CULTURE
Foreign tourists enroll in school wearing school uniforms and sailor suits. “One Day Experience at a Showa Retro Japanese School” starts at CAMPiece Kimitsu, an abandoned school campsite in Chiba
2023.11.02
Change into a school uniform or sailor suit and enroll in school. A day to experience Japanese culture
“The Japanese Countryside School Experience” is a service where foreign tourists can experience one of the hidden charms of Japanese culture, the good old days of “Showa era schools” at our abandoned school campsite, CAMPiece Kimitsu (in Kimitsu City, Chiba). In a rural Japanese town, set in the Showa era, you can enroll in school for a day, surrounded by natural and pastoral scenery. Actual “homeroom teachers” will conduct lessons in the classroom. Participants will wear school uniforms or sailor suits. Starting from the entrance ceremony, the day includes morning homeroom, being on duty for the day, calligraphy and history lessons, school lunch, sports festival, and finally, graduation with the awarding of diplomas. Participants will experience a simulated version of the “school life” that Japanese students have gone through. As an option, camping on the school grounds and staying at a hot spring inn are also available.
* The “homeroom teacher” will generally conduct the class in English.
■ Timetable
11:00 Morning Homeroom
11:50 Japanese Language
12:50 School Lunch
14:00 Social Studies
15:20 Physical Education
16:40 Cleaning Time
17:20 Graduation Ceremony
■ Fees
○ Adults (ages 13-60): 30,000 yen (including souvenir)
○ Children (ages 6-12): 10,000 yen (including souvenir)
[Camping Stay] From 5,400 yen per person (based on a four-person stay)
[Kameyama Onsen Hotel Stay] From 13,200 yen per person for room only / From 20,900 yen per person with meals
Access
By car:
Approximately 30 minutes by car from the Tateyama Expressway Kimitsu Interchange
Parking: space for 50 cars, large buses allowed
By train:
Approximately 12 minutes on foot from JR Kururi Line “Kazusa-Kameyama Station” (about 1km)
For more detailed information, please refer to the link below. However, as there is no English page available, you may need to ask someone who understands Japanese to make reservations or ask questions.
