Optional Events



May 31, Sat.

Arrival in Tokyo
- Tokyo National Museum in Ueno
- Informal Gathering in Shinjuku


June 1, Sun.

1) Kamakura Group: Kamakura Tour
- Koutokuin (Big Buddha)
- Hase dera Temple

- Shopping in Komachi Douri Street
- Engaku-ji Temple
- Informal Gathering in Sangubashi

2) Asakusa Group: Asakusa Tour
- Edo-Tokyo Museum
- Asakusa and Senso-ji Temple
- Water Cruise (Sumida-gawa River)
- Zojo-ji Temple and Tokyo Tower
- Shibuya (Manga shop etc)


June 2, Mon.

Welcome Party at Kaitaro (Sushi Restaurant) in Waseda


June 3, Tue.

1) Formal Dinner with the Board Members of Waseda University
(After the Special Lectures: Prof. Dr. Peter Gerlich, "Austria and the European Union"
Mag. Birgit Klausser, "What is EUrope?")

2) Ikebana (Japanese flower arrangement)

3) Watching a baseball game at the Tokyo Dome


June 4, Wed.

(Morning)
- The National Diet
- Yasukuni Shrine

(Afternoon)
1) Shopping second-hand books in Kanda

2) Meiji Shrine

3) Harajuku, the fashion central
Shibuya, the capital of youth culture

4) Chat with the Japanese Business Persons at Tenza (Japanese Restaurant in Waseda)


June 5, Thu.

1) Austrian Embassy
- Roppongi Hills, the nightlife in Tokyo
- Shinjuku (Kabuki-cho and Okubo Korean Town)

2) Visiting the Social Democratic Party of Japan


June 6, Fri.

1) Shopping second-hand books in Kanda

2) Shinjuku Group
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office
- Shopping electrical appliances
- Shopping at Takashimaya department store

3) Asakusa and Senso-ji Temple


June 7, Sat.

Kyoto

1) Home Stay Group
- Heian-jingu Shrine
- Lunch at a Japanese Noodle Restaurant (Udon, Soba)
- Yasaka-jinja Shrine
- Chion-in Temple
- Kyoto City International Foundation

2) Hotel Group
- Japanese Style Restaurant

3) Shukubou Group (Hiden-in in Senyu-ji Temple)


June 8, Sun.

Kyoto

1) Home Stay Group

2) Hotel Group
- Rengeoh In Temple(Sanju Sangen Doh)
- Kiyomizu-dera Temple
- Kouzan-ji Temple
- Yasaka-jinja Shrine
- Jishoh-ji Temple (Silver Pagoda)
- Kinkaku-ji Temple (Golden Pagoda)
- Ryouan-ji Temple
- Farewell Party at Sushi Bar

3) Shukubou Group (Hiden-in in Senyu-ji Temple)