The Manjiro Society - 9th Japan-America Grassroots Summit

9th Japan-America Grassroots Summit

Tokyo and Shizuoka, Japan
Wednesday, November 3 - Wednesday, November 10, 1999

[Programs] [Itinerary] [Cost] [Contacts] [Side Trips] [Summit Application] [Homestay Application]

Local exchange programs
The Summit trip includes attendance at two of these exchange programs, according to availability. Use the Summit Application form to make selections.

The Culture Carried by Black Ships (Shimoda City)
Nature and Traditional Culture that we will hand down to the 21st Century (Numazu City)
An Ancient Trail Leads the way to a New Age of Tourism (Mishima City)
Japanese-American Cultural Exchange in the Izu Peninsula (Nirayama Town)
From Mount Fuji's Pure Water, Paper Treasures for You (Fuji City)
The Mt. Fuji Experience (Fujinomiya City)
Discover Cultural Differences between the U.S.A. and Japan (Shizuoka City)
To Build Energetic Community with Sports as the Central Factor -- Shimizu, the City of Soccer (Shimizu City)
Experiences of No. 1 Things in Japan, in the City with the Most Beautiful View of Mt. Fuji (Kanbara Town)
Spend Days of Wine & Roses in Shimada (Shimada City)
Maintaining Good Health and Eating Healthy Foods (Daito Town)
"YARAMAIKA" SPIRIT (Let's try!) (Hamamatsu City)
Survey of Automobile Culture in the 21st Century (Kosai City)
Postal Cultural Exchange (Shizuoka City, Gotenba City)
The Future of Agriculture / The Young Farmers of Today Supporting the Agriculture of Tomorrow (West area in Shizuoka Prefecture)
Relations for the Hearing Impaired (Shizuoka City, Numazu City)
Nurturing NPOs, Mount Fuji, Children, the Community (Shizuoka City, Hamamatsu City, sites around Mt. Fuji)

Itinerary

Nov 3
(Wed)
11:00
10:40
11:15
11:45
10:40 Leave
New York
Washington, D.C.
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Lunch and dinner in flight

Nov 4
(Thu)
14:50
14:25
14:00
16:15
14:30 Arrive at Narita (New Tokyo International Airport)
from New York
from Washington, D.C.
from Chicago
from Los Angeles
from San Francisco
Transfer to Hotel in Shizuoka (by bus)
Stay at Shizuoka
Dinner not included

Nov 5
(Fri)

16:00
18:00 Shizuoka
Breakfast at hotel
Orientation
Free time (street performance festival "Daidougei World Cup", etc.)
Lunch not included
Opening Ceremony & Welcome Reception
Stay at Shizuoka

Nov 6
(Sat)

9:00 Shizuoka
Breakfast at hotel
Transfer to rural towns (by bus)
Local Exchange Programs
Homestay

Nov 7
(Sun)
Shizuoka
Local Exchange Programs in the rural towns
Homestay

Nov 8
(Mon)

15:00 Shizuoka
Transfer to Hotel in Shizuoka (by bus)
Free time
Lunch not included
Sightseeing in Shizuoka
Farewell Reception
Stay at Shizuoka

Nov 9
(Tue)
Shizuoka
Breakfast at hotel
Transfer to Tokyo (by bus)
Tokyo
Free Time
Lunch and dinner not included
Stay at Tokyo

Nov 10
(Wed)

11:00
10:45
11:15
17:25
16:40 Tokyo
Breakfast at hotel
Transfer to Airport (by bus)
Leave Narita
to New York (Arr: 9:15)
to Washington, D.C. (Arr: 8:55)
to Chicago (Arr: 8:40)
to Los Angeles (Arr: 10:00)
to San Francisco (Arr: 8:50)

In addition, two optional side trips have been planned for those who want an extended Japanese experience. Trip 1 is a four or five day trip to Yamagata (Syonai Area), that includes homestay. Trip 2 is a three day trip to Atami & Kamakura. See the Side Trips page for more information.

Total Trip Fee

East Coast (New York & Washington, D.C.)
US$ 1,899 per person

Mid-West (Chicago)
US$ 1,699 per person

West Coast (Los Angeles & San Francisco)
US$ 1,599 per person

($200 discount for children under 12)

Use our Application Form to get more information and join us for a sensational trip.

Contact information

In the U.S.: Manjiro Society
6893 Chelsea Road
McLean, Virginia 22101
E-mail: manjiro@manjiro.org
Phone: (703) 847-3906
FAX: (703) 847-3906

In Japan: John Manjiro-Whitfield Commemorative Center for International Exchange
Seiwa Building 10F
2-3-4 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-0062
E-mail: cie@po.sphere.ne.jp
Phone: +81-3-3470-3518
FAX: +81-3-3470-4481

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