Spring Japan Culture Camp 2023 in Osaka, Japan

[Scholarship Opportunity]: Spring Japan Culture Camp 2023

Osaka, Japan, 9 – 13 April 2023

Let’s experience springtime in Japan!!! Get to know about Japanese Culture Or experience to have Inter-cultural learning in line with making a friend. It’s your turn to see and travel to Osaka and Kyoto directly.  AYFN is delighted to invite you joining our culture camp in Japan. This is a distinguished program that suits your curiosity to have experimental learning!! Youth exchange and cultural program!

Program Description

Japan Culture Camp by AYFN is a cultural learning program designed to give an understanding on culture and social awareness for participants. This program was started since 2015. This program enables participants to learn about Japanese culture in line with making a friend directly. This program is also an avenue to enhance knowledge and skill to face globalization. This is not student exchange, but youth and cultural exchange exposure program.

Benefits

1. Pre departure: 1 week Japanese Language Course
2. Live for 5 days in Osaka, Japan
3. Learn and understand on Japanese culture directly
4. Spring Experience
5. Heritage walking tour around Osaka and Kyoto
6. Experimental learning
7. Certificate of participation from AYFN

Activities

1. Cultural tour activities in Osaka and Kyoto, whereby both cities are well known as the center of Japanese culture.
2. Visit many interesting places both in Osaka and Kyoto, e.g : Osaka castle, Gion District in Kyoto (Geisha), Namba district, Arashiyama, and etc.
3. Taste authentic Japanese cuisine (sushi, udon, ramen, etc)
4. Walk around heritage area of Kyoto.

How does the Japan Culture Camp will work?

1. Participants will be met up in Japan
2. The camp will combine sense of friendship, adventure and cultural awareness
3. Participants will live for 5 days in Osaka, Japan
4. The camp needs participants who passionate in international friendship and adapt new environment (culture differences) easily

Location of Japan Culture Camp

This camp will take place in Osaka and Kyoto. Both cities are famous as Cultural city in Japan. Participants in the program will have the unique opportunity to experience Kyoto—the historic former capital of Japan, replete with its temples, shrines and traditional gardens. It is our hope that the program will inspire youth to pursue adventurous and productive careers and contribute to the advancement of science.

Accommodation and Meals during camp

During this camp, participants will be accommodated in hotel with high quality standard. Living conditions in the hotel is very good and very clean (3-star hotel and good location). Males and females are accommodated in separate room. To enrich about Japanese Culture (daily life of Japanese), all participants will take public transports (Train and Bus) to go around the city during the camp.

Japan is renowned for its tasty and healthy food.  Who don’t know Sushi, Ramen, Udon, etc? Breakfast and lunch will be provided during the camp. But, for dinner, you should buy by yourselves. There are numerous amazing restaurants throughout Kyoto and Osaka which you will be directed to by program staff if you wish to eat out occasionally.

Start and duration of Japan Culture Camp

Pre departure activity: 1 week Japanese Language Class (Online Class)

The camp in Japan will be started on 9 April 2023 (Arrival in Osaka/Kansai International Airport) and will be ended on 13 April 2023. Participants will start their program at 7.30 a.m – 5.00 p.m every day (day 2 – day 4). In the evening, participants will have free time to explore the magnificent of Osaka or go shopping.

Pre Departure : 1 week intensive Japanese Language Class (Online)

Day	Activity in Japan
Day 1	Arrival in Osaka, Japan (Kansai International Airport) Hotel Check in start at 15.00 After checking in, participants will get to know each other among participants Japanese language program Visit to visit Tsutenkaku
Day 2	Visit to Fushimi Inari Taisha Visit to Osaka Castle Japanese language
Day 3	Visit to Gion area Visit to Kyomizudera Temple Food street experience
Day 4	Cup noodle making experience Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
Day 5	Free time until check out time. (Check out at 11.00) Departure

Japan Culture Camp Participation Scheme

1. SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME (registration is CLOSED)

Get a chance to visit Japan free with AYFN Academy. AYFN offers travel grant for selected applicants:

Items	Gold	Silver
Flight Fees	Yes (Up to USD 600 for round trip ticket).	No
Visa fee	Yes (max USD 50)	Yes (max USD 50)
Pre departure Japanese Language Class (Online). Accommodation in oIsaka, Japan (5D4N) => 2 persons in room. Meal: Breakfast (4x), Lunch (3x) Pick up (Kansai Airport or Shin Immamiya Station) All activities indicated on schedule. Entrance ticket to tourism spot Local transportation (Train and Bus) Certificate of participation from AYFN Program supervision In-country administration costs	Yes	Yes
Passport Dinner Personal insurance Personal expenses	No	No

Requirements:

• Must be 15 – 35 Years old.
• All nationalities are welcomed.
• Commit to join full program.
• Able to adapt new environment easily.
• Good in writing skills.
• Good in public speaking skills.
• Familiar with social media.
• Must have min two of these social media accounts (Instagram or Facebook or Tik Tok or Youtube channel).
• Willing to write and post your activities involvement during join the camp.
• Have a good leadership skill.
• Able to communicate in English.
• Health physically and mentally.
• Be ready to pay the selection fee.

