Japanese Pop Culture: Anime & Manga
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A Summer for Fun, Friends, and Your Future
Explore
Have fun discovering the world's largest metropolis through the lens of anime and manga.
Network
Meet new friends and pop art experts. Build your own community.
Get Inspired
Launch your future today! Develop skills to critique art and collaborate on a pop media project. Come home with a creative portfolio.
The Destination
Welcome to Tokyo, a vast, neon-lit metropolis made up of many different cities in one.
Tokyo's blend of retro, new, and cutting-edge modernity captivates teens worldwide. Temples, shrines, parks, and zoos contrast with high-tech art installations at exhibits and on the sides of tall buildings. Pop art fans delight in places like the Tokyo Anime Center and the Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo. Akihabara, the otaku district, is where anime, manga, retro video games, and cosplay coexist with niche cafés (like animal cafés with cats, dogs, owls, and even miniature pigs!)
With a population of around 14 million, Tokyo is a city of diverse worlds! There슬롯사이트™s tradition in Asakusa and new trends in Shibuya and Harajuku. In Chuo ward, Tsukiji and Ginza are only a few blocks apart but are complete opposites. Throughout Tokyo, you'll find an abundance of things to do, including trying delicious dishes. Get ready to expand your palate with range of Japanese favorites, such as ramen, soba, yakitori, gyoza, and anything you can grill on a stick.
Cultural Awareness
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Sample Itinerary
Top Rated Activities
Anime Artist Academy at Ryogoku
It feels like a dream: you're in Tokyo creating anime and manga alongside professional artists. During this visit to the Anime Artist Academy in Ryogoku, a professor and students of the college introduce you to professional tools, guide you through digital sketching, and provide insight into the world of color theory. You'll even get to try your hand at voice recording!
This workshop introduces you to the many fields within the manga and anime industry, and how they operate within Japan. You'll get a feel for what it's like to attend an art academy in Tokyo, and the intensity and fun of taking courses in animation. When you step into the recording studio, you and your friends can슬롯사이트™t help but laugh as you voice a scene from an anime, trying out exaggerated tones and dramatic deliveries for the ultimate group performance.
As you wrap up the day, you realize the depth of skill and creativity required to bring anime to life. Whether it슬롯사이트™s digital drawing or voice acting, this experience broadens your understanding of the industry and sparks ideas about how your unique talents could fit into its many possibilities.
Tokiwaso Manga Museum
The floor creaks softly underfoot as you wander through the recreated rooms of Tokiwaso, a modest apartment house that once sheltered manga legends like Osamu Tezuka, 슬롯사이트œthe Father of Manga.슬롯사이트 This peaceful museum, tucked away in a quiet Tokyo neighborhood, is a time capsule of manga history. The walls bear the marks of years gone by, and scattered tools of the trade슬롯사이트”a drafting table, vintage ink bottles, and carefully placed sketchpads슬롯사이트”immerse you in the daily lives of the young artists who redefined Japanese pop culture.
Through exhibits spanning manga슬롯사이트™s evolution from the 1950s to today, you trace how art styles, themes, and techniques have changed over time. Upstairs, in the recreated artists슬롯사이트™ living spaces, you and your peers pause in a tatami room to sketch, inspired by the creativity that once flourished here. Exploring further, you feel connected to the dedication and ingenuity of the mangakas who shaped a global phenomenon.
This visit deepens your appreciation for manga슬롯사이트™s rich history, showing how creativity and perseverance shaped an art form that resonates worldwide. You leave inspired to bring your own unique voice into the world of anime and manga.
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Eligibility
- Participants must be 14 years old and above.
- Program open to all current high school students: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors.슬롯사이트¯
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Dates & Fees
Application Fee
$25
Program scholarships and tuition include iNext Travel Insurance, but do not cover the cost of flights. Find additional details about what슬롯사이트™s included with your tuition.
More questions? Find answers, get application support, sign up for virtual presentations or contact us!
Program |
Application Due |
Start Date |
End Date |
Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Summer Session I 2025 3 weeks | Application Due Deadline Passed | Start Date | End Date | Costs $6,350 |
| Program Summer Session II 2025 3 weeks | Application Due Deadline Passed | Start Date | End Date | Costs $6,350 |
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What's Included
Interactive Classes
Housing
3 Meals/Day
(Dietary Needs Accommodated)
All Ground Transportation
(Once In-country)
Optional Flight Chaperone
(Flight Cost Not Included)
Pre-departure Advice and Orientation
Access to WIFI
(No international data plan or SIM card included)
All Cultural Activities and Excursions
Comprehensive Medical and Travel Protection
24/7 Emergency On-site Support
Our Staff
Program Leaders guide and support our High 슬롯 게임 Summer Abroad participants through every step of their program.
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