4. Hyogo: Kobe, Nishiwaki, Miki, Himeji, Awaji Island Beyond Hyogo: Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, Onomichi

6. 11 February 2013 Portopia Hotel Kobe

8.  15 Club Meetings  4 District Meetings

9.  Kobe Suma (13/2)  Kobe Harbour (13/2)  Kobe Seishin (14/2)  Kobe Tarumi (14/2)  Kobe West (15/2)  Nishiwaki (18/2)  Miki (22/2)  Miki, Miki Midori, Ono Kato, Nishiwaki, Hojo (Inter-City) (23/2)  Kobe South (25/2)  Kobe East (26/2)  Kobe (28/2)  Kobe Arima (1/3)  Sumoto (5/3)  Awaji Mihara (7/3)  Minamiawaji (8/3)

11.  Punctuality  Formality  Uniformity  Interesting Quirks:  Music conductor, pianist  Executive Secretary  Pre-Meeting Exercise  Greetings, messages  After lunch smoke

12. Rotary Club of Kobe Arima

13. 2 & 3 March 2013 Portopia Hotel, Kobe

17.  Osaka Gas Himeji Energy Center  Kobe Shinkin Bank  Kobe District Court  Japan Legal Support Center  Higashimachi, law firm  Nestle Japan  Nippon Zoki Pharmaceutical Co Ltd  Banshu Textile Factory  Miki Disaster Prevention Park  Kobe Biomedical Innovation Cluster  Kansai Electric Power  NYK Line  Sumitomo Mitsui Bank  Kawasaki Heavy Industries  Kobe University  Panasonic Group – Energy Co Ltd

23.  Akashi Kaikyo Bridge  Sumadera Temple  Kobe Winery  Kitano  Arima Onsen  Kishike House, Nishiwaki  Sugihara Paper Research Institute  Himeji Castle  Shosha-Zan Temple  Koi nobori maker  Jyodoji Temple  Abacus maker  Beans Dome  Freundlieb (confectionary)  Kobe Port Tower  Ikuta Jinja  Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake Memorial  Izanagi Jinja  Kunju Do (Incense)  Awaji Yumebutai  Naruto whirlpools  Udon making  Miyako Bijin sake brewery

25. Your GSE Team gave us big “Rotaryship”, friendship. Now, we have many friends both sides in Japan and in Malaysia. It is wonderful. Arigato gozaimashita. Shoji Yamamoto, GSE Chair Like Kometani-san, the oldest active Rotarian of 2680 District and a past governor said, your team was the best of all the GSE teams we ever had. Akiko Futami It was such a pleasant time and I am so happy to meet you and other members of your GSE team who are so nice and well mannered young gentlemen and also well talented for singing and dancing. … [Y]ou have done a good job representing District 3300, especially from Malaysia. Shigeru Yamano I had a wonderful afternoon with you and your group of distinguished men. It was so fun to tour with you. Lauralee Garson-Okamoto

26. First hand experience of work practices in Japan Introduction to Japanese culture, society & customs Building goodwill and friendship between people of two nations Better understanding of Rotary in Japan Experience of Rotary ideals by team members