STEM: Japan

Your 24-hour Tour Director will meet you at the airport and remain with your group until your final airport departure. You’ll also have a private coach and driver while touring .

In the event of a large-scale disaster, such as an earthquake centered below Tokyo, The Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park acts as a central base of operations for disaster prevention in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area that houses emergency response facilities including local disaster management headquarters, as well as institutions that compile disaster-related information and coordinate emergency disaster measures.

Located an hour north of Tokyo, Tsukuba is knows as "Japan's Science City". It is home to Tsukuba Science City and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

Take a guided tour of the Space Centre. The areas visited are subject to change based on daily operations, but the tour typically includes a visit of the astronaut training area, a tour of the Kibo operation control room and a screening of an introductory video to the Tsukuba Space Center.

Guided tour to introduce you to Cyberdine Inc. and HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) technology.

How will science and technology shape our future? Explore answers on this visit to the Science Square showroom of industrial technology, where research is conducted to improve daily lives using environmentally-conscious science.

Brimming with beautiful nature and interesting tourist destinations, Chiba and Saitama are home to fascinating local attractions.

Explore Harajuku and Omotesando. Harajuku's Takeshita Dori (Street) is where Tokyo's trendy teens come to shop the fashion botiques and crepe stands. Nearby Omotesando is affectionately referred to as Tokyo's Champs Elysees, focused on the adults desire for name brand fashions and lovely restaurants.

The center was opened in 2014, alongside the Yamanashi Maglev Test Line, a 42.8 km length of track where Maglev train test runs are taking place in preparation for commercial use. It is the only place in Japan where visitors can see a Maglev train up-close running at a speed of 500 km/hour. Yes, 500 km per hour!

Museum staff will carefully guide you through an introduction of manga, its drawing techniques, and tips on how to draw characters, explanations of manga 'manpu' (symbols and signs) which express characters' feelings.

Enjoy a hands-on cultural experience with local musicians that will refresh your body and mind. Learn about the history and basic structure of the taiko drumming technique with a simple traditional song.

Visit the historical area of Gion which is most know for its Geisha culture.

Tour the extraordinary city that suffered an unimaginable destruction and incredible rebirth to become the thriving city it is today. At Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, see the Peace Memorial Museum and the Atomic Bomb Dome, the skeletal remains of a pre-blast building, for an idea of the catastrophic effects the Atomic bomb had on the city. The park, museum, and Atomic Bomb Dome act as a symbol of peace and as a memorial for those who died.

The Atomic Bomb Dome, formerly the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, was destroyed by the world's first atomic bomb dropping. It was called the "Atomic Bomb Dome" for its distinctive domed steel frame and was included in UNESCO's World Heritage List in December 1996 as a symbol of the devastation caused by the first atomic bomb in the history of humankind. It represents the importance of the abolition of nuclear weapons and lasting world peace.

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, located in the center of Hiroshima City was built in its current location near the hypocenter of the atomic bombing during WWII on August 6, 1945. The park is home to many memorials and monuments, including the Cenotaph for the A-Bomb Victims, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, the Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims.

Glide through the tranquil waters, past the iconic red Torii gate and into the realm of the sacred at the Itsukushima Shrine. As you step off the ferry you will be greeted by the “messengers of the deities”, or the tame Miyajima deer, that are always found wandering around the shrine. After visiting this impressive structure browse through the many craft stores, bakeries and street-food carts on Omotesando Street - see if you’re brave enough to sample a traditional dish of conger eel.