour of television station along with Q&A session for students and faculty with worker at TBS -pending approval from station
11:30 a.m. | Have lunch near TBS station
12:30 p.m. Walk back to the Roppongi-itchome station (19 minutes) to take subway to the Todaimae station (15 minutes)
2:00 p.m. | Arrive to Todaimae station and walk to the University of Tokyo (2 minutes)
2:30 p.m. | Receive tour at University of Tokyo-within media department along with Q&A session for students and faculty with worker at institution
3:30 p.m. | Head back to the Todaimae station (2 minutes)
4:00 p.m. | Take subway from Todaimae station to Ikebukuro Station (18 minutes)–Take the Namboku line from Todaimae to Korakuen. You will then tak ethe Marunouchi line from Korakuen to Ikebukuro
4:30 p.m. | Arrive in Ikebukuro
Free Evening
Saturday, June 17, 2023Free Weekend for students and faculty
Sunday June 18, 2023Free Weekend for students and faculty