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…
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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Singapore
The Lean Japan Tour with Shinka Management was an inspiring and transformative experience. Seeing lean practices in action and learning from Japanese companies was truly eye-opening. This journey has motivated me to embrace lean principles in my own work. Big thanks to Shinka Management for such an enriching program — I highly recommend it!
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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
This is a great lean tour! Through the week together we have participated in visits to local companies, classroom sessions and hands on exercises. It’s impressive to see how the Toyota Way is really working efficiently and effectively. The organizers are professional, and have good relationships with the sites we visited. They know what the…
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Cupertino, California, United States
Great experience delivered by passionate professionals. The training is well-balanced between real life factory/hospital visits (lean in action), theory (basic concepts, why it makes sense) and exercise (set up your own mini factory line using lean concepts). All of this where it started: Japan. Definitely recommend the tour for any professional looking for ways to…
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
We would just like to take a moment to thank you for such a wonderful tour. You exceeded all our expectations for a week long journey – from your very professional approach and even more personal service. The week was extremely insightful, and we could not stop talking about what we were going to do…
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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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