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FACTSnet tours offer pre & post tour networking with links related to the Alberta K-12 curriculum. Japan is a fascinating place to visit, with its ancient culture (we will focus on the Edo and Meiji periods, Alberta Grade 8 curriculum) beautiful landscape (sea and mountains) and its modern facilities.  Tours are organized by FACTs and other groups who want to participate in our network.  If you follow the Curriculum tour a visit to the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb devastation will give a new perspective on war (grade 11 curriculum)  Other stops on the tour relate to either the grade 8 or 11 curriculum or both.    We suggest using travel by local transportation (instead of a tour bus) and JR rail, super trains.

December 2013:

Our itinerary was as follows: Tokyo (Dec. 17 - 21), Towada (Dec. 22-24) , and Sapporo (Dec. 24-26)  Tokyo (Dec. 28).  We contacted people in preparation for future tours.  Our time in Towada was a highlight.  Email factsc@gmail.com for more information.

Spring Break 2014 Tour:

This tour is similar to the December tour and will continue to develop Alberta/Japan Relationships in the Osaka Kyoto area (March 27-31) and in the Tokyo area (April 1-8).   Email factsc@gmail.com for more information.

Generic Alberta Curriculum Tour:
  1. Day 1: Fly overnight to Japan
  2. Day 2: Tokyo
    • Arrive in Tokyo
  3. Day 3: Tokyo (Rest Day)
    • Visits  (Several options - We will arrange guides for smaller groups)
    • Visit Holy Resurrection Cathedral
    • Options for diner and rest. 
  4. Day 4: Tokyo
  5. Day 5:Tokyo - Kyoto 
    • Travel by bullet train to Kyoto
    • Optional activities in Tokyo or Kyoto (tour group decides).
  6. Day 6: Kyoto
  7. Day 7: Kyoto - Nagasaki
  8. Day 8: Nagasaki
  9. Day 9: Depart for home
Tour extensions  (The whole group, smaller groups and individuals may decide to extend their tour).  Below are some of the options:
  1. Visit  Universal studios in Osaka. .
  2. Visit Himeji Castle
  3. Tokyo Disneyland
  4. Visit one of Japan's many resorts.
  5. Teach English
  6. Visit friends and/or sister groups to Canadian organizations.
For each tour we purchase Round-trip flights, JR rail passes and hotels as a tour group.  Each tour group decides on their pricing and options to add to the tour price.  For more info. on tour groups and pricing email factsc@gmail.com.  Larger tour groups (more than 6) will subdivided into groups of 7 or less with one of the members of this group being a group leader.  For example, a group from a school division may consist of a teacher as a group leader, two parents and 4 students.   If you are interested in being a group leader please indicate that in your email.

Optional:

In each city there are several other sites that could be visited some smaller subgroups may want to add these sites or to substitute these sites - see Historical Places to Visit in Japan Index.  (We may also find that the whole group wants to change sites).

Email factsc@gmail.com for more information on any of our tours.