Study Tour


▲Dong Muan Airport（Thailand）-12th Study Tour		 　NVC organizes study tours from 2 to 4 times every year.　The study tours we hold are totally different from ordinary sightseeing tours.　Our destinations are the places where we can learn the present situation of the world, can think what we can do from Niigata as a global citizen and we can put our ideas into practice during our stay if we know there’s anything we can do beforehand. Those places are, for example, slums in Southeast Asia, refugee camps, activity fields of NGOs, and previous wars sites.

　As it’s shown here, we’ve held 17 study tours from large scale to small scale so far. In total, around 200 people participated in the tours. At the beginning, NVC expended considerable amount of grant. However, recently, most of the study tours have been carried out by participant’s own expense. There was the only one time when we received financial assistance from other organizations.

　We have been gathering participants widely and most of them have applied by themselves to join a tour. The only condition to take part in a study tour is to have an opportunity to talk about the experience they gain through the study tour. After the tour, most of the participants are not only willing to tell their experiences but also to cooperate with NVC’ s activity. Of course, there are some people who just attended a study tour and have not had another chance to take part in our activity, but we don’t ask them further to get involved in other activity. Therefore, we’d like you to join in a study tour of your own free will.

From 『the Vietnam Future Project』


The latest information of a study tour.
  • Vietnam (Visits to a school the construction of whch NVC supported, Ky Kwang Center, etc.): 29 August - 3 Sepember 2009: Closed.
  • Bhutan: Postponed
  • Bangladesh: March 2010: To be announced.


Records of the first to 40th study tours

The past study tours 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40



The １st Tour =from September 25th to August 3rd in 1990

Leader Toshiaki Hara
The number of participants 20people
Destinations and Purposes Thailand （Visiting a refugee camp, Observing NGO’s activities in a slum）Singapore（Observing the community activity of People’s Association, Visiting Banseien, the Historical Museum and the Japanese Memorial Park）
Notes( activities after the tour　) ・the formation of a subgroup　“ STONE ” ・the issue of “ Kokkyo wo Koete “(i.e. Far Away over the Border)by Oka, Yamai and Watanabe

The 2nd Tour =from November 9ｔｈ to November 19th in 1990

Leader Hidetoshi Taga
The number of participants 3people
Destinations and Purposes Thailand（Klong Toey slum）、Laos( Activity for improvement of farm villages’ life, Sinking wells, Observing NGO’s activity), Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia
Notes( activities after the tour　)

The 3rd Tour =from July 27th to August 2nd in 1991

Leader Masayoshi Simada
The number of participants １７people
Destinations and Purposes Thailand ( Observing NGO’s activity in a refugee camp, Visiting Konken University, and Klong Toey slum , the Tour in Northeast Thailand), Singapore (Visiting Community Center)
Notes( activities after the tour　) ・the issue of “ Toi Asia wo Mitsumete ” (i.e. Focused on the faraway Asia) by Furukawa and Fujii　

The 4th Tour =from August 3rd to August 12th in1991

Leader Yasuko Outake
The number of participants 12people
Destinations and Purposes Thailand（Klong Toey slum）, Laos（Activity to improve farm villages’ life standard, Visiting a traditional fabric facility）、Singapore (Visiting Community Center)
Notes( activities after the tour　) the issue of “ Network Laos ”　by Oka and Nishimura　

The 5th Tour =from July 22nd to August 12th in1992

Leader Akira Wakatuki
The number of participants 6people
Destinations and Purposes Thailand（KlongToey slum）、Singapore（Observing community activity of People’s Association）、Indonesia（Visiting Batam Development Public Corporation, Observing local development）　
Notes( activities after the tour　) ・the issue of “Sanman mile no Study tour”(i.e. Study tour in thiry-thousand mile)　by Oka and Nishimura　

The 6th Tour =from August 3rd to August 10th in1992

Leader Masuji Miyazaki
The number of participants 16people
Destinations and Purposes Thailand（Klong Toey slum）、Laos（Observing the activity to improve farm villages’life standard, Visiting a traditional fabric facility）
Notes( activities after the tour　) ・the issue of “Sanman mile no Study tour”(i.e. Study tour in thirty thousand miles)　by Oka and Nishimura　

