UTREK Programs

Want to spend a summer in Japan?

Summer in Japan meas many things. Summer is colorful local festival with Japanese men and women in their beautiful Yukatas (summer kimonos). It is sitting by a river with friends watching spectacular fireworks blossom overhead.

And summer with UTREK is hiking in the Japan Alps, making interesting Japanese handicrafts, and meeting lifelong friends.

The UTREK summer in Japan is an opportunity for foreign youths to travel to Japan, live with a Japanese host family, and participate in UTREK's internatioanl summer camp and cultural workshops.

What is UTREK?

UTREK is a non-profit Japanese exchange organization whose main objective is to develop global understanding and leadership skills in you and adults. UTREK administers a program combining an international exchange experience and outdoor camp. UTREK's combination of family and camp experiences introduces young people to other cultures and how the surrounding environment has affected those cultures.

Open Your Eyes to The World!

Welcome to UTREK's summer program!

Greetings from all of us at UTREK International Exchange Center in Tokyo, Japan!

Many international exchange programs exist and most profess to promote the admirabel goals of "greater global cooperation" and "mutual understanding". What makes UTREK's program unique is the way these goals are achieved; in both our overseas and in-Japan programs we combine an outdoor camp and a homestay experience. Our camp is designed to encourage participants to think about the new culture they are living in and not just visit as a tourist. This is acccomplished by participating in various activities that are unique to the host country.

During UTREK's progam, participants are encouraged to investigate the relationship between "nature" and "culture" both in thier own society and the new one they are becoming aquainted with. We feel that by stimulating young minds to think about their own and foreign cultures, the desireable goals of "greater global cooperation" and "mutual understanding" can actually be achieved. Facing new obstacles and challenges can help young people develop their problem solving skills and improve thier self-confidence. We hope that, through this program, young people become more selfdirecting and ready for the challenges that will face them in the future.

Sincerely,

Tetsu Miyazaki
President
UTREK International Exchange Center

UTREK's current partners in educationF

šThe 4H International Program Committee, USA
šPremium International Exchange, USA
šCamp Fire, USA
šBritish Columbia and Alberta 4H, Canada
šSchool Boards in British Columbia, Canada

Past partnerF

šScientific and Tecknological Youth Center,Moscow,Russia


UTREK International Exchange CenterF
New State Manor 1130, 2-23-1 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0053 Japan

Contacts:
ŸTetsu Miyazaki, President
ŸTomomi Uhara, Program Director
ŸHideko Yoshida, Program Coordinator

Phone: +81-3-3370-5335 FAX: +81-3-3370-5365
Email: info@utrek.org http://www.utrek.org/

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UTREK International Exchange Center
1130 New State Manor, 2-23-1 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo JAPAN 151-0053
PHONE: 81-3-3370-5335@FAX: 81-3-3370-5365
mailto:info@utrek.org