Originally Posted by
asya999
Great suggestions for cultural exploration. Keep those coming, the other days we'll just do a lot of sight seeing and walking and training around.
The company HIS travel are not exactly known for their 'high end' experiences, and they occasionally charge foreigners more for services they advertise in English than for those available to Japanese nationals. But they aren't a 'fly by night' operation and are one of Japan's biggest travel companies.
I found this website:
http://www.his-exp.jp/eng/experience/index.html
"I want to try my hand at making sushi."
"I want to get in the ring with a sumo wrestler."
"I want to learn how to make Japanese home cooking at a Japanese person's house."
"I want to train like a Ninja at a Ninja School."
You can make these dreams a reality through Experience TOKYO
Experience TOKYO is a service that allows for you to encounter the pleasures of Tokyo from various aspects.
Qualified English, Chinese, Korean and Spanish speaking guides will provide customers who are visiting Japan or living in Japan with the actual "experiences" in Tokyo and its surrounding areas.
The
http://j-experience.com/ link doesn't work, but the page does include a 'contact us' button at the top. You could always see what they have to offer.
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Or there's this well established scheme:
http://www.city.narita.chiba.jp/engl...homevisit.html
If you contact the International Tourism Center of Japan TIC you may be able to find a host family in Tokyo rather than in Narita if that's your preference.
Sorry I can't comment from personal experience.