Japanese schools host summer events for students

Yokohama F College is running a series of short‑duration open‑campus events for first‑ and second‑year high‑school students throughout August. The programme includes beauty‑make‑up sessions, bridal venue tours, fashion‑business workshops and campus tours, with transportation subsidies of ¥500‑¥5,000 for participants from the Tokyo‑Kanagawa area.

Across Japan, a range of summer activities for elementary, middle and high‑school students are being offered in August. In Fukushima, a student‑built light‑sport aircraft will be displayed with cockpit‑flight experiences. Wakayama’s Nanki‑Kumano Geo‑Park runs a tactile stone‑identification game. The University of Tokyo’s Metaverse Engineering Department offers free online junior courses on AI and traffic‑flow solutions. Coca‑Cola Bottlers Japan provides a virtual factory‑tour summer school for families. Additional exhibitions include a beetle collection in Iwata, Shizuoka, and a historic “Toyotomi Brothers” exhibit in Osaka. Most events are free and run from early August to late August, targeting local and regional students.