1. THE SCHOOL TRIP OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS From Japan to Taiwan and From Taiwan to Japan

2. N UMBERS OF J APANESE T RAVELING A BROAD Visiting country20062007 1China3,746 (×1,000) 3,977 2Korea2,3392,236 3Hawaii1,3631,315 4U.S.A (Mother Land)1,3461,286 5Thailand1,3121,278 6Hong Kong1,3111,324 7Taiwan1,1611,166 8Guam953932 9Germany760--- 10France689--- 2

3. N UMBERS OF J APANESE T RAVELING A BROAD 3

4. N UMBERS OF V ISITORS TO J APAN Country200520062007 1Korea1,7472,117 (×thousand) 2,601 2Taiwan1,2751,3091,385 3China653812942 4U.S.A.822817816 5Hong Kong299352432 6Australia206195223 7U.K.222216222 8Thailand120126167 9Canada150157166 10Singapore94116152 4

5. N UMBERS OF V ISITORS TO J APAN 5

6. N UMBERS OF H IGH S CHOOL S TUDENTS V ISITING F OREIGN C OUNTRIES Country200620072008 SchoolsStudentsSchoolsStudentsSchoolsStudents 1Australia 24534,82127037,47024635,820 2Korea 20125,59020726,71020327,224 3Singapore 15021,95817325,36215122,231 4Malaysia 10516,47312117,79912820,527 5China 11014,98514617,83611917,465 6Hawaii 8712,2608210,6588411,415 7U.S.A. 739,625849,689718,913 8France 424,949575,990596,822 9Canada 546,408567,856556,783 10Taiwan 313,358446,642537,422 6

7. N UMBERS OF J APANESE S CHOOLS V ISITING F OREIGN C OUNTRIES 7

8. R EASONS FOR S ELECTING A V ISITING C OUNTRY All Countries ・ the chance to experience different culture Australia / U.S.A / U.K. ・ the chance to learn and practice English China / France / Italy ・ the chance to visit historical spots Korea / Taiwan ・ reasonable travel fees ・ small time difference ・ short flight time ・ friendliness ・ safety 8

9. T AIWAN AS THE D ESTINATION OF S CHOOL T RIP TAIWAN ＝ one of the ideal country for school trip from Japan ・ friendly people ・ safe cities ・ short flight time ・ small time difference If we realize the attractiveness of Taiwanese culture More and more people would visit Taiwan We can create new relationship between Taiwan and Japan 9

10. T HE E FFECTS OF O VERSEA S CHOOL T RIP Students can… ・ widen their views to the world ・ understand the people with different cultural background ・ learn about different culture ・ be motivated to learn English or other foreign language 10

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