upcoming - open for registration
THE VIBRANT COLOR OF NAGANO
May 26th - June 7th, 2025
With Arthur Meyerson & George Nobechi
SACRED LIGHT, SILENT SHADOW: KYOTO
NEW FALL DATES
October 17th - 25th, 2025
With Laura Valenti
NAGASAKI, THE ART OF STORYTELLING
September 28th - October 9th
With Gerd Ludwig
MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON
WINTER IN CENTRAL HOKKAIDO
February 2nd - 9th, 2026
With Xuan-Hui Ng & Masumi Takahashi
upcoming - fully booked (waitlist)
INLAND SEAS AND VERDANT GARDENS
April 11th - 22nd, 2025
With Aline Smithson & George Nobechi (WAITLIST)
Spring in central Hokkaido
May 7th - 17th, 2025
With Xuan-Hui Ng & Masumi Takahashi (WAITLIST)
PAST programs
SPRING TRADITIONS OF CENTRAL HONSHU
With Jane Evelyn Atwood
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