The 7th Tour =from July 31st　to August 6th　in1992

Leader Yumiko Sodeyama
The number of participants 9people
Destinations and Purposes Thailand（Klong Toey slum）、Laos（Observing the activity to improve farm villages’ life standard , Visiting a traditional fabric facility and an educational institution, Observing NGO’s activity）
Notes( activities after the tour　) ・the issue of “Sanman mile no Study tour”(i.e. Study tour in thirty thousand miles)　by Oka and Nishimura　

The 8th Tour =from July 31st　to August 8th　in1993

Leader Ayako Oka
The number of participants 8people
Destinations and Purposes Thailand、Laos（Observing the activity to improve farm villages’ life standard, Visiting a traditional fabric facility and an educational institution , Observing NGO’s activity）,Singapore ,Indonesia, Malaysia
・the issue of “Sanman mile no Study tour”(i.e. Study tour in thirty thousand miles)　by Oka and Nishimura　　

The 9th Tour =from July 24th to August 3rd in1994

Leader Ryo Taniguchi
The number of participants 17people
Destinations and Purposes Cambodia（Observing a farm village development project, Visiting an orphanage, and a coordinating organization of NGOs）、Laos（Observing the activity to improve farm villages’ life standard , Visiting a traditional fabric facility）
Notes( activities after the tour　) ・the issue of “Sanman mile no Study tour”(i.e. Study tour in thirty thousand miles)　by Oka and Nishimura

The 10th Tour =from July 27th to August 6ｔｈ in1994

Leader Kazue Seki
The number of participants 11people
Destinations and Purposes Cambodia（Observing a farm village’s development project, Visiting an orphanage, and a coordinating organization of NGOs）、Laos（Observing the activity to improve farm villages’ life standard, Visiting a traditional fabric facility）、Myanmar( Visiting landmarks, Exchange with a historian）
Notes( activities after the tour　) ・the issue of “Sanman mile no Study tour”(i.e. Study tour in thirty thousand miles)　by Oka and Nishimura

The 11th Tour =from April 27th to May 5ｔｈ in1995

Leader Yumiko Sodeyama
The number of participants 10people
Destinations and Purposes Croatia（Exchange with a local NGO、Visiting a refugee camp）、Korea（Visiting the Central Historical Museum）
Notes( activities after the tour　) ・the issue of “Senka no hateni ikite”(i.e.Being alive under the war)　by Eguchi

The 12th Tour =from July 29th to August 5ｔｈ in1995

Leader Naoto Matuura
The number of participants 8people
Destinations and Purposes Thailand（Visiting the trail of Thai ?Burma railway）、Laos（Observing the activity to improve farm villages’ life standard, Visiting a traditional fabric facility and a forest life in Laos）
Notes( activities after the tour　) ・the issue of “ Ware omou yue Asia ni ari ”(i.e. I think ,therefore, it’s in Asia)　by Akimitu

The 13th Tour =from July 29th to August 5ｔｈ in1995

Leader Toshiko Ito
The number of participants 11people
Destinations and Purposes Thailand（Visiting the trace of Thai-Burma railway and Three Pagoda Path)、Singapore（Visiting the monument of Lim Bo Seng、the trail of Daikenshou, Historical Museum and the Japanese memorial park）、Indonesia（Observing the development project of Batam Island）
Notes( activities after the tour　) ・the issue of “ Ware omou yue Asia ni ari ”(i.e. I think ,therefore, it’s in Asia)　by Akimitu

The 14th Tour =from February 17th to 25ｔｈ in1996

Leader Nobuyuki Sato
The number of participants 6people
Destinations and Purposes Vietnam（Visiting a joint enterprise cooperation , a school in the suburb of Ho Chi Minh and the War Museum）、Thailand
Notes( activities after the tour　)

The 15th Tour =from May 26th to June 2nd in 1996

Leader Kazuyuki Nomizu
The number of participants 18people
Destinations and Purposes Vietnam（Visiting a joint enterprise cooperation , a school in the suburb of Ho Chi Minh and the Unification Palace、Thailand( Visiting Thai-Burma railway)　　　　　
Notes( activities after the tour　)

