[Scholarship opportunity]: Winter Japan Culture Camp 2024

Osaka, Japan, 28 January – 2 February 2024

Let’s experience winter time in Japan!!! AYFN is delighted to invite you joining our culture trip to 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 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 Class (online)
  2. Live for 6 days in Osaka, Japan
  3. Japanese Food Experience
  4. Winter 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 interesting places both in Osaka and Kyoto, e.g: Osaka castle, Gion District in Kyoto (Geisha), Namba district, Arashiyama, and Nara.
  3. Taste authentic Japanese cuisine (sushi, udon, ramen, etc)
  4. Walk around heritage area of Kyoto (Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kiyomizudera and Yasaka Shrine).

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 6 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.

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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, clean d 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 trip.

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 trip. 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 28 January 2024 (Arrival in Osaka/Kansai International Airport) and will be ended on 2 February 2024. Participants will start their program at 7.30 a.m – 5.00 p.m every day (day 2 – day 5). In the evening, participants will have free time to explore the city of Osaka.

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

Pre-Departure: 1-week intensive Japanese Language Class (Online)
DayActivity in Japan
Day 1Arrival 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.
Visit to visit Sinsekai
Day 2Visit to Osaka Castle
Food street experience in Dotonburi
Day 3Visit to the Gion Traditional Houses
Visit to Yasaka Shrine
Picnic lunch in Maruyama Park
Visit to Kyomizudera Temple
Day 4Visit to Fushimi Inari Taisha
Arashiyama
Bamboo Forest
Day 5Visit to Nara Park
Day 6Check out and fly back home.

Also read: [Scholarship Opportunity]: Winter Korean Culture Camp 2024

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Scheme of participation

TypeFully Funded Scholarship
(With selection)
Partially Funded Scholarship
(With selection)
Self-funded
(No selection. First come first serve)
IncludedFlight expense from home country (capital city) to Osaka return
Visa processing fee (USD 50) – if needed
Tuition fee
Accommodation 6D5N (Twin/triple shared)
Airport pick up (Kansai Int’l Airport, Osaka)
Meal (Breakfast and Lunch)
All activities indicated on schedule.
Local transports
E-Certificate of participation from AYFN
Program supervision
In-country administration costs
Flight expense support (Up to USD 300)
Tuition fee
Accommodation 6D5N (Twin/triple shared)
Airport pick up (Kansai Int’l Airport, Osaka)
Meal (Breakfast and Lunch)
All activities indicated on schedule.
Local transports
E-Certificate of participation from AYFN
Program supervision
In-country administration costs
Accommodation 6D5N (Twin/triple shared)
Airport pick up (Kansai Int’l Airport, Osaka)
Meal (Breakfast and Lunch)
All activities indicated on schedule
Local transports
E-Certificate of participation from AYFN
Program supervision
In-country administration costs
ExcludedDinner
Personal expenses
Travel insurance
Baggage excess
Extra flight cost
Visa processing fee
Dinner
Personal expenses
Travel insurance
Baggage excess
Flight cost to and from Osaka, Japan
Visa processing fee
Dinner
Personal expenses
Travel insurance
Baggage excess
RequirementsMust be 15 – 35 Years old.
All nationalities are welcomed.
Able to adapt new environment easily.
Good in writing skills.
Have a good leadership skill.
Able to communicate in English.
Commit to join full program and be ready to return home after the program ends.
Healthy physically and mentally.
Be ready to pay the selection fee.
Must be 15 – 35 Years old.
All nationalities are welcomed.
Able to adapt new environment easily.
Good in writing skills.
Have a good leadership skill.
Able to communicate in English.
Commit to join full program and be ready to return home after the program ends.
Healthy physically and mentally.
Be ready to pay the selection fee.
Age: 15 – 35 Years old
All nationalities are welcomed to apply.
Able to communicate in English.
Commit to join full program and be ready to return home after the program ends.
Be able to adapt new environment easily.
Healthy physically and mentally.
Able to pay the program fee.
Selection feeUSD 16

This fee is allocated to finance the judges’ honor, promotional cost and administration cost. This fee is nonrefundable.
USD 11

This fee is allocated to finance the judges’ honor, promotional cost and administration cost. This fee is nonrefundable.
Member of AYFN: 0
Non member: USD 20

This fee is allocated to finance the promotional cost and administration cost. This fee is nonrefundable.
Program fee00Early bird
Till 31 October 2023
Member of AYFN and Alumni: USD 650
Non-member: USD 700

Normal
Member of AYFN and Alumni: USD 700
Non-member: USD 775
Selection processOnline application (15 August – 15 November 2023)
First round announcement (1 December 2023)
Social project campaign -Short listed candidates.
Final decision
Online application (15 August – 15 November 2023)
First round announcement (1 December 2023)
Social project campaign -Short listed candidates.
Final decision
First come, first service basis
1. Online application
2. Pay the down payment of program fee (USD 200)
3. Visa processing
4. Pay the rest of program fee.

How to apply?

ProcedureFully Funded Scholarship SchemePartially Funded Scholarship SchemeSelf-funded Scheme
Step 1Pay the non-refundable selection fee.
USD 16 ( IDR 240,000)

You can pay using Visa or MasterCard or JCB Card

PAY NOW

Note:
AYFN office is located in Indonesia. So, we charge the selection fee in Indonesian Rupiah Currency (IDR).
USD 1 = IDR 15,000.
Excluded: admin fee of 5%
Pay the non-refundable selection fee.
USD 11 (IDR 165,000)

You can pay using Visa or MasterCard or JCB Card

PAY NOW

Note:
AYFN office is located in Indonesia. So, we charge the selection fee in Indonesian Rupiah Currency (IDR).
USD 1 = IDR 15,000.
Excluded: admin fee of 5%
Pay the non-refundable registration fee.
USD 20 (IDR 300,000)

You can pay using Visa or MasterCard or JCB Card

PAY NOW

Note:
AYFN office is located in Indonesia. So, we charge the selection fee in Indonesian Rupiah Currency (IDR).
USD 1 = IDR 15,000.
Excluded: admin fee of 5%
Step 2Fill up the application form ==> REGISTER

Deadline of application submission: 15 November 2023 (23.59 GMT+7)
Fill up the application form ==> REGISTER

Deadline of application submission: 15 November 2023 (23.59 GMT+7)
 Register Online here!

Deadline: 15 January 2024 (23.59 GMT+7) or till quota is over. 5 slots remaining.
Step 3Announcement of first round selection result (1 December 2023)Announcement of first round selection result (1 December 2023)Pay the down payment: USD 200
Non-refundable
Step 4Social project campaign
Term and condition
Social project campaign
Term and condition
Visa processing
Step 5Final announcementFinal announcementPay the rest of payment

Note:

  • Open for all nationalities.
  • *AYFN office is located in Indonesia. So, we charge all payment in Indonesian Rupiah Currency.
  • Previous awardees of Japan Program. CLICK HERE
  • If you are interested to register as a member of AYFN, kindly CLICK HERE.

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