What to Pack
Suggested Packing List
Uniform:
Shoes:
Other Clothes:
(Laundry is done daily in Kanayama and machines are available at hostels for 100 Yen)
Toiletries:
Other items to Pack:
PLEASE MARK CLOTHING AND ITEMS WITH YOUR NAME
What NOT to Bring to Japan!
Smartphones are OK … Please NO DATA … it is TOO EXPENSIVE!!!
Uniform:
- T-Shirts – 4 (group t-shirts – Purchased by the group)
- Shorts – 2 pairs (Khaki) – Purchased by families
Shoes:
- Comfortable walking shoes
- Slip-on sandals or shoes that have not been worn outside
Other Clothes:
(Laundry is done daily in Kanayama and machines are available at hostels for 100 Yen)
- 4-7 pairs underwear
- 4-7 pairs socks
- One set of nice clothes for farewell party. NO short, skirts or low-cut tops.
- NO Jeans!
- 1-2 extra tops for family days in Kanayama
- Swim suit & swim cap (preferably one-piece suit for girls) NO BIKINI
Toiletries:
- Toothpaste, toothbrush, floss
- Hair brush and/or comb
- Contact solution (if needed)
- Hair ties to pull hair up (if you have long hair you will want these)
- Shampoo, soap, lotion, DEODRANT
- Girls: sanitary pads
Other items to Pack:
- Passport & Money (chaperone will hold)
- Journal, pens and/or pencils
- Japanese-English dictionary (optional)
- Photos of your family to share with your home-stay
- Smaller bag for travel beyond Kanayama
- Camera – extra batteries and disks
- Small towel & washcloth
PLEASE MARK CLOTHING AND ITEMS WITH YOUR NAME
What NOT to Bring to Japan!
- Laptops, iPads, etc.
- Inappropriate clothing
Smartphones are OK … Please NO DATA … it is TOO EXPENSIVE!!!