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Itinerary to Kyushu / Victoria School

Date City Time Activity

27OCT MON 28OCT TUE

Singapore Fukuoka Minamata Yunoko Minamata

1.00am 8.05am 9.00am 12:30pm 1:30pm 2:20pm 5.00pm 5.10pm 7.30am

Depart Singapore on board SQ656 to Fukuoka Reach Fukuoka /Greeted by JTB Representative Transfer to Minamata Lunch at local restaurant Visit �� Minamata Disease Municipal Museum The museum was opened on January 4, 1993, in the aim of passing on the lessons of Minamata disease to future generations. Since then, it has been attracting visitors from around Japan and overseas, and is generating keen interest in pollution problems. The objectives of the Minamata Disease Municipal Museum are as follows: to collect and display materials relating to Minamata disease; to provide an honest and sincere appraisal of the past and present situation of Minamata disease; to serve as a warning to future generations and express the sincere hope that environmental disasters like Minamata disease never occur again. Learning Objectives:

� To learn more about the Minamata disease � To relate what Singapore can do to avoid this kind of incident from happening

to us � To bring the consequences of pollution closer to heart � To analyze the effects of urbanization � To understand the human behaviour behind the pollution � To learn what the authorities did to help Minamata recover physically,

socially and emotionally. �� Lecture on Minamata Disease �� kataribe �� Visit �� Kumamoto Environment Center

They provide environment classes on request for visitors to learn more about various environmental issues. The facility has ten thousand books on various environments and five hundred videos or DVDs. You will enjoy learning about the relation between our life and the environment at the Ecology House.

Learning Objectives: � To learn about the environmental issues in other countries � To understand how the local authorities control the issues � To find out how the locals are educated on protecting the environment � To understand how life and environment depends heavily on each other

Transfer to Hotel Arrival at Hotel Accommodation (Fouth-sharing):Yunoko Sankaikan equal Hotel (Breakfast: �� Lunch: �� Dinner:H) Morning breakfast at Hotel



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29OCT WED

Izumi Gokase

8.30am 9.00am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.00pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 7.30am 8.00am

Transfer to Minamata Visit �� R B S Co., Ltd. Tsukinoura Center

They use Private Finance Initiative (PFI) to build and carry on our facilities where human waste and water purifying sludge are recycled as manure. They accept the human waste and water purifying sludge which are collected from Minamata, Tsunagimachi and Ashikitamachi. Then they apply microbes to process the waste and sludge by using an RBS, reactor biosystem. This processed waste and sludge are dehydrated, dried and then

recycled as manure. The features of the RBS are that: it is capable of processing in concentrated form, it is highly effective at suppressing odor, the sludge has many beneficial properties and it is also highly effective at eliminating contamination. Therefore, they can process concentrated solution without the need for dilution and our plant is space-saving, does not generate much order and does not require special deodorizing equipment. Manure made from good sludge contains rich organic matter and minerals and so has acquired a favorable reputation in the Minamata and Ashikita areas. Learning Objectives:

� To learn how human waste can be recycled � To consider how this system can work in Singapore � To understand the operational techniques used in the recycling and compare it

with Singapore’s NeWater Transfer to Izumi-city ��

Cranes in Izumi Those cranes come to Izumi in Kagoshima prefecture to pass the winter from mid Ooctober to March. About 10 thousand NABEDURU, 3 thousand MANADURU, and few KURODURU, ANEHADURU, KANADADURU, SODEGURODURU come here every winter.We usually stayed in TURUMITEI, a little inn just around the feeding area and slept and woke up with the chattering and croaking of cranes. Many who love bird wathcin stay this in Lunch at local restaurant Transfer to Yabe Village Arrival at �� TSUJYUN Bridge Transfer to Gokase Arrival at Gokase Accommodation (3-5sharing):Farm Stay (Breakfast: Lunch: Dinner:H) Morning breakfast at farm family



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Aso

9.00am 10.00am 10.30am 12.00pm 1.00pm 3.00pm 4.40pm 5.10pm

Transfer to Aso Arrival at �� SHIRAKAWA RIVERHEAD 60 tons of natural mineral water spring from the underground every minutes.You can drink and bottle the clear water directly from the source.Local people make effort to keep good condition. Transfer to Mt.Aso Transfer to Aso Kusasenri Overlooking Mt. Nakadake emitting smoke, This vast praire is proud of a best location. It spreads out at the foot of north in Mt. Eboshidake, and a central big pond and pastured horses creats a pastoral scenery. Experience various outdoor activities including horse riding, or simply enjoy the splendid sceneries throughout the year such as vivid green in summer and a visionary of silver snow in winter. �� Mt. Aso by private coach to visit Active Volcano Crater by cable car and also view

the �� Volcano Museum Mt. Aso is the largest active volcano in Japan, and is among the largest in the world. It stands in Kumamoto Prefecture, on the island of Kyushu. Its peak is 1592 m above sea level. Its caldera is 25 km across north to south and 18 km across east to west. The caldera has a circumference of around 120 km (75 miles), although sources vary on the exact distance.

