Fort Wayne Children's Choir
JAPAN
June 2022
Osaka, Kyoto, Takaoka & Tokyo
Monday, June 13, 2022: Depart
- Depart home
Tuesday, June 14: Osaka
- Arrive in Osaka
- Meet your KIconcerts tour manager
- Introduction to Osaka
- Check into hotel: Hotel New Hankyu Osaka (tbc)
- Dinner daily
- Overnight Osaka
Wednesday, June 15: Osaka
- Breakfast daily
- Embark on a guided tour of Osaka including visiting the Osaka Castle, one of Japan's most famous landmarks, the Kuromon Market and the Dotonbori
- Meet with locals for an exchange program and prepare for shared concert
- Rehearsal
- Concert
- Overnight Osaka
Thursday, June 16: Osaka | Kyoto | Takaoka
- Transfer to Kyoto for sightseeing Kiyomizudera Temple and walk the ancient alleys of Ninen and Sannen Zaka seeing the Nijo castle as we drive from the Kinkakuji temple
- Board the train to Takaoka
- Welcome to Takaoka, Fort Wayne's sister city
- Check into hotel: Toyama Excel Hotel Tokyu (tbc)
- Overnight Toyama
Friday, June 17: Takaoka
- Enjoy a city tour of Takaoka
- Visit to a local school (arranged by the sister city connections with Fort Wayne CC)
- Exchange program (as above)
- Combined rehearsal (as above)
- Concert (as above)
- Performance for the school community (as above)
- Overnight Toyama
Saturday, June 18: Takaoka
- Experience Gokayama, a World heritage site and traditional Japanese village
- Rehearsal
- Welcome reception (arranged by the sister city connections with Fort Wayne CC)
- Sister City exchange concert (as above)
- Overnight Toyama
Sunday, June 19: Tokyo
- Ride one of Japan's famous shinkansen trains (toyama-tokyo-bullet train) to Tokyo at up to 160MPH
- Enjoy an orientation tour of Tokyo, the home of the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese government passing by the Imperial Palace, the national Diet building and Tokyo Tower
- Check into hotel: Sunshine City Prince Hotel (tbc)
- Overnight Tokyo
Monday, June 20: Tokyo
- Visit the Asakusa Sensoji Temple, Nakamise Shopping Street, and Akihabara (home to the world's most creative anime and magna)
- Prepare for the Tokyo concert with a local children's and senior choir (tbd)
- Concert
- Overnight Tokyo
Tuesday, June 21: Tokyo
- Enjoy a guided city tour, seeing the imposing Meiji-jingu Shrine, Shibuya Crossing (Tokyo’s Times Square)
- Ascend the tallest tower in the world, Tokyo Skytree, for an amazing view of the city
- Companions: Visit the Edo Tokyo Museum to further immerse yourself in this mysterious and ancient society
- Singers: Enjoy a fully interactive Japanese Taiko Drum workshop
- Farewell Dinner
- Overnight Tokyo
Wednesday, June 22: Depart
- Transfer to the airport for your return flight home
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"Thank you for a memorable and deeply satisfying musical odyssey."
Elizabeth Sesler-Beckman
GILMAN SCHOOL CHOIR