Projects and Activities

Japan Study Tour

SENDAI CITY & TOKYO 18-24 January 2026

JST 2026 – Theme ‘Northern Ambitions, Japanese Insights: Innovation in Sendai’

Applications for the 2026 tour have now closed – JST 2027 details will be posted in summer next year

Outline

 JLGC London each year invites senior executives in local government and staff working in the public sector within the jurisdiction of the countries covered by our office (the UK, Republic of Ireland and other countries within Northern Europe) to Japan for a week-long tour and series of seminars and workshops: to exchange best practice, opinions and information on the current state and issues of local autonomy, and to deepen understanding of each other’s local autonomy systems.

JLGC’s annual Japan Study Tour will next be hosted by Sendai City (Miyagi Prefecture), in 2026 after an orientation into local government at JLGC’s head office CLAIR Tokyo in the capital and site visits to various government-related facilities(details TBC).

The Sendai City segment of the tour will help participants learn how Japanese cities of varying scale improve local services through a devolved local government system. Participants will see a wide spectrum of best practice and local government strategies including industry-government-academia collaboration and tourism policy.

JLGC invites applicants from senior level staff of UK/Northern European local government and public sector organisations to join this seven-day tour to see how Japan tackles challenges for the future.

For more information, for any questions about eligibility about future tours or to request the application form and outline document to be sent as an attachment, please email “JST” in the subject bar to mailbox@jlgc.org.uk