Required documents:

• Curriculum Vittae or Resume or Cover Letter
• Motivation letter
• Short introduction video (1 – 3 minutes) includes personal information, family background, travel experiences, achievement, strength and weakness, etc). Video must be in English. Please upload into YouTube. You can set the video unlisted.

How to apply?

Step 1	Pay the non-refundable selection fee. PROMO (extended till 20 January 2023) Member of AYFN: Free of charge. Nonmember of AYFN: USD 13 (IDR 200,000). “CLICK HERE” to pay via Xendit or “CLICK HERE” to pay via PayPal. NORMAL SELECTION FEE: USD 20. “CLICK HERE” to pay.
Step 2	Follow Instagram or TikTok Account of AYFN: @ayfnacademy
Step 3	Please Register Online here! (For Scholarship application). Deadline: 20 January 2023
Step 4	First round selection: Application and documents
Step 5	Second round (shortlisted candidates): Interview
Step 6	Final announcement
Step 7	Departure preparation

Note:

• DEADLINE OF APPLICATION SUBMISSION: Extended to 20 JANUARY 2023 (at 23.00 Jakarta time)
• Open for all nationalities.
• *AYFN office is located in Indonesia. So, we use Indonesian Rupiah Currency to pay the selection fee (via Xendit)
• Number of scholarship slots: Max 6 slots.
• To register as a member of AYFN, kindly CLICK HERE.

2. Self-funded scheme

We are inviting to partake in Spring Japan Culture Camp 2023 as a self-funded scheme. (10 slots remaining). One of the AYFN’s strength is to provide high quality placement program, but still affordable.

Member of AYFN	Nonmember
USD 650 USD 600	USD 700 (1 pax) USD 650 (2 pax) USD 600 (More than 3 pax)

Included and excluded

Included	Excluded
Pre departure: 1-week Japanese Language Class (Online) Accommodation (5D4N) in Osaka, Japan (3 star) => 2/3 persons in a room. Pick up (Kansai Airport or Shin Immamiya Station) All activities indicated on schedule. Entrance ticket to tourism spot Local transportation (Train and Bus) Certificate of participation from AYFN Program supervision In-country administration costs	Flight ticket expenses to and from Osaka – Japan, from home country Meals Visa and passport Dinner Personal insurance Personal expenses

Requirements (self-funded scheme)

• Must be 15 – 35 Years old
• All nationalities are welcomed
• Commit to join full program
• Able to adapt new environment easily
• Able to pay the program fee
• Health physically and mentally

How to Apply and Participate (self-funded scheme)

1. Pay the nonrefundable of registration fee in amount of USD 20 (IDR 310,000) . CLICK HERE to pay.
2. Please Register Online here! (Deadline 30 March 2023).
3. First come, first serviced basis.
4. Payment 1: Commitment fee (USD 100) to secure slot. ==> Non-Refundable
5. Rest of payment
6. This program is LIMITED for maximum 15 participants only.  Application will be closed if the quota is over.

Cancellation and Refund policy for Self Funded Participants.

Program Cancellation by organizer

1. ASEAN Youth Friendship Network (AYFN) reserves the right to cancel a program due to low enrollment or other circumstances which would make the program non-viable.
2. If AYFN cancels a program, registrants will be offered a full refund (program fee ONLY).
3. Should circumstances arise that result in the postponement of a program, AYFN has the right to either issue a full refund or transfer registration to the same program at the new, future date.

Registration Cancellation by Participant

1. The following penalties shall apply, if otherwise specified.  If you cancel more than 30 days before scheduled program departure in Japan, the cancellation charge will be 30% of the listed program fare. If you cancel 15-29 days before scheduled program departure in Japan, the cancellation charge will be 70% of the listed program fare.  If you cancel 1-14 days before scheduled program departure in Japan, the cancellation charge will be 100% of the listed program fare.
2. No show will be considered as a cancellation on program departure date.
3. Cancellations received after the stated deadline will not be eligible for a refund.
4. Refunds will not be available for registrants who choose not to attend a program.
5. Cancellations will be accepted in writing only and must be received by the stated cancellation deadline.
6. All refund requests must be made by the attendee.
7. Refund requests must include the name of the attendee and/or transaction number.
8. These above policies apply to all AYFN program unless otherwise noted in the corresponding program materials. Please read all individual program information thoroughly.