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School trips
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Field trip.
School trips in east Asia
In Japan, in addition to the one-day field trip, the school trip, called shūgaku ryokō (Japanese: 修学旅行, literally "learning journey"), has a history since 1886, and is now part of the middle school and high schoolcurriculum, with all students participating in such a program. The trip is usually longer than several days, such as a week or several weeks long. The typical locations visited within Japan are regions of national or historical significance, such as ancient capitals of Kyoto and Nara, Nagasaki, for its experience with nuclear weapons and historical significance as the sole international port during the country's 17th–19th century isolationist foreign policyJapanese: 鎖国, romanized: sakoku (さこく) and Nikkō 日光, popular onsenspa town renowned for its beauty. Travelling abroad is occasionally chosen as an option by some schools.