Kyushu Alumni Tour – September 2019
Return to Japan to experience an all-new program for Lean Japan Tour Alumni only
In September 2019, Shinka Management invite our past participants of the Lean Japan Tour to the beautiful southern island of Kyushu. A completely new selection of company visits has been arranged in the prefectures of Fukuoka and Oita.
Also joining us for this special event will be Akinori Hyodo, the former manager of the Toyota HiAce plant. He will lead seminars and plant visit discussions throughout the week.
The tour will be held on Sunday 22nd September through Saturday 28th September, and will include kaizen seminars and visits to factories for meetings with senior management.
The tour coincides with the Rugby World Cup. A great opportunity to also take in the atmosphere of the event’s host country.
For further details of the tour and to read about past visits see our kaizen tour page.
Contact us to express your interest in participating.
The September 2019 tour is open to all past participants of the Lean Japan Tour.
Example Itinerary (subject to change)
Sunday: Arrive Fukuoka
- Fukuoka free time
- Orientation & Seminar with former Toyota factory manager
Monday: Fukuoka – Site Visits & Training
- Seminar with former Toyota factory manager
- Toyota Motor Kyushu factory visit
Tuesday: Fukuoka – Site Visits & Training
- Seminar with former Toyota factory manager
- Toyota Motor Kyushu factory visit
Wednesday: Oita- Site Visits & Training
- Fundokin miso factory visit
- Fundokin salad dressing factory visit
Thursday: Oita – Site Visits
- Omron Taiyo factory visit
- Toto factory visit
Friday: Oita – Site Visit & Debriefing
- Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal factory visit
- Oita City Government
Saturday: Oita – Recovery and Sightseeing
- Oita sightseeing
- Departure from Fukuoka Airport
Learn more about our Lean Japan Tour
The Lean Japan Tour is Shinka Management’s flagship lean professional development program. For further detail about our lean Japan tours, see the Lean Japan Tour page, or read more about past participants’ Lean Mission Testimonials.
What our tour participants have said…
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
I would highly recommend the tour to anyone who is in the business of improving people. The ideas stimulated through this tour have helped me reform our entire vision of what improvement means for our business.
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Broughton, Chester, United Kingdom
The tour has been a once in a lifetime experience and a real insight into Japanese Industry and culture. The warm welcome and organisation of the week including travel, hotels, places to eat and all visits were exceptional. The Toyota Group and Isuzu factory tours really demonstrated the Toyota Production System followed up with great…
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San Francisco, California, United States
Thank you, Paul Smith and Ben Sparrow, for hosting this amazing real time learning experience through visits to factories in Japan practicing Lean methodologies. This trip is something I will remember and take with me throughout my professional career and personal life.
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Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Wow. What a great experience not just from a learning perspective but also a great cultural experience as well. From the start the group came together really well. It was a perfect mix of practical and theory, and to gain an insight into the Toyota Production System and see it in action at all the…
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Bikfaya, Lebanon
Life changing experience. The tour was extremely well prepared: 1. In terms of logistics and schedule, everything was organized to provide enough time for full day efficiency without putting too much physical or cognitive strain. 2. In terms of quality of information, the senseis’ knowledge is world-class level and they were more than willing to…
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