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Kyoto: THE AESTHETICS AND HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT CAPITAL
REVISED
October 17th - 25th, 2025
With Fernanda De Icaza, George Nobechi, Marie Mutsuki Mockett
Kanazawa: zen, gardens and vibrant streets
October 29th - November 8th, 2025
With Sam Abell
upcoming - open for registration
WINTER IN CENTRAL HOKKAIDO
February 2nd - 9th, 2026
With Xuan-Hui Ng & Masumi Takahashi
THE WILDERNESS OF EASTERN HOKKAIDO
February 15th - 27th, 2026
With Michael Clark & George Nobechi
EXTENSION: WINTER FESTIVALS AND SNOWY CALDERAS OF HOKKAIDO
February 11th - 15th, 2026
With George Nobechi
THE ART OF STORYTELLING
October 1st - 10th, 2026 (NEW DATES)
With Gerd Ludwig
PAST programs
THE VIBRANT COLOR OF NAGANO
With Arthur Meyerson & George Nobechi
Spring in central Hokkaido
With Xuan-Hui Ng & Masumi Takahashi
INLAND SEAS AND VERDANT GARDENS
With Aline Smithson & George Nobechi
SPRING TRADITIONS OF CENTRAL HONSHU
With Jane Evelyn Atwood & The Griffin Museum
From Sand Dunes TO YOKAI: Western Japan
With Mark Edward Harris & George Nobechi
TOKYO: EMBRACING THE MOMENT
With Ibarionex Perello
GINZA AND THE HEART OF EDO-TOKYO
With Sam Abell
MASTERING THE ART OF TRAVEL PORTRAITURE: TOKYO
With Greg Gorman
Kyoto Photo Retreat at Hiiragiya Ryokan
with Brett L. Erickson & George Nobechi
springtime Storytelling on the nakasendo trail
With Jane Evelyn Atwood & George Nobechi
The Fall Colors of Shinshu and Hida
With Michael Clark & George Nobechi.
POETRY AND PAPER:
AUTUMN IN MINO AND THE KISO VALLEY
With Aline Smithson & George Nobechi
SPIRIT INTO LIGHT: MOUNTAIN VILLAGE LIFE
With Laura Valenti & George Nobechi
UNDER THE NORTHERN BLOSSOMS
With Sam Abell & Geroge Nobechi
Transcendental mysticism
With Keith Carter & George Nobechi
The colour of the four kingdoms
With Arthur Meyerson & George Nobechi
The hagi festival
With George Nobechi
The winter color of japan
With Arthur Meyerson & George Nobechi
Tokyo portraiture master class
With Greg Gorman
THE COLOR OF JAPAN
With Arthur Meyerson & George Nobechi
HISTORIC JAPAN
With Greg Gorman & George Nobechi
Deep dive portraiture and landscapes
With Greg Gorman & George Nobechi