EASC Study Tour 2002: Detailed Itinerary (updated 5/6/02)

Orientation: 4/20 4/21 | Pre-Departure Orientation: 6/13 | 6/14
Tokyo: 6/15 6/16 6/17 6/18 | Tochigi: 6/19 6/20 6/21 | Kyoto: 6/22 6/23 6/24
Nara & Osaka: 6/25 6/26 | Himeji & Hiroshima: 6/27 6/28 6/29 6/30
Seoul: 7/1 7/2 7/3 | Gyeongju: 7/4 | Seoul: 7/5 7/6 | Chiba: 7/7 | 7/8

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Note: While this itinerary is 90% firm, last minute changes are possible.

Dates & Location
Hotel Information
Schedule (more details TBA)
Notes &
Your Expenses
April 20 -21
Bloomington, IN

Indiana Memorial Union Hotel
900 E. 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405

Phone: 812- 856-6381
Fax: 812-855-3426
imuhotel@indiana.edu

Saturday, April 20

See Orientation Schedule

  

Sunday, April 21

See Orientation Schedule

  

June 13-14
Chicago, IL

Sheraton Gateway Suites, Chicago O'Hare Airport
6501 North Mannheim
Rosemont, IL 60018

Phone: 847-699-6300
Fax: 847-699-0391

Thursday, June 13

Afternoon

  • Pre-departure orientation (starting at 2 pm)

    Evening

  • Group dinner
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    Friday, June 14 Juan Lewis

    Morning

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Group check-in at JAL counter at Terminal 5 in O'Hare
  • Free time until departure
  • 12:00 pm: Depart O'Hare (JAL 009)
    		• Snack/Lunch
    June 15-18
    Tokyo, Japan

    Keio Plaza Inter-Continental Tokyo
    2-2-1 Nishi-Shinjuku,
    Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8330

    Tel: (81)3-3344-0111
    Fax: (81)3-3345-8269
    rooms-front@keioplaza.co.jp

    Saturday, June 15

    Afternoon

  • 2:55 pm: Arrive Narita (Terminal 2)
  • Take limousine bus to hotel
  • Group check-in at hotel

    Evening

  • Free time
    		• Dinner

    Sunday, June 16 Katheleen Nealeigh

    Morning & Afternoon

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Tokyo orientation with George
  • Tour to Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building

  • Take subway Oh-edo line from Tocho-mae to Ryogoku

  • Tour at Edo-Tokyo Museum (lunch)
  • Take subway Oh-edo line back to Shinjuku area

    Evening

  • Free time in Shinjuku

    • Subway
    Lunch
    Dinner

    Monday, June 17 Kris Keup

    Morning & Afternoon

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Guided bus tour of Tokyo: National Diet Building, Imperial Palace Plaza, Asakusa District (lunch), Yasukuni Shrine

    Evening

  • Group dinner in Shinjuku area
  • Mary, Mayumi, & George available to help plan Independent Study Day (at hotel)
    		• Lunch

    Tuesday, June 18 Sharon Chatagnier

    Morning, Afternoon, & Evening

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Independent Study Day
    		• Transportation
    Admissions
    Lunch
    Dinner
    June 19-21
    Tochigi, Japan

    Plaza Inn Kurokami
    4-1-19 Sakura
    Utsunomiya, Tochigi 320-0043

    Tel: (81)28-622-1981
    Fax: (81)28-627-9195

    Wednesday, June 19 Cathy Gohmann

    Morning & Afternoon

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Check-out hotel & send luggage to Tochigi
  • Take JR Chuo line from Shinjuku to Musashi-Koganei
  • Take Kanto bus to Edo-Tokyo Building Museum
  • Free time in the museum (lunch)
  • Take bus back to Musashi-Koganei Station
  • Take JR Chuo line to Tokyo
  • Take Tohoku Shinkansen (bullet train) to Utsunomiya
  • Visit Tochigi Prefectural Government

    Evening

  • Group check-in at hotel & pick up luggage
  • Group dinner & meeting at hotel

    • Bus
    Lunch

     

     

    Assignment for meeting TBA

    Thursday, June 20 Hope Bordelon

    Morning & Afternoon

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Guided bus tour of Nikko: Nikko Toshogu Shrine, group lunch, Chuzenji Lake, Kegon Falls

    Evening

  • Group meeting at hotel (dinner)

    • Dinner

    Assignment for meeting TBA

    Friday, June 21 Maria Kelsay

    Morning & Afternoon

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Participants check-out (leave luggage at hotel)
  • School visit (public middle & high school): class observation, school lunch, discussion with Japanese teachers, etc.
  • Come back to hotel and free time until banquet

