The Pan Pacific Foundation (PPF) is a non-profit organization which
seeks to promote a deeper understanding of Japan and its people. One of
the main activities of PPF is to organize homestays throughout Japan for
our selected members, but we are unique in the range and personalized nature
of the activities coordinated. The homestay program is targeted at students
and professionals with proven and/or specialized interest in Japan: the
hostfamily is selected to match the individual's objectives as closely as
possible. The PPF homestay network consists of volunteer hostfamilies living
everywhere from Hokkaido to Kyushu. As PPF is a non-profit organization,
the PPF homestay programs are provided with free
of charge to anyone from any country, who is seriously interested
in learning about the Japanese language and culture.
PPF, a non-profit public trust authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, was
founded in 1966. For the past 35 years, we have helped visiting students
and scholars of Japan look deeper into the country's heart. News of PPF
has largely spread by word of mouth from members to friends, who have, in
turn, experienced PPF and introduced their own friends. This reflects our
desire to preserve the highly personal nature of the organization, and we
call it "people to people diplomacy."
Through such visits, the number of people who understand Japan and the Japanese people has surely increased. At the same time a lot of Japanese have had opportunities to learn more about foreign cultures.
Enquiries are welcomed from all those with a serious interest in Japan, especially students in higher education and professionals. With the observation that PPF is not a free hotel service, interested parties should, initially, request for an application package.