Schedule
Sunday, April 23: One Night Rest in Tokyo
For the first night, our flat will be located in Shinjuku (Address to be posted), Off the main street of Tokyo's Korean Town
For the ladies, the link is here
For the men, the link is here
The distance between ladies's and men's flats is approximately 4 streets away from each other.
Note: There is for each location, one room with one single bed. Coordinators Phoebe and Chris will sleep in the single-bed rooms to continue coordination and communications for the groups. If specific requests are needed, please seek out for discussion accordingly.
Monday, April 24: Program Begins
Tokyo Meetings: Morning
Meeting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Themes: Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons and G7
Dress Code: Formal Attire
Afternoon of April 24
We will be taking the Shinkansen to Hiroshima from Tokyo; Departure Time: 4:12 PM, Estimated Arrival: 8:02pm
We will meet at the entrance of the Tokyo Station at 3:45pm
Route Below
Welcome to Hiroshima, Japan
Train to Accomodations
- Check-in Time and Date: 4pm, April 24, 2023
- Check-out Date: Evening of April 27 or Morning of April 28, 2023
- Location: There are 4 hotels/facilities in total (listed below).
- *Which location you will stay at will be notified at a later date.
- Mirai Crea (on campus)
- Faculty Club (on campus)
- Higashi Hiroshima Green Hotel Morris - Majority of us will be staying here
- Hotel Sunrise 21
Directions to the Green Hotel Morris
ICAN Youth Summit
Tuesday, 25 April
- 9:30 Opening and Welcome
- 10:00 Panel 1: What are nuclear weapons & What do they do?
- 11:15 Break
- 11:45 Workshop: The politics around nuclear weapons
- 13:00 Lunch
- Lunchtime: Sign up for a social media session with Kenneth
- 14:30 Panel 2: Nuclear disarmament and international law- challenges & opportunities
- 15:30 Short Break
- 16:00 Parallel Workshops
- 17:30 End of working day*
- Optional film screening: "8:15 Hiroshima" @Room 2&3, Information Media Center
- 19:00 Welcome Reception & evening meal
Wednesday, 26 April
- 07:00 Breakfast
- 08:00 Bus to Hiroshima City Centre
- 09:30 Meeting with A-Bomb survivor, Ms. Keiko Ogura, Moderator - Mirei Tashiro
- 11:00 Guided visit to Cenotaph, Memorial Mound, Korean Atomic Bomb Victims Cenotaph, and A-bomb Dome
- 12:00 Lunch with Ms. Ogura & guides
- 13:00 Visit to Peace Museum, with audio guidance
- 14:30 to 15:00: RTT Appointment with the Governor of Hiroshima
- 15:00 Free time - Try to Schedule Social Media/Dialogue at 15:00 with Kenneth
- 16:30 Public event at Memorial Hall, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
- 18:20 Bus to the dinner venue
- 20:00 Bus back to campus
Thursday, 27 April
- 08:00 Breakfast
- 09:00 Opening & reflections on previous day
- 09:30 Panel 3: No action without inclusion - intersectionality and nuclear weapons
- 11:00 Short Break
- 11:30 Workshop: Making change (ahead of the G7 Hiroshima Summit)
- 13:00 Lunch
- 14:30 Workshop: Reflecting and embracing the opportunities for action
- 15:30 Short Break
- 16:00 Presentation & Adoption of Outcome statement
- 16:30 Closing session
- 18:15 Dinner
Travel to Nagasaki
Hiroshima Shinkansen to Hakata (Fukuoka) and then a limited express train from there to Nagasaki
Train 1: Hiroshima to Fukuoka: 7:03pm Hiroshima Station, Arrival: 8:09pm in Fukuoka
Train 2: Fukuoka to Nagasaki: 9:00 PM – 10:33 PM, Kyushu Railway-Kamone 61
Schedule of RTT - MEI Program
Friday, April 28th
- 10am: Opinion Exchange with Nagasaki Hibakusha
- Theme: Humanitarian and Environmental Impacts of Nuclear Weapons
- Location: Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Museum
1:30pm: Tour of Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum and Peace Park
Share Reflections via Vlog or Instagram Live
Group Dinner
Saturday, April 29th
- 10am: Opinion exchange with Youth of Nagasaki (Nagasaki Youth group)
- Themes: Nuclear Disarmament, SDGs, and Climate Activism
- Venue: Large Meeting Hall, Nagasaki Prefectural Government Office
- Address: 〒850-0058 Nagasaki, Onouemachi, ３−1
- Vlogging Session Scheduled
Lunch Near the Nagasaki Prefectural Government Office
- 1:30pm: Painting Art Workshop
- Theme: Using the motif of peace, participants create their own individual artworks
- Venue: Large Meeting Hall in Nagasaki Prefectural Government Office
- Vlogging Session Scheduled
Sunday, 30th April
- Morning: Free Time
- Afternoon: Social Media
*Please explore the city in a group*
Monday, 1st May
- Courtesy visit to Governor Oishi
- Press Event
Contact Information
Christian N. Ciobanu - + 1 (917) 294-4029