Kitakyushu & Nagasaki Field trip for ICU students
Customer : International Christian University ( ICU )
Participant : 19 person (17 Studens, professor from Canada and Univrsity staff)
Student countries of origin : Philippines, Nepalese, Vietnamese, Sri Lankan,
Chinese
Schedule : November 25 to 27, 2019
Where to visit : Kitakyushu and Nagasaki
Tour guide ; Masa Kondo, Japan KYUSHU Tourist
What to learn
1. Industrial modernization
Japanese industry at the end of 19th century was 200years behind.
After Mathew C Perry came to Japan in 1853, Japan’s industrial Revolution was started.
Japan became the world’s leading industrialized country in only 100 years.
In this tour, to learn how Japan has become the world’s most industrialized country.
2. World Peace
Disastrous War must not be repeated. The Atomic bomb exploded in Nagasaki at 11:02 a.m.
on August 9, 1945. to swear World Peace from Nagasaki.
3. Japan’s Christianity
Japanese Christianity has a long history of continuing faith while coexisting with Japanese
traditional religion Shinto and General society.
Japan’s unique practice of the Christian faith continued even during the ban on Christianity.
Hidden Christian Site in Nagasaki regions bear unique testimony to the tradition of people and their
communities who secretly transmitted their faith in Christianity while surviving in the midst of the
conventional society and its religions during the time of prohibition.
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Itinerary
Day 1, November 25
SFＪ75 Haneda 9:10→Kitakyushu 11:00
Mojiko Retro, lunch included
Kokura Castle
Makiyama Higashi Citizen Center
Mt. Sarakura, night view
Arrive at Hotel, Comfort Hotel Kokura
Day 2, November 26
9:00 Leave hotel
Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery& Studio
Higashida No1 Blast Furnace
UNESCO World Heritage, Meiji Japan’s Industrial revolution / First Head office of Steel Works
Transfer to Nagasaki
World Peace learning in Nagasaki-city
Atomic Bomb Museum
Ground Zero ( Pope Francis visit on Nov24)
Peace Park
17:30 Arrive at Hotel, Hotel Wing Port Nagasaki
Day 3, November 27
9:00 Leave Hotel
Mt. Inasa, by Ropeway
Martyrdom of the 26 Saint of Japan ( Pope Francis visit on Nov 24)
26 Martyrs Museum
Lunch at Dejima wharf
Dejima
Oura Cathedral
Glover Garden
17:00 Arrive at Hotel, Hotel Wing Port Nagasaki