One thing that had me on the fence about the trip was that Idid not want to go all the way to Japan and be overwhelmed by the academic aspect of it and I thought we would not get much time to explore the cities. It felt like ninety percent of the trip was exploring the cities and being a tourist and only ten percent was the actual academic side of it. To conclude, if anyone is thinking about participating in the program, this is your sign to do it!