Plan your trip · April 2027

Three weeks in Japan,
if you want them.

Come for the conference days, or build a family trip around them. Most families are doing a bit of both.

EO Japan tours

18 tours in 14 areas, before and after GLC

Organised by EO Japan's MyEO champions, who have tagged the ones that work well with kids. Groups are small (10–30), so the family-friendly tours fill first. Dates, prices and capacity are set by EO Japan; bookings run through Nippon Travel Agency.

31 Mar – 10 AprBefore GLC: tours from Hokkaido to Okinawa, several family-friendly, ending in or near Kyoto.
4–5 AprKobe, 1 night: carpentry museum, Ikuta Shrine, the Kitano foreign houses.
6–9 AprHokuriku, 3 nights: washi paper, Eiheiji, Kenrokuen, a glass studio, a sushi academy.
8–9 AprKyoto, 1 night or day trips: woodwork, the manga museum, kimono, Fushimi Inari, a meditation session.
14–17 AprAfter GLC, from Kyoto Station: Okinawa 3 nights (aquarium, sea grapes, shisa painting) or Tohoku 2 nights (plant a cherry tree, Chusonji, a hanami dinner).
Open the EO Japan tours siteOpens EO Japan's site. Booking a tour does not register your children for the programme.
Where

North Kyoto, by the park

Venue

GLC takes place at ICC Kyoto, the Kyoto International Conference Center, next to Takaragaike Park in the north of the city. Kokusaikaikan subway station is at the venue.

Programme

The children's programme is planned in meeting rooms at The Prince Kyoto Takaragaike, the hotel adjoining ICC Kyoto. Drop-off and pick-up on foot.

Getting there

Kansai airport to Kyoto Station: about 75 minutes on the Haruka express. Tokyo to Kyoto: 2h15 by shinkansen. Kyoto Station to the venue: 20 minutes on the Karasuma subway line.

Hotels

April is peak season. Book early, and book cancellable. Staying on the Karasuma line keeps the daily trip simple; staying near the venue keeps it to a walk.

Background

What families told us

In May 2026, 115 families from 60 chapters answered our survey: 224 children, what they want from the days in Kyoto, and how they'd like to help. The report is the basis for everything on this site.

Read the survey report (PDF)