    Evening

  • Banquet at hotel with Tochigi government & school officials and host families.
  • Homestay (take an overnight bag only; your luggage will be sent to Yoshiima Ryokan)
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    June 22 - 24
    Kyoto, Japan

    New Miyako Hotel
    Hachijyo-guchi, Kyoto Station
    Minami-ku, Kyoto 601-8412

    Tel: (81)75-661-7111
    Fax: (81)75-661-7135
    yoyaku@newmiyako.co.jp


    Gion Yoshiima
    Shin-monzen St. Gion
    Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, 605

    Tel: (81)75-561-2620
    Fax: (81)75-541-6493
    info@yoshi-ima.co.jp

    Saturday, June 22 Carole Williams

    Morning & Afternoon

  • Free time with host family
  • Meet at Utsunomiya station (by 3 pm)
  • Take Tohoku Shinkansen to Tokyo

    Evening

  • Take Tokai Shinkansen to Kyoto (dinner in train)
  • Group check-in at hotel
  • Meeting at hotel

    • Breakfast
    Lunch
    Dinner

     

    Assignment for meeting TBA

    Sunday, June 23 Francie Beville

    Morning & Afternoon

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Check-out hotel
  • Guided bus tour of Kyoto: Kinkaku-ji Temple, Ryoan-ji Temple, Nijo-jo Castle, Kiyomizu-dera Temple, group lunch

    Evening

  • Group check-in at ryokan & pick up luggage
  • Dinner in your room
  • Free time (optional: tea ceremony in ryokan)
  • Mary, Mayumi, & George available to help plan Independent Study Day (at ryokan)

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    Monday, June 24

    Morning, Afternoon, & Evening

  • Breakfast in your room
  • Independent Study Day
    		• Transportation
    Admissions
    Lunch
    Dinner
    June 25-26
    Nara & Osaka, Japan

    Nankai South Tower Hotel Osaka
    5-1-60 Namba, Chuo-ku
    Osaka, 542-0076

    Tel: (81)6-6646-1111
    Fax: (81)6-6648-0331
    syukuhaku@southtower.co.jp

    Tuesday, June 25 Gary Ledet

    Morning

  • Group breakfast & meeting at ryokan
  • Check-out ryokan & send luggage to Osaka
  • Take subway to Kyoto Station

  • Take Kintetsu-tokkyu to Nara

  • Guided walking tour of Nara

    Afternoon

  • Free time
  • Meet at Kintetsu Nara Station (by 3:30)
  • Take Kintetsu-tokkyu to Namba
  • Group check-in at hotel & pick up luggage

    Evening

  • Free time

    •  

    Assignment for meeting TBA

     

    Transportation & Admissions (during the tour)
    Lunch
    Dinner

    Wednesday, June 26 Dianne Mertens

    Morning

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Tours of National Museum of Ethnology & Museum of Japanese Houses

    Afternoon

  • School visit (public elementary school): school lunch, class observation, discussion with Japanese teachers, etc.

    Evening

  • Group dinner
  • Free time
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    June 27-29
    Himeji & Hiroshima, Japan

    Hotel Granvia Hiroshima
    1-5 Matsubara-cho, Minami-ku
    Hiroshima, 732-0822

    Tel: (81)82-262-1111
    Fax: (81)82-262-4050
    hp-info@hgh.co.jp

    Thursday, June 27 Rosemary Neves

    Morning

  • Optional guided tour to Osaka Wholesaler Market (around 3:30 - 7 am)
  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Check-out hotel & send luggage to Hiroshima (around 11 am)
  • Take Midosuji line subway from Namba to Shin-Osaka
  • Take Sanyo Shinkansen to Himeji

    Afternoon

  • Group lunch & guided tour of Himeji Castle
  • Take Sanyo Shinkansen to Hiroshima

    Evening

  • Group check-in at hotel & pick up luggage
  • Free time
    		• Dinner

    Friday, June 28 Kay Bale

    Morning

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Group meeting
  • Take Hiroshima-dentetsu street car from Hiroshima Station
  • School visit (private middle & high school for girls): class observation, etc.

    Afternoon

  • Peace Memorial Park: presentation of paper cranes, free time (lunch, museum & park), a talk with an atomic-bomb survivor

    Evening

  • Free time

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    Assignment for meeting TBA

    Street Car
    Admission
    Lunch
    Dinner

    Saturday, June 29 Maryann Foster

    Morning

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Take Sanyo-Honsen line from Hiroshima Station to Miyajima-guchi
  • Take JR ferry to Miyajima
  • Guided tour in Itsukushima Shrine, Senjo-kaku, etc.

