Make TOKYO the destination of your next school excursion!
An Ideal Place to Visit for an Educational Trip
Tokyo has been Japan's center of politics and economy for more than 400 years. It's full of the history, traditional customs, and craftsmanship handed down from generation to generation since the Edo period (1603-1837), as well as world-leading, cutting-edge technologies and designs. Many of Japan's leading architectural structures and museums are located in Tokyo.
Student Interaction Program
Students in the international city of Tokyo look forward to having more opportunities to interact with overseas students of their own age. Please take the time to visit schools in Tokyo, even for a few hours, and let the students know about your country. This will also give the students in Japan the chance to re-appreciate their own culture while they prepare to welcome their overseas visitors with Japanese hospitality and inform them about our city and country. We're certain that the opportunity for students of different countries to spend even a short time together would enable them to better understand different cultures and the people who live there. This experience will, no doubt, constitute the first step in communications that will benefit them in the future.
Ask Us
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau have been actively promoting Tokyo as a tourist and convention destination, communicating the attractions Tokyo has to offer, such as industry, technologies and its historical and cultural properties. Through such promotional activities, our aim is "Making Tokyo a dynamic and elegant global city." Please direct any inquiries to the Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau if you are thinking of visiting a school in Tokyo during an educational tour in Japan but are wondering what the correct procedures are. We will not only introduce a school in Tokyo that you can visit, but will also work out the arrangements between your school and the school in Tokyo concerning the visiting program details. We will do all we can to help promote student interaction and to make this trip a memorable experience.
Practical Assistance Provided by TCVB
*Our services include providing assistance in introducing schools in Tokyo, arranging practical exchange program in detail, and accompanying to the exchange program.
Overseas School/Overseas Travel Agency (Japan Section)
We accept consultations only for confirmed trips to Japan.
*Please provide the following documents at least three months in advance.
(1)Application(a letter from the group representative along with the purpose of the trip and exchange in a written form);(2)itinerary; and(3)a list of participants.
TCVB(Section in charge of school exchange)
* Give notice to overseas school of a school in Tokyo which accepts the exchange program.
(Please note that we may not be able to provide you with a school in Tokyo to visit.)
Overseas School/Overseas Travel Agency (Japan Section)
* Arrange practical exchange program in detail. (Ex. groupings, expenses, dress codes, arrival time, etc.)
TCVB (Section in charge of school exchange)
* Arrange practical exchange program in detail. (confirm itinerary, availability of venues at a school, language support, etc.)
School in Tokyo (Teacher in charge of school exchange)
Most communication in the procedure mentioned above will be via E-mail. However, in some case FAX and/or phone calls will be used.
TCVB will act as an intermediary between school in Tokyo and overseas school on matters such as exchange program and content.
Example of School Exchange Program:Visited by 30 students, 2 teachers, and 1 interpreter on a chartered bus
- 13:00
- Arrive at school to visit
[ Welcome Reception ] (1FAudiovisual Room)Speech by a teacher from each school,exchange of commemorative gifts - 13:30
- [ School Tour ] Three groups of ten students will be guided by Japanese school teachers(with support from language staff).
- 14:00
- [ Participation in Class ] (1)English(Cultural Introduction);(2)Art(Sketching);(3)P.E.(Soccer)
*Overseas school pays for art supplies if needed.
*Students who will participate in P.E. class need to prepare their own exercise clothes and shoes. - 15:00
- [ Participation in Club Activities ] (1)Tea Ceremony(1F Tatami Room);(2)Kendo(Martial Arts Dojo);(3)Wind Instruments(4F Music Room)
*Participants in kendo must prepare exercise clothes.
*Participants in the wind instruments club may bring their own instrument if they have one. - 16:00
- [ Party and Farewell Reception ] (1F Large Meeting Room):Conversation time, choral performance of the Japanese school songs, choral performance of the overseas school's national anthem, speech by a student from each school, commemorative group photograph(in front of the school gate)
- 16:45
- Leave School on the chartered bus
Tokyo Educational Map(PDF/5.1Mb)
This is a very useful information tool for school trip! It will provide you with the suggested course in Tokyo, which introduces various facilities to enable you to study about the urban infrastructure, environmental technology or culture and art in Tokyo.
South Kanto Educational Travel Guidance
These four local governments have jointly created a database of showcase educational travels that offer learning experiences which are unique to South Kanto region.
Contact for school visits
TCVB Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau
Kasuga Business Center Bldg. 10F, 1-15-15
Nishikata, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0024
TEL:+81-3-5840-8892 FAX: +81-3-5840-8895
E-mail: schooltrip@tcvb.or.jp(Japanese or English)