Cultural Program The Culture Program is optional and is included in the program at no cost.

Hand-ons activities include:

• Seal Making in Kanji Names
  
• Tea Ceremony
  
• Japanese Cooking
  
• Kimono Dressing and Manners
  
• Origami Paper Craft

Excursions The school organizes a guided one-day excursion each month with local Japanese friends joining the trip. The following excursions are available (one per month) at a cost of approximately 8,000 - 10,000 JPY :

• Noto Peninsula (northern Ishikawa) - A scenic coastal drive, a visit to a Shinto shrine and Buddhist Zen Temple, a Ryokan (Japanese style hotel) tour, a lacquer ware workshop, and an onsen experience (hot spring bathing).
  
  
• Kaga (southern Ishikawa) - A Taiko (Japanese drum) manufacturer 8taiko-style drumming demonstration and lesson, a visit to Kirin Beer Brewery, a visit to a Buddhist temple, Ryokan (Japanese style hotel) tour, and an onsen experience (hot spring bathing).
  
  
• Gokayama Mountain Villages - A scenic drive to Mt. Hakusan, a visit to a Shinto shrine, a visit to Gassho-style farmhouses designated as UNESCO World Heritage, and a Japanese washi paper-making workshop.