Welcome to Japan Trip Page!

What do you know about Japan? What really makes Japanese live so long? How does the Japanese health care and public health system work? Why not join us for the Japan trip to explore the secrets?

Key Facts

What:

A school-wide, voluntary, non-credit study trip to Japan organized by HSPH Student Club of Japan

When:

March 18(Sat)-26(Sun), 2006 (Spring Recess)

Who:

Open to HSPH students, faculties and fellows

Where:

Tokyo, Nagoya(Toyota), Kyoto (Option: Hiroshima and Osaka)
(Government, Company, Hospitals, and many Cultural Experiences)-- Details

How much:

US $1,500 -- Details

Schedule

Day1
3/18
Sat

 

AM

Leave Boston

Day2

3/19
Sun

Tokyo

AM

 

PM

Arrive at Narita (Tokyo) Airport

Night

Welcome Party

Day3

3/20
Mon

Tokyo

Morning

Tsukiji Fish Market

subway

AM

St. Luke Hospital

Response to sarin attack

subway

Lunch

School Meal Experience

Johnson & Johnson

Japan Medical Association

PM

Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare

Discuss with Minister of Health on the challenges of Japan's public health system

Day4

3/21
Tue

Tokyo

Morning

Healthcare Policy Discussion

Whole

Tokyo Sightseeing (Scavenger hunt)

Night

Party @ Japanese-style hot spring

Day5

3/22
Wed

Toyota

Kyoto

AM

Move to Toyota by Bullet train (Shinkansen)


Whole

Company/Hospital Visit

Toyota (visit the automobile factory and learn the quality control system)

Toyota hospital (learn about the application of the Toyota Production System in a hospital setting)

Night

Gyunabe Dinner


Day6

3/23
Thu

Kyoto

AM

Nursing Home

Day Care Facility

Omron

Visit the healthcare and fitness product manufacturer

PM

Kyoto sightseeing

Night

Temple Lodding (option)

Day7

3/24
Fri

Kyoto / Hiroshima/ Osaka

Whole

** Option
- Kyoto
- Hiroshima
- Osaka

Day8

3/25
Sat

Kyoto

Whole

Kyoto sightseeing with Kyoto Univ. Public Health School Students

Night

Farewell party

Day9

3/26
Sun

Leave

Japan

AM

Move to Kansai International Airport

PM

Depart from Japan

PM

Arrive at Boston

What can we learn?

1. Power & Influence
Understand how the Japanese public health systems work
- Meet the Minister of Health
-- (discuss the challenges of Japan's public health system)
- Visit St. Luke’s Hospital
-- (learn about its response to the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin gas attack)

2. Culture & Lifestyle
Understand what really makes Japanese people live so long
- School meal experience
- Eat Japanese food three times a day
- Relax in a Japanese hot spring

3. Technology & Work Ethic
Understand what makes Japan different
- Visit the Toyota automobile factory
--(observe quality control on the production lines)
- Visit the Toyota Memorial Hospital
-- (learn about the application of the Toyota Production System in a hospital setting)
- Take the bullet train and Tokyo subway trains (experience their sophisticated operations)
- Observe workers’ pride of employment, whether working in a grocery or a corporate boardroom

Why embark on the HSPH Japan Trip 2006?

1. Learn how the Japanese health care and public health systems work
2. Immerse yourself in the energy of the Japanese people
3. Experience real Japanese culture, tradition and cuisine
4. Let experts guide you through modern Japanese cities
5. …and most importantly, have FUN!

 

Cost

Total: US $1,500

Included:

  • lodging (7 nights)
  • ground transportation from/to the airport (Japan)
  • ground transportation (3 days)
  • 10 meal expenses (7-lunch & 3-dinner)

Not-Included:

  • airfare (Boston (BOS) - Narita (NRT), Osaka (KIX) - Boston (BOS) )
  • ground transportation (Boston)
  • visa-related expenses
  • optional tours (including ground transportation)
  • other miscellaneous costs