PROGRAMS
SUNNYVALE TO JAPAN GROUP TOUR (NOV 2024)
The Sunnyvale to Japan group tour is a 13 day trip to Japan for adults and families that visits Tokyo, Nikko, Kanazawa, Takayama, Nagoya, and Fukuoka/Iizuka with many stops in between. It includes round trip airfare from SFO, tourist-level accommodation, guided English tours, transfer services, and a homestay experience with the local community in Iizuka.
Dates: November 6-18, 2024
Price: $4,780
For more details about the tour, we strongly encourage you to check out our information packet.
If you are a US citizen you will not need a visa, however if you are a citizen of another country, please research whether a visa is required (you are responsible for obtaining the visa). You can check to see if you need a visa at: https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/index.html
The application for the 2024 tour is closed.
Questions: aep@sunnyvalesistercity.org
| Tentative Itinerary | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | 11/6 | Flight (SFO-Tokyo) | |
| Day 2 | 11/7 | Nikko, Onsen (hot springs) | |
| Day 3 | 11/8 | Nikko | |
| Day 4 | 11/9 | Tokyo | |
| Day 5 | 11/10 | Tokyo, Toyama | |
| Day 6 | 11/11 | Toyama, Takaoka, Kanazawa | |
| Day 7 | 11/12 | Shirakawago (UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site), Takayama | |
| Day 8 | 11/13 | Takayma | |
| Day 9 | 11/14 | Mino, Seki, Nagoya | |
| Day 10 | 11/15 | Shinkansen (bullet train) to Fukuoka, Iizuka | |
| Day 11-12 | 11/16-17 | Iizuka Homestay | |
| Day 13 | 11/18 | Yufuin, Flights (OIT, HND, SFO) | |
| *Interary subject to change | |||
LIVELIHOOD EXCHANGE PROGRAM
The Adult Exchange Program allows adults from both Iizuka and Sunnyvale to swap short homestays, enrich lives, and strengthen the ties between the Sunnyvale and Iizuka communities. Working with The Iizuka Friendship Network, a local volunteer community organization, SSCA will find exchange partners with similar livelihood interests who are willing to both host and travel in this unique program.
If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please read our AEP information packet:
If you'd like to apply, please fill out our online application. Applications are ongoing and will be valid for 9 months.
For more information or questions, please contact us at: AEP@sunnyvalesistercity.org