Institute of Cultural Excellence
菊下塾 Kikkajuku
Our Programs
Workshops in Japan:
Shimoda City, Shizuoka Pref.
WORKSHOP IN
SHIMODA (WIS)
The workshop was planned to be held in Shimoda, a historic city surrounded by beautiful beaches and mountains, but it was postponed due to the typhoon. We are going to have WIS in September, 2025!
Workshops in Japan:
Okaya City, Nagano Pref.
WORKSHOP IN OKAYA (WIO)
Okaya City is located on the shores of Lake Suwa, surrounded by mountains such as the Yatsugatake Mountains, and was the number one raw silk producer in Japan during World War I. In this historic city surrounded by mountains, we will consider ideas for revitalizing the region. We will tour the raw silk production process and a silk factory, and experience traditional handicrafts.
For information on the 2025 program, please click here for more information.
Workshops in other countries:
Pengeragoan, Bali, Indonesia
WORKSHOP IN BALI, INDONESIA
This is a program to experience life in a Hindu village while staying with a Balinese farmer. We will teach Japanese culture and language at the village elementary school, and participants will also learn Indonesian language and traditional Indonesian dance. I also meet with eco-friendly green schools, bamboo villages (a village made entirely of bamboo), and hear stories from Japanese entrepreneurs.
Please email us if interested. We will organize a trip as soon as there are enough participants.
PHOTO BY HINAKO TAKEI
One-Day Workshop
Tokyo, Japan
One-day Workshop
In 2024, we invited Professor Tim Parkinson from Winchester College in the UK, and with the cooperation of Keio High School in Tokyo, 12 volunteers from two high schools gathered in English to discuss the future of democracy from various perspectives.
In particular, even if you have an experience such as studying abroad, you often don't have the opportunity to talk or even discuss things in English afterwards, and your English ability weakens. I would like to continue trying to discuss topics that we don't normally talk about, in both Japanese and English.