    Afternoon & Evening

  • Free time
  • Group meeting at hotel (7 pm)
  • Group dinner

    • Lunch

     

    Assignment for meeting TBA
    June 30-July 3
    Seoul, Korea

    Seoul Royal Hotel
    1-ka, Myung-Dong, Chung-Ku
    Seoul

    Tel: (82)2-771-4500
    Fax: (82)2-756-1119
    webmaster@seoulroyal.co.kr

    Sunday, June 30 John Frank

    Morning

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Check-out hotel
  • Take limousine bus to Hiroshima Airport
  • Group check-in at JAL counter

    Afternoon

  • Free time until departure
  • 1:35 pm: Depart Hiroshima (JAL 965)
  • 3:05 pm: Arrive Incheon
  • Take chartered bus to hotel
  • Group check-in at hotel
  • Group meeting at hotel

    Evening

  • Group dinner at Korea House

    • Lunch

     

     

     

    Assignment for meeting TBA

    Monday, July 1 Libby Lupfer

    Morning & Afternoon

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Guided bus tour of Seoul: Gyeongbokgung Palace, National Folk Museum, National Museum of Korea, group lunch, and Changgyeonggung Palace

    Evening

  • Free time
    		• Dinner

    Tuesday, July 2 Sue Jones

    Morning, Afternoon & Evening

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Independent Study Day (recommended sites: Namdaemun, Dongdaemun, Ich'on, Deoksugung Palace,
    Unhyeongung Palace, Bongwonsa Temple, Jongmyo Shrine, Changdeokgung Palace)
    		• Transportation
    Admissions
    Lunch
    Dinner

    Wednesday, July 3 Terri Lewis

    Morning & Afternoon

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • School visit (public middle & high school): class observation, discussion with Korean teachers, etc.

    Evening

  • Free time
    		• Dinner
    July 4
    Gyeongju, Korea

    Gyeongju Chosun Hotel
    410-2, Sinpyeong-dong, Gyeongju
    Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea 780-290

    Tel: (82)54-745-7701
    Fax: (82)54-740-8349

    Thursday, July 4 Alan White

    Morning & Afternoon

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Check-out hotel (leave luggage & take an overnight bag only)
  • Leave for Gyeongju on chartered bus
  • Guided bus tour of Gyeongju: group lunch, Cheomseongdae Observatory, Posukjung Watercourse, Anapji Pond
  • Group check-in at hotel
  • Group meeting at hotel

    Evening

  • Free time

    • Assignment for meeting TBA

    Dinner
    July 5-6
    Seoul, Korea

    Seoul Royal Hotel
    1-kA, Myung-Dong, Chung-Ku
    Seoul

    Tel: (82)2-771-4500
    Fax: (82)2-756-1119
    webmaster@seoulroyal.co.kr

    Friday, July 5 Angelique Jacobson

    Morning & Afternoon

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Check-out hotel
  • Guided bus tour of Gyeongju: Bulguksa Temple, Seokguram Grotto, group lunch, Gyeongju National Museum
  • Leave for Seoul on chartered bus

    Evening

  • Group check-in at hotel
  • Free time
    		• Dinner

    Saturday, July 6

    Morning & Afternoon

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Guided bus tour to DMZ and War Museum: group lunch

    Evening

  • Farewell banquet at Chosun Westin Hotel
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    July 7
    Chiba, Japan

    Hotel Springs Makuhari
    1-11, Hibino, Mihama-ku
    Chiba-city, Chiba 261-0021

    Tel: (81)43-296-3111
    Fax: (82)43-296-3795
    k.matsubara@springs.co.jp

    Sunday, July 7

    Morning

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Group meeting at hotel
  • Check-out hotel
  • Take chartered bus to Incheon Airport
  • Group check-in at JAL counter

    Afternoon

  • Free time until departure
  • 1:30 pm: Depart Incheon (JAL 952)
  • 3:45 pm: Arrive Narita (Terminal 2)
  • Take limousine bus to hotel
  • Group check-in at hotel

    Evening

  • Free time

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    Assignment for meeting TBA

     

    Lunch
    Dinner

    July 8

    Monday, July 8

    Morning

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Check-out hotel
  • Take limousine bus to Narita Airport
  • Group check-in at JAL counter
  • Free time until departure
  • 11:05 am: Depart Narita (JAL 010)
  • 8:20 am (same day): Arrive O'Hare (Terminal 5)
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    Last updated: 9/23/02
    URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~easc/study_tour/2002/2002_index.html
    Comments: easc@indiana.edu
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