1. Kyoto Nagoya Tokyo Osaka Virtual GIE JAPAN Mt. Fuji Sushi Geisha Sumo Japan Chapel Hill http://www.youtube.com/visitjapan

2. Tokyo to NAGOYA Kyoto Nagoya Tokyo Osaka Tokyo to Nagoya: 230 miles Chapel Hill to Asheville: 221 miles D.C. : 268 miles / 1h 36min / 1h 36min (by Shinkansen) (by Shinkansen) / 3h 35min (by car) / 3h 35min (by car) / 4h 30min (by car) / 4h 30min (by car)

3. Shinkansen The world’s first “bullet train” (since 1964) Fast & Convenient – Speed: 170 miles/hour (max) – Frequency:13 trains/hour (peak) 6 seconds!! Extremely reliable – Fatal accident: never – Average delay:

4. Welcome to Nagoya

5. Nagoya Welcome to Today's Schedule 9:00 am - 1:00 pmSightseeing 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmCompany Visit 3:00 pm - Excursion to Shirakawa-go Hotel: Minshuku (Japanese Inn)

6. Nagoya Welcome to SightseeingCompany VisitExcursion Some History… Birthplace of “Three Great Samurais” Nobunaga Oda 1534 ～ 1582 Hideyoshi Toyotomi 1537 ～ 1598 Ieyasu Tokugawa 1543 ～ 1616 Tokugawa Art Museum Tokugawa period 1603 ～ 1868 Nagoya Castle Kin-shachi golden tiger-headed dolphins

7. Nagoya Welcome to Industrial Area #1 among 3 largest industrial area in Japan Industrial Area# of employee manufactured goods shipped “Keihin” around Tokyo 0.8 million$3.1 trillion “Chukyo” around Nagoya 1.0 million$5.5 trillion “Hanshin” around Osaka 0.9 million$3.1 trillion 2007 年 工業統計調査より – changed from textile to automobile SightseeingCompany VisitExcursion

8. Nagoya Welcome to Nagoya Port SightseeingCompany VisitExcursion

9. Nagoya Welcome to Toyota Motor Co. automatic loom (1929) SightseeingCompany VisitExcursion Toyoda Model AA sedan (1935) -> Toyota Motor Co. (1937) TOYOTA Group http://www.toyota.co.jp/jp/video_library/tech/index.html Plug-in HV Robot i-Real 豊田章男

10. Nagoya Welcome to Shirakawa-go UNESCO World Heritage Site (since 1995) “Gassho-zukuri” style architecture, steep slanting thatched roof – Adopted to heavy snowfalls SightseeingCompany VisitExcursion – Eco-house Cooling by vaporization heat Raising silkworms in attic

11. Minshuku (Japanese inn) rustic, but tasty… Nagoya Welcome to SightseeingCompany VisitExcursion Shioyaki Broiled fishes with salt Atsukan warmed sake Irori fireplace

12. Nagoya Welcome to Good Night ･･･

13. Thank you for visiting Japan!