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Sunday, January 2
We met up after breakfast as a whole group at Kyoto Tower, and surveyed the city from its only 360-degree viewpoint. Then we traveled by train to the Kyoto suburb of Nara, where we observed hatsumode, the first shrine visit of the...
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Saturday, January 8
In our final stop on the official program, we toured Yasukuni Shrine, the national memorial for those who died fighting on behalf of the Emperor of Japan. In memorializing Japan’s history with war, the shrine has aimed to be an...
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Friday, January 7
We met with representatives of the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum (JAIF), an organization that promotes the peaceful use of nuclear energy as an integral vehicle for economic development and the improvement of social welfare in...
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Thursday, January 6
We began our stay in Tokyo with a meeting at Nihon Hidankyo, the national confederation of hibakusha (survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki). We were privileged to hear the stories of the organization’s...
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Wednesday, January 5
In the morning we crossed the city to Hijiyama Park to visit the Radiation Effects Research Foundation, a scientific organization that was established as part of an agreement between the governments of the U.S. and Japan in...
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Monday, January 3
In the morning we visited the stunningly beautiful Fushimi Inari-taisha shrine. Honoring Inari, the god of rice and patron of business, the shrine is known for the some 10,000 red-orange torii (gates) lining its footpaths, all...
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Photo Galleries | February 11, 2011Programs: InquirySunday, January 2 We met up after breakfast as a whole group at Kyoto Tower, and surveyed the city from its only 360-degree viewpoint. Then we traveled by train to the Kyoto suburb of Nara, where we observed hatsumode, the first shrine visit of the...