Lean Japan Tour – May 2019 – Shinka Management Kaizen Tour
The May 2019 Lean Japan Tour will visit Tokyo and Nagoya
The May 2019 Lean Japan Tour will be held on Sunday 19th May through Saturday 25th May, and will include lean seminars,practical kaizen training and visits to factories for meetings with senior management.
For further details of the tour and to read about past visits see our Japan study tour page.
Contact us to express your interest in participating or download the registration form to sign up now.
The May 2019 tour 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 Body Seiko plant visit
Tuesday: Nagoya – Site Visits & Training
- TPS and standard work analysis seminar
- Suzaki Industries plant tour (Toyota supplier)
Wednesday: Nagoya – Practical Training
- Practical kaizen training
- Hands-on kaizen simulation
- Sightseeing to local castle
Thursday: Nagoya – Site Visits
- Metal One Isuzu plant tour (steel coil processing)
- Mitsubishi Motors plant tour (final assembly plant)
Friday: Tokyo – Site Visit & Debriefing
- Taikoh Transportation site tour (Toyota logistics)
- Debrief session
Saturday: Tokyo – Recovery and Sightseeing
- Tokyo sightseeing
- Departure
Learn more about our kaizen tours
The Lean Japan Tour is Shinka Management’s flagship lean professional development program. For further detail about our kaizen tours, see the Lean Japan Tour page, or read more about past participants’ lean tour experiences.
What our tour participants have said…
Shanghai, China
I wholeheartedly recommend the Japan Lean Tour. The program is exceptionally well-organized, combining rigorous classroom training with hands-on practice on real factory floors, and factory visits that progress smartly from service centers through Tier 3 to Tier 2 manufacturing — offering a full picture of lean excellence across the value chain. Cultural experiences like the…
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Irvine, California, United States
I attended Shinka Management’s Lean Japan Tour and it was an incredible experience. The content was highly informative and practical, offering deep insights into lean culture and principles and their real-world applications. The organisation of the program was excellent, ensuring a seamless and engaging learning experience. I’d highly recommend this tour to anyone looking to…
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Auckland, New Zealand
The fact that you can go past all the books and see the Toyota Production System in action first hand is fantastic. It is not sold in a complicated form by those involved but rather the opposite. The training room was found to be hands on and simple allowing us to touch and feel examples…
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Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Shinka Management organized an excellent tour. It was structured to capture professional development and cultural experience. The tour also provided me with experiences related not only to the local culture and food of Japan, but also to the culture and languages of fellow participants from all over the world. This tour has made a significant…
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Žilina, Slovakia
Thank you to Shinka Management for the positivity, preparation, knowledge, senseis, food, accommodation, photos, and overall care throughout the tour. I learned a lot. I had participated in a similar training program in Japan two years ago, but Shinka Management takes the experience one or two levels higher in several aspects. Thank you.
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