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
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Schedule
Day1 |
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Leave Boston |
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Day2 3/19 |
Tokyo |
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PM |
Arrive at Narita (Tokyo) Airport |
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Night |
Welcome Party |
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Day3 3/20 |
Tokyo |
Morning |
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AM |
Response to sarin attack |
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Lunch |
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PM |
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Discuss with Minister of Health on the challenges of Japan's public health system |
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Day4 3/21 |
Tokyo |
Morning |
Healthcare Policy Discussion |
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Whole |
Tokyo Sightseeing (Scavenger hunt) |
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Night |
Party @ Japanese-style hot spring |
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Day5 3/22 |
Toyota Kyoto |
AM |
Move to Toyota by Bullet train (Shinkansen) |
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Whole |
Company/Hospital Visit Toyota (visit the automobile factory and learn the quality control system) |
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Toyota hospital (learn about the application of the Toyota Production System in a hospital setting) |
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Night |
Gyunabe Dinner |
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Day6 3/23 |
Kyoto |
AM |
Nursing Home |
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Day Care Facility |
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Visit the healthcare and fitness product manufacturer |
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PM |
Kyoto sightseeing |
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Night |
Temple Lodding (option) |
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Day7 3/24 |
Kyoto / Hiroshima/ Osaka |
Whole |
** Option |
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Day8 3/25 |
Kyoto |
Whole |
Kyoto sightseeing
with Kyoto Univ. Public Health School Students |
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Night |
Farewell party |
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Day9 3/26 |
Leave Japan |
AM |
Move to Kansai International Airport |
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PM |
Depart from Japan |
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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 |
3. Technology & Work Ethic
Understand what makes Japan different
- Visit the Toyota automobile factory
--(observe quality control on the production lines)
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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
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