Ship For World Youth 21

The purpose of the Ship for World Youth program is to broaden the global view of the Japanese youths, to promote mutual understanding and friendship between Japanese and foreign youths as well as to cultivate the spirit of international cooperation and the competence to practice it, and furthermore to foster the youths with capability of showing leadership in various area of international society. The itinerary of the 21st Ship for World Youth program 2009 is as follows: January 14th, 2009 - Arrival of the participants from overseas January 15th − 22nd - Program for overseas participants in Japan January 23rd - Departure from Yokohama Port (Japan) February 2nd - Refuel, food and water supply in Vanuatu February 5th − 7th - Port of call activities in Tonga (Nuku'alofa) February 11th − 14th - Port of call activities in New Zealand (Auckland) February 19th - 20th - Refuel, food and water supply in Vanuatu March 5 - Return back to Tokyo (Japan)