Some Details about Plant Visits
The Kaizen Japan Study Tour – Company Profile
Day 6 - Friday
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Established in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Nissan currently manufactures vehicles in 20 countries and a
reas around the world and offers products and services in more than 160 countries and areas worldwide.
Date of Establishment : December 26, 1933
Number of Employees : 155,099 (consolidated basis)
Web URL : http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/
Oppama Plant
The Oppama Plant is one of Nissan’s major vehicle manufacturing plants in Japan. As a leader in automated
manufacturing, the plant started producing “Nissan LEAF” in 2010, the first mass-producible electric vehicle in
the same lines with the other vehicles. The Global Training Center of Oppama develops human resources for
Nissan’s worldwide plants, and the Oppama Proving Ground conducts test drives and other evaluation activities.
Oppama Wharf is a major shipping center capable of transporting some 80,000 vehicles per month, both from
Oppama and other Nissan plants.
Area: Approx. 1,707,000 m2
Employees: Approx. 2,700 (as of April 1, 2011)
Production capacity: Approx. 430,000 units/year
Models produced: Nissan LEAF, Juke, Cube, Note, Tiida, Tiida Latio, Bluebird Sylphy
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The Kaizen Japan Study Tour
Hotel Information
Osaka - April 15(Sun)
Sheraton Miyako Hotel
Address: 6-1-55, Uehonmachi,
Osaka Tennoji Ward, Osaka, 543-0001,
Tel: +81-(0)75-712-1111
Toyota - April 16 (Mon), 17(Tue), 18 (Wed)
Toyota Castle Hotel
Address: COMO square West, Kitamachi 2-160
Toyota city, Aichi Prefect., 471-0027
Tel: +81-565-31-2211
Tokyo - April 19(Thu), 20(Fri), 21(Sat)
Grand Prince Hotel – New Takanawa
Address: 3-31-1 Takanawa, Minato-ku,
Tokyo,108-8612
Tel: +81-(0)3-3442-1111
 Schedule subjected to change
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The Kaizen Japan Study Tour Schedule
April 15 – 22 , 2012
Day 1
Day 2
15th Sun
16th Mon
Arrive in Kansai Breakfast
Airport
08:00-12:00
Sightseeing if Kyoto Sightseeing
there is enough (Kiyomizu Temple,
time after Hotel Golden Pavilion)
Check-in
12:00-13:00
Dinner and free Lunch
time
14:00-16:30
Factory Visit①:
Horiba Seisakujo
(Manufacturing)
Activities
Day 3
17th Tue
Breakfast
Day 4
18th Wed
Breakfast
Day 5
19th Thu
Breakfast
Day 6
20th Fri
Breakfast
08:00-09:00
Depart from Hotel
09:00-09:30
Depart from Hotel
08:00-09:00
Depart from Hotel
09:00-12:00
TPS Training Workshop (Dojo) by exToyota Trainers
09:30-11:30
Factory Visit③：
Toyota Motor Co.
09:00-11:30
Factory Visit④：
Daido Steel (Chita
Plant)
09:00-12:00
Lecture, Discussion,
Q&A with Mr.
Terasaki
11:45-12:30
12:00-14:00
Lunch at "SOCIO"
Transfer to Ena City, (Toyota Kaikan)
Gifu Prefect. & Lunch
13:00-17:00
14:00-16:30
TPS Training Work17:30-18:30
Factory Visit②: Tokai shop (Dojo) by exTransfer to Nagoya Shinei Electronics
Toyota Trainers
by Shin-kansen
(Bullet Train)
18:00 Return to Hotel 18:00 Return to
Hotel
19:30 Hotel Checkin
12:00-13:30
Lunch & Move to
Nagoya
13:30-16:00
Factory Visit⑤:
Nippon Steel Corp. Nagoya Works
16:00-17:00
Transfer to Nagoya
Station
12:00-13:30
Lunch & Transfer to
Nissan Motors
Day 7
21st Sat
Breakfast
from
9:00
Sightseeing &
Shopping in
Tokyo
(Whole Day)
13:00-15:30
Factory Visit⑥:
Nissan Motors
16:00-17:00
Transfer to Tokyo
18:00 Farewell dinner
17:15-19:00
Leave for Tokyo by
Shin-Kansen
19:15 Hotel Check-in
Hotel
Sheraton Hotel Hotel Toyota Castle Hotel Toyota Castle
(Osaka)
(Toyota City)
(Toyota City)
Grand Prince ShinHotel Toyota Castle
Takanawa
(Toyota City)
(Tokyo)
Grand Prince ShinTakanawa
(Tokyo)
Day 8
22nd, Sat
Departure
Grand Prince
ShinTakanawa
(Tokyo)
Narita
Airport
The Kaizen Japan Study Tour
Transport Information
• Airport – Hotel
You will be received by our staff at the Kansai Airport. You will be guided to a
Limousine Bus that will take you to the hotel entrance.
• Plant visits, Study seminars and City Tours
By Shuttle bus or train (in case of near places) . You will be guided by our staff.
・ Kyoto － Nagoya －Tokyo
By Bullet train (Shinkansen) : please bring a hand carry bag or backpack with
capacity for a one day trip, since we will use delivery services your your main
luggage between the cities.
・ Contacｔ phone
080-5688-7950 - Noboru Takeuchi
080-3605-8911 - Miyuky Honda
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