Immerse yourself in the anime and manga capital of the world. Develop your illustration skills and design techniques through interactive classes with industry experts.
Learn from the best as you attend a reputable anime school in Tokyo, one of the safest and largest metropolitan areas in the world. Develop your artistic ability and style through classes taught in Japanese by design and animation professionals.
From character creation to anime production, practice animation techniques such as color blending with a wide range of art materials, including watercolors, colored pencils, and Copic markers. You will experiment with various painting techniques, such as watercolor, impasto, and anime. Experience the thrill of seeing a character born on paper come to life on the screen through digital animation programs like Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, and Clip Studio.
Immerse yourself in Japan’s pop culture with visits to vibrant neighborhoods. Play games in the colorful arcades in Akihabara, the city’s anime, manga, and tech district, or Ikebukero, known as the Pokémon Center. See the famous alternative street fashion of the Harajuku neighborhood.
Broaden your perspective on Japanese culture during a 3-day homestay with local families. Spend time with peers by participating in local high school activities. Learn about Japanese history by visiting shrines and museums. As your program ends in Tokyo, you and your group will reflect on the deeper insights you’ve gained into the diversity of Japan.
The Experiment’s programs are designed to build skills that will help you succeed. In Japan, you will learn:
TECHNICAL SKILLS
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
Through The Experiment, I was able to learn about manga and anime from professionals. I made amazing friends and traveled all around Tokyo while gaining a new sense of independence that I took home with me.
This itinerary is only a sample and is subject to change. Because of factors such as group size and availability of in-country offerings such as festivals, your experience — including sites visited and the number of days spent in each location — may differ somewhat from the one presented below.
Pre-Departure Program Orientation (U.S.)
During this period, you and your group will stay in a hotel near the airport.
Orientation in Tokyo
Animation and Manga Study in Tokyo
During this period, you and your group will stay at a hotel.
Homestay and Host Community Visit
During this period, you and your group will stay in homestay and hostel accommodations near the host community.
Sample host communities: Sagamihara, Yokohama, Kyoto
Program Reflection and Wrap-up in Tokyo
During the reflection period, you and your group will stay in a hotel near the airport.
Departure
The Experiment’s group leaders go through a rigorous selection process and have extensive experience with youth education, local expertise in the country or region of their program, language abilities, knowledge in their program theme, travel logistics and management know-how, and experience with health, safety and risk management.
Weymar is a lifelong global traveler and multiculturalist. Born to an American father and a Japanese mother, he grew up in a multilingual household, and lived as a youth in the United States, Japan, and Taiwan. He is a recent graduate of Western Colorado University in Gunnison, Colorado where he majored in economics with a minor in environment & sustainability, and he also attended Royal Thimphu College in Thimphu, Bhutan for two years as an exchange student. He has been to 13 countries and hopes to make that number much larger. He enjoys cooking and food anthropology, video games, American Football, and aviation, among others. He hopes to pursue a graduate degree in international development and work engage in governmental or NGO work.
