Who?
- Managers
- Bold entrepreneurs
- Enthusiastic intrapreneurs
- Spiritual travellers
- Curious people
- Cluster leaders & ecosystem builders
- Public officials
Why?
- Personalised B2B meetings and study visits built around your internationalisation objectives
- Business contacts with Japanese companies, institutions and entrepreneurs
- Applied entrepreneurship and management trainings — including Toyota principles (Kaizen, Monozukuri, Lean, and more)
- Cultural discoveries across Japan's most distinct economic and cultural regions
Landmarks
- Tokyo
- Nagoya
- Gifu
- Kyoto–Osaka (Kansai)
- Hiroshima
- Nara
- Kobe
Benefits
- Best value for money
- Japan Readiness Kit: contacts, partner list, do’s & don’ts
- Business inspiration
- Business training
- Social program
- Cultural achievements
See how previous editions in Japan unfolded!
AGENDA AFACERI.RO TRADE MISSION & BOOTCAMP JAPAN 2026*
*The agenda might change due to objective reasons.
Day 1
Travel to Japan
- Delegation meeting at the airport (OTP).
- Receiving the Afaceri.ro trade mission infokits.
- Checking the last details before departure.
- Flight Bucharest/Europe → Tokyo, via hub.
Day 2
Arrive in Tokyo
- Landing in Tokyo.
- Transfer to hotel & check-in.
- Training: Japanese business etiquette — greetings (ojigi), business card exchange (meishi), invitations and dining protocol.
- Free evening — recovery after the flight, first impressions of Tokyo.
- Official Afaceri.ro dinner.
Day 3
Tokyo
- Morning at Meiji Shrine + Omotesandō promenade.
- B2B meetings & study visits in Tokyo (TBC).
- Shibuya Crossing & Harajuku.
- Evening at an izakaya in Shimbashi.
- Training: Bushido — samurai principles applied to modern business.
Day 4
Tokyo
- B2B meetings & study visits in Tokyo (TBC).
- Shimokitazawa — bohemian neighbourhood, vintage shops, independent cafés.
- Yanaka — one of Tokyo's best-preserved traditional districts.
- Imperial Palace East Gardens.
- Debate: how to transfer Japanese know-how to Romanian companies.
Day 5
Tokyo → Nagoya
- Shinkansen Tokyo → Nagoya (≈1h40).
- Arrival in Nagoya, hotel check-in.
- Free evening — first exploration of Japan's largest industrial hub.
Day 6
Nagoya
- Visit to Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology (TBC).
- Training: Toyota principles — Kaizen, Monozukuri, lean production — applied in a business context.
- Free evening in Nagoya.
Day 7
Nagoya → Gifu → Osaka
- Local train Nagoya → Gifu (≈20 min).
- Traditional Japanese swordmaking demonstration — Seki, the world capital of blades.
- Gifu Castle — panoramic view over the Nagara River valley.
- Kawaramachi quarter — preserved Edo-period townhouses, regional craft workshops.
- Shinkansen Nagoya → Osaka (≈50 min). Arrival, hotel check-in.
- First evening in Osaka: Dotonbori, Shinsaibashi, Namba.
Day 8
Osaka → Kyoto
- Train Osaka → Kyoto (≈30 min).
- B2B meetings & study visits in Kyoto.
- Fushimi Inari Shrine — the alley of 10,000 vermillion torii gates.
- Kiyomizudera Temple — UNESCO, panoramic views over Kyoto.
- Gion & Higashiyama — the geisha district.
- Return to Osaka in the evening.
Day 9
Osaka → Nara
- B2B meetings & study visits in Osaka (TBC — morning).
- Train Osaka → Nara (≈40 min).
- Nara Park — sacred deer roaming freely.
- Tōdai-ji Temple — the world's largest wooden structure, UNESCO.
- Return to Osaka in the evening.
Day 10
Osaka → Kobe
- Business activities in Osaka (morning).
- Train Osaka → Kobe (≈30 min).
- B2B meetings & study visits in Kobe.
- Harborland & Meriken Park — the historic port and 1995 earthquake museum.
- Kitano — former quarter of Western merchants and diplomats.
- Nada district — sake brewery visit (TBC).
- Return to Osaka in the evening.
Day 11
Osaka → Hiroshima
- Shinkansen Osaka → Hiroshima (≈1h20).
- Peace Memorial Museum & A-Bomb Dome — UNESCO.
- Ferry to Miyajima Island — Itsukushima Shrine, floating torii gate.
- Return to Osaka in the evening by Shinkansen.
Day 12
Osaka
- Full day at the delegation's disposal — business meetings, shopping, exploration.
- Optional: Osaka Castle, Umeda Sky Building Observatory.
- Special group dinner — farewell evening.
Day 13
Departure
- Free time in Osaka.
- Transfer to Kansai International Airport (KIX).
- Flight Osaka (KIX) → Bucharest / other cities.
Day 14
Arrive in Romania
- Arrival in Romania/Europe.
- Farewell moment and mission closure.
- Individual transfers to home cities.
- End of the Afaceri.ro Trade Mission & Bootcamp Japan 2026.
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