Lean Japan Tour – 17-23 November 2024 – Japan Study Trip
The 17-23 November 2024 Lean Japan Tour will be held on Sunday 17th through to Saturday 23rd November. This lean Japan study trip will include lean seminars, practical kaizen training and visits to factories for meetings with senior management.
The program is open to companies from all regions, and will be run in partnership with Shinka Management’s European partner consultancy Möbius.
Location: Tokyo, Japan
For further details about Shinka Management’s Japan study trip programs and to read about past kaizen and lean manufacturing programs held in Japan, see our Lean Japan Tour page.
Download the registration form to find out more about the program.
This 17-23 November 2024 lean Japan study trip is targeted at English-speaking professionals from across the globe.
Example Itinerary (subject to change)
Sunday: Arrive Tokyo
- Tokyo sightseeing / free time
- Orientation & Japanese business etiquette seminar
Monday: Nagoya – Site Visits & Training
- Lean leadership in Japan
- Toyota factory tour – Toyota Boshoku Seiko
Tuesday: Nagoya – Site Visits & Training
- Lean implementation in Japan
- Toyota final assembly plant tour
- Standard work seminar
Wednesday: Nagoya – Training & Site Visit
- Suzaki Industries factory tour (Toyota Supplier)
- Metal One Isuzu factory tour
- Sightseeing to local castle
Thursday: Nagoya – Practical Training
- Hands-on kanban simulation
- Standard work and kaizen practical
- Karakuri Kaizen Examples
Friday: Nagoya – Site Visit & Debriefing
- Site visit or Toyota Commemorative Museum
- Final seminar and tour debrief session
- Return to Tokyo
Saturday: Tokyo – Recovery and Sightseeing
- Free morning in Tokyo for sightseeing
- Departure
Learn more about our kaizen Japan study trip programs
The Lean Japan Tour is Shinka Management’s flagship lean professional development program. For further detail about our Japan study trips and other Japan-based lean manufacturing training programs, see the Lean Japan Tour page, or read more about past participants’ Lean Mission Testimonials.
What our lean study mission participants have said…
Milton, New Zealand
If you have embarked on a lean journey The Lean Study Tour should be on your bucket list! It was inspiring to see the Toyota Production System in action as a management system, as well as the small improvements made day in and day out by dedicated and motivated teams all striving to continuously improve.…
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Toulouse, France
Amazing Tour. Great experience to see and share with Japanese managers. I learned a lot about their culture, their way to think, to work and to improve by themselves. Great moments during training and after work. Thanks a lot. We will return back home with a new eye and mindset.
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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
The training schedule is very tight and efficient, the class room training was practical and led by an experienced teacher from Toyota, and the tour visits covered a wide range of industries including car manufacturing, parts processing and healthcare.
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Nelson, New Zealand
Amazing experience, exceptional learning. If you want to learn about Lean go on this tour!
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Kassel, Germany
My expectations for the tour were exceptionally high, but the Shinka Management team exceeded them all. The opportunity to engage with a sensei who possesses decades of experience in the Toyota Production System (TPS) was invaluable. The factory tours, coupled with discussions with managing directors and plant managers, offered profound insights into the organizational culture,…
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Kaizen Japan Study Trip Run in Partnership with Möbius
Möbius is a European consulting firm driven to have a positive impact on society and committed to achieving results for its clients. As a thought leader in various sectors and services the company raises the bar by developing, promoting and supporting breakthrough innovations.
Möbius is making the Shinka Management Lean Japan Tour program available to its client base through partnering on the 17-23 November 2024 Lean Japan Tour. Current and propective clients of both Möbius and Shinka Management are welcome to register their interest for this Japan study trip.
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