The 16th Tour =from August 26th to 29th　in 1996

Leader Akira Shinoda　
The number of participants 6people
Destinations and Purposes Vietnam（Visiting a joint enterprise cooperation 、Observing NGO’s activity in the suburb of Ho Chi Minh , Visiting the Unification Palace and KUCHI tunnel)
Notes( activities after the tour　)

The 17th Tour =from November 18th to 24th　in 1996

Leader Kazuo Yamai
The number of participants 2people
Destinations and Purposes Laos（Stay at a farm village、Observing local NGO’s activity、Examination and purchase of a SVA mimeograph）
Notes( activities after the tour　)

The 18th Tour =from June 13th to 21st　in 1996

Leader Tomoko Iwahara
The number of participants 10people
Destinations and Purposes The completion and opening ceremony of the 4th school of the Vietnam Future Project( VFP )(Fujisaki Fund), the Tour in Vietnam, Singapore
Notes( activities after the tour　) ・ “ Mouhitotsuno Kakehash No.41 ” (i.e. Another Bridge)

The 19th Tour =from September 1st to 5th　in 1996

Leader Setuko Takahashi
The number of participants 5people
Destinations and Purposes The completion and opening ceremony of the VFP 5th school (Japan Prefectural and Municipal Workers’ Union Fund), the Tour in Vietnam(Volunteer activity ), The workshop for promotion of mimeograph
Notes( activities after the tour　) ・“ Mouhitotsuno Kakehash No.41 ” (i.e. Another Bridge)

The 20th Tour =A long course from March 26ｔｈ to April 3rd in 1998 / A short course from March 25th to 26th　in 1998

Leader Kyouko Saitou
The number of participants The long course: ４persons ／The short course: 3people／a student team: 3people
Destinations and Purposes Vietnam（The opening ceremony of the VFP 6th Open House、Investigation of Kuchi area, Visiting a proposed site for the 7th Vietnam Future Project）
Notes( activities after the tour　) ・the 20th commemoration of the study tour・“ Mouhitotsuno Kakehash No.41 ” (i.e. Another Bridge)

The 21st Tour = from August 3rd to 10th in 1998

Leader Hideo Wakui　
The number of participants 3people
Destinations and Purposes Vietnam（The opening ceremony of the VFP 6th and 7ｔh schools, KYQUAN temple）, Cambodia( Angkor Vat)
Notes( activities after the tour　) ・“ Mouhitotsuno Kakehash No.42 ” (i.e. Another Bridge)　　　

The 22nd Tour = from November 22nd to 27th in 1998

Leader 　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
The number of participants 3people
Destinations and Purposes The understanding of JVC Vientiane’s activity
Notes( activities after the tour　) ・“ Mouhitotsuno Kakehash No.44 ” (i.e. Another Bridge)　（report：Yoshihide Nishikata）

The 23rd Tour = in 1998

Leader 　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
The number of participants
Destinations and Purposes 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
Notes( activities after the tour　)

The 24th Tour = February in 1999

Leader 　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
The number of participants
Destinations and Purposes Bangladesh
Notes( activities after the tour　)

The 25th Tour = from August 18th to 26th in 1999

Leader Kazui Ouno
The number of participants 37people
Destinations and Purposes Vietnam（The opening ceremony of an elementary school in Binh My village of Kuchi area、The scholarship award ceremony、Visiting MABC and the Social Buffee）　　　
Notes( activities after the tour　) ・The 2000 General Meeting data・“Kekehashi No.15” (i.e. Bridge)

The 26th Tour = from November 28th to December 2nd in 1999

Leader
The number of participants 2people
Destinations and Purposes Vietnam（Foundation of the scholarship by the joint project of the Union Niigata and NVC, Participation of the scholarship award ceremony）
Notes( activities after the tour　) ・The 2000 General Meeting data

The 27th Tour = from November 25th to December 1st in 1999

Leader Chiyoko Fujisaki
The number of participants ５people
Destinations and Purposes Bangladesh、Vietnam（The meeting and field survey of Bangladesh Project）
Notes( activities after the tour　) ・The 2000 General Meeting data・“ Mouhitotsuno Kakehash No.49 ” (i.e. Another Bridge)

