Join Professors Aaron Lottes and Yunjie Tong for this adventure in beautiful Japan! You will tour medical device companies, universities, and research facilities, meet with government agencies, and hear lectures from faculty at our partner universities across Japan. We will investigate medical device development, design, testing, and evaluation and consider how culture impacts these processes. Enjoy many cultural activities along the way!
Preliminary itinerary (subject to change) is below and includes stops in Sendai, Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto.
Friday-Saturday May 10-11 – Depart US (flexible departures depending upon when flights arrive)-You may fly into Narita or Haneda.
Sunday- May 12 – Arrive Tokyo, rest for the night
Monday-May 13-Free time/Welcome Lunch/Travel to Sendai
Tuesday May 14 – Yamadera & Sendai area tour, Group dinner
Wednesday May 15 – Tohoku University, Meet Clinical Research Innovation and Education Center (CRIETO) Personnel, Tohoku University Hospital, BME Lab tours
Thursday May 16 – Activities in and around Tohoku University and Sendai (Matsushima), Tohoku University Hospital Academic Science unit, Group Dinner with Tohoku
Friday May 17 – Train to Tokyo, Tokyo tour including Asakusa and TeamLabs, Dinner in Tokyo
Saturday May 18 – Free day to continue exploring Tokyo or visit surrounding areas (e.g., Hakone)
Sunday May 19 – Free day in Tokyo (Sumo Tournament possibility)
Monday May 20 – Cook Medical and Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) visits, Free evening
Tuesday May 21 – Shibaura Institute of Technology; Hitachi visit, Free evening
Wednesday May 22– Tsukuba University, Center for Cybernics visit; travel to Osaka
Thursday May 23 – Riken Center in Kobe, Free afternoon and evening
Friday May 24 – Nipro iMEP (and Infared RX), Kyoto tour including Inari Shrine, Japanese cooking class (includes dinner)
Saturday May 25 – Free day
Sunday May 26 – Free to depart any time.
**There is no finanical obligation to apply. There will only be a finanical obligation after acceptance and a deposit is paid**
All non-academic questions should be directed to Jill Churchill at churchil@purdue.edu. All questions regarding academic matters should be directed to Prof. Lottes or Prof. Tong.
A glimpse into the culture, food, and beauty of Japan ranging from modern to traditional, natural to urban:
(all pictures except the last one are from 2023 study abroad trip)