Study Abroad in Tokyo

Every CIEE semester program has frequent cultural excursions and a multi-day study tour uniquely designed to complement the program’s academics and enhance students’ cultural immersion. In Tokyo, past study tours and excursions have included:

• Weekend trips to Hiroshima to visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. Through belongings left by the victims, A-bombed artifacts, testimonies of A-bomb survivors and related materials, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum conveys to the world the horrors and the inhumane nature of nuclear weapons and spreads the message of “No More Hiroshimas.”.
• Visits to the sacred Miyajima Island, the Itsukushima shinto shrine dedicated to the three daughters of the deity of seas and storms on, where gods are believed to reside. Standing in perfect harmony with its natural surroundings, this elegant palace-style architecture was registered on the list of the UNESCO World Heritage in 1996.