The central cone group of Aso The central cone group consists of five mountains: Mt. Neko, Mt. Taka, Mt. Naka, Mt. Eboshi, and Mt. Kishima. The highest point is the 1592 m of Mt. Taka. The crater of Mt. Naka, the west side of which is accessible by road, contains an active volcano which continuously emits smoke and has occasional eruptions. Lunch at local restaurant Transfer to Kumamoto Visit

�� Kumamoto Castle

Kumamoto Castle is a castle in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan that has been opened to the public for tours. A large, and in its day, an extremely well fortified Japanese castle. The donjon (castle central keep) is a concrete reconstruction built in 1960, but several ancillary wooden buildings remain of the original castle. The castle was besieged during the Satsuma Rebellion, and was sacked and burned after a 53-day siege. In nearby San-no-Maru Park is the Hosokawa Gyobu-tei, the former residence of Hosokawa clan, the Higo daimyo. This traditional wooden mansion has a fine Japanese garden located in its grounds. The signature curved stone walls known as musha-gaeshi, as well as wooden overhangs were designed to prevent foes from penetrating the castle. Rock falls were also used as deterrents. Transfer to Kumamoto port Arrival at Kumamoto port(Via Shimabara) Arrival at Shimabara Transfer to Hotel



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30OCT THU

Shimabara Nagasaki

5.30pm 7.30am 8.00am 10.00am 12.00pm

Accommodation (4-5persons-sharing): Shimabara Nanpuro or equal Hotel **Experience Japanese hot spring and traditional dishes** [ http://www.nampuro.com/ ] (Breakfast: Lunch: �� Dinner:H) Morning breakfast at hotel Transfer to Nagasaki Nagasaki is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan. It was formerly part of Nishisonogi Distrit.It was a center of European influence in the sixteenth century. Nagasaki became a major Imperial Japanese Navy base during the First Sino-Japanese War and Russo-Japanese War.During World War II, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki made Nagasaki the second city in the world to be subject to nuclear warfare. Visit

�� Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Memorial Museum

There is a section which introduces the scenery and customs of Nagasaki just before the atomic bombing. A clock that stopped at 11:02 a.m., the moment of the explosion, is displayed to show how the people were destroyed in an instant. There is also a section that shows the devastating scene of Nagasaki just after the atomic bombing, this section provides visitors with an understanding of the

fearsome destructive power and horrors of the atomic bombing. The 3rd section provides visitors with an opportunity to think about issues related to war, nuclear weapons and peace in order to realize a world without nuclear weapons. The Video room stores documentary films related to the atomic bombing are shown. The facilities include a Q&A corner regarding the atomic bombing and peace, and a reference system to find documents such as Nagasaki's Peace Declaration. Learning Objectives:

� To learn about the history of WWII � To witness the tragedy from the other side – the Japanese � To learn how War affects the civilians the most

To understand the effect of nuclear weapons Visit �� Nagasaki Peace Park

Nagasaki Peace Park commemorates the city's destruction by the atomic bomb dropped on August 9, 1945. In the park stand the massive Peace Statue as well as various other statues. A monument with a black pillar marks the atomic explosion's

epicenter in the nearby Hypocenter Park and stores the name list of bomb victims. Above the park stands the sobering Nagasaki A-Bomb Museum. Transfer to School Exchange (**plan / Nagasaki area ) For exsample

� Welcome Ceremony � Classroom Visit � Lunch with Japanese students/Lunch box � Club Watching/Participation



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31OCT FRI 01NOV SAT

Nagasaki Tanushimaru Dazaifu

7.30am 8.00am 10.00am 11.00am 11.30am 1.30pm 2.00pm 3.30pm 4.00pm 5.00pm

Accommodation:Home stay in Nagasaki (Breakfast: Lunch: Dinner:Home) Morning breakfast at Home Exchange program**(HOMESTAY)

� Each stay host family Accommodation:Home stay in Nagasaki (Breakfast:Home Lunch:Home Dinner:Home) Dinner at each home Morning breakfast at Hotel Transfer to Tanushimaru Arrival at Tanushimaru

�� Experience fruit picking(Persimmon or Japanese Orange) Transfer to Transfer to Tosu City Arrival at �� Tosu City [ http://www.premiumoutlets.co.jp/tosu/ ] Lunch at local restaurant Transfer to Dazaifu Visit � Dazaifu Tenmangu This shrine worships Sugawara Michizane as "God of Scholarship". In 901, Michizane was suddenly demoted from Udaijin (Minister of the Right) to an official of Dazaifu, and died in this place two years after. Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine was built at his final resting place, and its present main shrine (important cultural asset) was built in 1591(Tensei 19). Learning Objectives:

� To pay respect to one of the great thinkers in history – Sugawara Michizane To appreciate the architecture of the Tenmangu Transfer to Fukuoka Transfer to �� Citizene’s Safety of FUKUOKA � dial 999 training � big wind experience � earthquake experience � fire control experience � etc….. Transfer to Fukuoka shopping area � Aeon Mall Lucle � http://fukuoka-lucle.aeonmall.com/ �



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7.00pm Dinner at local restaurant Accommodation (twin-sharing):Chisan Hotel Hakata http://www.solarehotels.com/ch_hakata/index.html (Breakfast: Lunch: �� Dinner: �� )

02NOV SUN

Fukuoka Singapore

7.00am 8.00am 10.20am 3.50pm

Morning breakfast at Hotel Transfer to Fukuoka airport On board SQ 655 to Singapore Reach Singapore (Breakfast: Lunch: �� Dinner: �� )

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