Itinerary

Day 1 - Saturday Depart Day 2 - Sunday Arrive Osaka Hotel Granvia Osaka Day 3 - Monday Osaka / Hiroshima / Kyoto Kasuien or Miyako Hotel Morning: Transfer to the Shin-Osaka Station for the JR super express bound for Hiroshima Upon arrival in Hiroshima, sightseeing in the district and visit to Peace Memorial Park, Peace Memorial Museum, and Atomic Bomb Dome Afternoon: Group will meet with a survivor of the A-bomb blast. JR super express to Kyoto. Day 4 - Tuesday Kyoto - Miyako Hotel Day 5 - Wednesday Kyoto / Tokyo - Shiba Park Hotel Morning: Transfer to Kyoto Station for the JR super express bound for Tokyo (a three hour trip) Afternoon: signtseeing tour of Tokyo and visit to Edo Museum Day 6 - Thursday Tokyo - Shiba Park Hotel Early Morning: (5:00 a.m.) to the Tsukiji Fish Market, then return to hotel Morning: Sightseeing tour in Tokyo with visits to the Tokyo Water Science Museum and the Museum of Emerging Technology. Afternoon: Visit and briefing at Waseda University Dinner with Waseda students near the university Day 7 - Friday Morning - free Afternoon: "Vertical Urban City" Presentation Dinner at a Tokyo restaurant Day 8 - Saturday Travel by air to China Peace Hotel Day 9 - Sunday Full day tour exploring environmental issues in Beijing Day 10 - Monday Full day tour of countryside to explore rural environmental issues Day 11 - Tuesday Beijing - Tokyo - Minneapolis - Appleton Fly to Narita Airport for flight back to the USA. Cross the international dateline and return on the same day.

The group consisted of 24 faculty and students from Lawrence. It was sponsored by the Freeman Grant, which is dedicated to enhancing understanding of Asian cultures.