The 28th Tour = from August 8th to 〜 in 2000

Leader 　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
The number of participants
Destinations and Purposes Vietnam（The opening ceremony of the VFP 9ｔh school, The scholarship award ceremony）
Notes( activities after the tour　) ・The 2000 General Meeting data・“ Mouhitotsuno Kakehash No.48 ” (i.e. Another Bridge) by Takuya Hosokawa and Kazuko Ishizaki・“Kekehashi No.16” (i.e. Bridge) （report：Takuya Hosokawa）

The 29th Tour = from August 8th to 〜 in 2000

Leader 　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
The number of participants 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
Destinations and Purposes Baltic 3states
Notes( activities after the tour　) cancellation
・The 2000 General Meeting data・The 2001 General Meeting data

The 30th Tour = from December 11th to 20th in 2000

Leader 　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
The number of participants 10people
Destinations and Purposes Madagascar( Reforestation activity to prevent soil corrosion）
Notes( activities after the tour　) “ Mouhitotsuno Kakehash No.48 ” (i.e. Another Bridge)　(report：Haruki Maeno、Kayoko Kitamura）

The 31st Tour = from January 12th to 19th in 2001

Leader Chiyoko Fujisaki
The number of participants 2people
Destinations and Purposes Bangladesh
Notes( activities after the tour　) ・“ Mouhitotsuno Kakehash No.49 ” (i.e. Another Bridge) (report ：Chiyoko Fujisaki）

The 32nd Tour = from February 21st to 28th in 2001

Leader Kazuo Yamai
The number of participants 15people
Destinations and Purposes Laos（Vientian、ルアンパバン）、Vietnam（Ho Chi Minh City）、Thailand
Notes( activities after the tour　) ・“ Mouhitotsuno Kakehash No.49 ” (i.e. Another Bridge) (report ：Akiko Yasuda , Kazuo Yamada）・“ Mouhitotsuno Kakehash No.50 ” (i.e. Another Bridge) (report ：the participants）・“Kekehashi No.16” (i.e. Bridge)

The 33rd Tour = from August 24th to September 11th in 2001

Leader Yosimune Ikumi
The number of participants 27people
Destinations and Purposes Madagascar( Reforestation activity to prevent soil corrosion）、Vietnam
Notes( activities after the tour　) ・Waseda University took this program as an internship program

The 34th Tour = from September 3rd to 11th in 2001

Leader Yosimune Ikumi
The number of participants about10people
Destinations and Purposes Vietnam
Notes( activities after the tour　) ・The tour group from Vietnam joined in this tour.

The 35h Tour = from August 28th to September 3rd in 2001

Leader Hayato Takizawa
The number of participants 8people
Destinations and Purposes Vietnam
Notes( activities after the tour　) ・A collaboration enterprise with TOHOUKU Electric Power Company　Link http://homepage1.nifty.com/kadooka/volunteer/(It’s an external server)

The 36th Tour = from August 16th to 28th in 2002

Leader Akiko Nagai
The number of participants 31people
Destinations and Purposes Kenya
Notes( activities after the tour　) The report meeting was held at the 14 th NVC Charity Bazaar.The issue of the 9th volume of NVC library『milima haikutani lalini binadamu hukutana〜Mountains never encounter eavh other,but humans do.』

The 37th Tour = from August 15th to 21st in 2002

Leader
The number of participants 13people
Destinations and Purposes Vietnam
Notes( activities after the tour　) The report meeting was held at the 14th NVC Charity Bazaar.

The 38th Tour = from November 25th to December 9th in 2002

Leader
The number of participants 3people
Destinations and Purposes Laos、Vietnam(The inspection of the Vietnam Future Project, The opening ceremony of Phu Cuong primary school)
Notes( activities after the tour　)

The 39th Tour = from August 1st to 8th in 2003

Leader Chiyoko Fujisaki
The number of participants 11people
Destinations and Purposes Bangladesh（SouthValia village, Dacca)
Notes( activities after the tour　)

The 40th Tour = from September 3rd to 8th in 2003

Leader Kouich Kawai
The number of participants 9people
Destinations and Purposes Vietnam(The scholarship award ceremony, the Mekong delta, a WOCA courtesy visit, Visit Mai Am Ba Chieu and KYQUAN temple)
Notes( activities after the tour　)