The New XU FU Voyage East Expedition
The Xu Fu Environmental Scholars
The Xu Fu Environmental Scholars
Atlantic Pacific Japan is delighted to be supported by The Yantu 2 Project for Spring Camp 2025.
The Yantu 2 Project is running The New Xu Fu Voyage East Expedition, which will see Asia’s first ocean rower, Chinese national 孙海滨 (Sun Haibin) and Denmark’s first ocean rower, Christian Havrehed ( 黄思远 ), embark on a 1,300km row from Zhoushan, China, to retrace the route of China’s first maritime explorer, Xu Fu (徐福), who in 210BC was sent by the First Emperor, Qin Shi Huang, to search for the Elixir of Immortality in the Eastern Seas.
The first leg of the row is an off-shore non-stop 800km crossing of the East China Sea to Nagasaki. Here the pair will clear into Japan early June before continuing on a 500km coastal row round the Southern tip of Mainland Japan, Cape Sata, and up the east side of Kyushu Island to Nobeoka, where they expect to complete their row Sunday 30 June 2024. The total distance of the row is 1,300km.
Along the way the oarsmen will visit locations in Japan dedicated to Xu Fu (known in Japan as “Jofuku”) and make cultural exchange activities with the local Xu Fu Associations to celetrate and promote the story of Xu Fu.
The Xu Fu Environmental
Scholarship
Xu Fu is said to have brought many useful things to Japan in ancient times. We have therefore asked ourselves what we can bring to Japan with the New Xu Fu Voyage East to honor Xu Fu’s legacy.
There is no doubt that Climate Change is the key challenge we all face now. That is why we have chosen to contribute to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 13 Climate Action and 14 Life Below Water with our row.
As a thank you to the ports that welcome us in Japan, Christian Havrehed and Sun Haibin have therefore pledged six Xu Fu Environmental Scholarships to 13 – 18 years old students from these ports.
The Xu Fu Environmental Scholarship is a fully funded place at the Atlantic Pacific Japan Spring Camp located in Kamaishi, Northern Japan in Spring 2025. The funding is up to 30,000JPY for travel to Kamaishi and includes the 105,000JPY fee for accommodation, food and activities. The Camp is focussed on the Sustainable Development Goal 14 and teaches about Ocean awareness and pollution caused by plastic.
Christian Havrehed founded the Yantu Project (沿途方案) or ‘The On-going Project’ in 2000, to promote Sino-Western cross-cultural understanding because he observed there was, and still is, a need for this.
His concept is to use unusual China related cross-cultural maritime adventures to engage people around the world. By following his adventures, people get to know China and the Chinese better in an exciting and entertaining way.
Atlantic Pacific Spring Camp
24th - 28th March 2025
Nebama Bay, Kamaishi, Japan.
Spring Camp 2025 is an unforgettable life experience that looks great on your CV and enhances your future prospects.
Our unique residential programme takes place in Japan in the beautiful coastal setting of Nebama Bay.
It’s an idyllic place to spend time by the sea, learn valuable life skills and make new friends with other young people from all over the world.
For just 105,000 YEN, our program fee includes accommodation, insurance and all activities. (Travel fees not included).
Open to 13-18 year olds from anywhere in the world.
First round applications opens on the 1st September 2024
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International style education
Atlantic Pacific is a trusted international humanitarian organisation run by our team of trusted experts on a mission to combat global drowning.
Attending one of our camps demonstrates a well-rounded, adventurous and open-minded approach to learning.
We are part of the United World Colleges UWC X initiative and previous students have told us that their university applications have been significantly improved by attending Atlantic Pacific programmes.
In application interviews, the extra-curricular experiences gained from our camps have made students’ applications stand out from the crowd.
At summer camp, our international team of trained experts teach in small groups, offering top quality personal learning experiences that focus on helping you to safely enjoy and protect our beautiful oceans.
Activities
Activities vary but can include:
Sightseeing in the local area
First Aid Workshop
Sea-going lifeboat experience
Disaster response & recovery
Exploring the Tsunami legacy
Fishing trip with local residents
Ocean Revival & Plastic Prevention
Interactive Learning Workshops
Exploring climate change solutions
Learning Opportunities
You will leave camp with these amazing personal benefits:
Achievement Certificate (great for your CV)
Increased personal confidence
Awareness of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Basic first aid skills
Improved English & Japanese speaking
An understanding of humanitarian work
New knowledge & practical skills
New leadership & teamwork skills
New friends
Unforgettable memories!
What’s it like on a residential camp?
This one minute video shows some of the highlights from Spring Camp 2023, to give you a flavour of what you can expect during your time at Summer Camp in Nebama Bay.
If you are considering applying but have questions you would like to ask us, we would love to hear from you!
A new way of living
We provide a holistic approach to learning, including experiences on the water, education about the problems our planet is facing and insights into the real impact it is having on communities like Nebama.
We also teach fundamental lifesaving skills so you can be prepared to help in an emergency and become active humanitarians. With this approach, we hope to inspire our participants to start a new way of living.
Omotenashi
When you come to summer camp, our local partners Nebama MIND provide very special and unique places for you to stay.
In traditional Japanese tatami rooms, students are divided between Maekawa’s Guest House, Sasaki’s Airbnb and Houriakan Hotel, where you will be looked after with the very best ‘Omotenashi’, the wonderful hospitality of a uniquely Japanese kind.
What people say about our residential camps
