Japan 2024
Have you always wanted to travel to Japan?
PSO is planning a student trip to Japan on March 17, 2024 - March 28, 2024 and on July 7, 2024 - July 18, 2024
Sign up to reserve your spot for the summer trip - Sign Up Here!
*The spring break trip is full, we have added a summer trip!
To be put on the waitlist, please see Ms. St. Pierre!
Fundraising opportunities available, please speak to Ms. St. Pierre for more information.
Japan 2024 Summer Trip
Japan Info Brochure - Spring Break (Now full)
Japan 2024 Power point presentation
Konnichiwa
Financial Assistance Application
Terms and Conditions
Student Fundraising:
Students are fundraising for the Japan 2024 trip! If you would like to support a student you can print out the order form below or you can order online by clicking on the link below. *If you don't have a specific student you would like to support, you can type or write WHOLE GROUP and we will split those funds amongst everyone.
Hippo Fundraiser
What's included?
We provide everything you need for a remarkable trip:
Round‐trip airfare
10 overnight stays in hotels with private bathrooms
Breakfast daily Dinner daily
Full‐time services of a professional tour director Guided sightseeing tours and city walks as per itinerary Visits to select attractions as per itinerary (See itinerary below)
Tour Diary™
Local Guide and Local Bus Driver tips; see note regarding other important tips
Note: On arrival day only dinner is provided; on departure day, only breakfast is provided
Note: Tour cost does not include airline‐imposed baggage fees, or fees for any required passport or visa. Optional excursions, optional pre‐paid Tour Director and multi‐day bus driver tipping, among other individual and group customizations will be listed as separate line items in the total trip cost, if included.
Tour investment
Students (travelers under the age of 23) $5,599
Adults (age 23 and over): $5,994
Price reflects savings of a $418 travel grant. Sign up by 6/15/2022 and enter code StPierre2024 in order to take advantage of this limited‐time offer!
Automatic monthly payment plan
Pay $50 upon enrolment and the balance will be divided into equal monthly payments, charged automatically to your chequing account. As of March 28, 2022, your monthly payment would be just $241.32.
Manual plan also available; learn more on explorica.ca/paymentplans.
Travel protection
Most Explorica travellers protect their investment with our Travel Protection Plan Plus, which includes a Cancel For Any Reason waiver for only $20 per day. To learn more, visit explorica.ca/cfar.
Itinerary:
Day 1 Start Tour
Day 2 Konnichiwa Tokyo
Meet your tour director and check into hotel
Day 3 Tokyo
Rikugi-en garden visit
Fukiage Chaya (tea house)
Akihabara Electric Town
Day 4 Tokyo
Japanese School Visit
Japanese Cooking Class (Sushi)
Lunch: at Japanese cooking class Day 4 Konnichiwa Tokyo
Day 5 Tokyo landmarks
Tokyo guided sightseeing tour: Senso‐ji temple visit, Imperial Palace East Garden, Meiji Shrine visit, Harajuku District visit
Shibuya Crossing Tempura dinner
Day 6 Tokyo‐‐Hakone
Travel to Hakone by bus
Hakone excursion: Lake Ashi cruise, Mount Komagatake
Overnight in a Ryokan
Day 7 Hakone‐‐Takayama
Travel to Matsumoto by bus Matsumoto Castle visit
Day 8 Takayama‐‐Kyoto
Takayama guided sightseeing tour: Morning Market visit, Old City visit, Shirakawago Village visit
Travel to Kyoto by bus
Day 9 Kyoto
Nara excursion : Nara Park , Todai‐ji temple, Kasuga Grand Shrine Kyoto guided sightseeing tour: Kinkaku‐ji temple (Golden Pavilion) visit, Fushimi Inari Taisha visit
Day 10 Kyoto
Zen lecture and Zen experience
Tenryu-ji Temple
Arashiyama Area with Bamboo Grove
Day 11 Kyoto to Osaka
Calligraphy Class
The Osamu Tezuka Museum visit
Umeda Sky Building Floating Observatory visit
Dotonbori District visit
Day 12 End tour
