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What is HIKARIPATH

It means “Path of Light.”

It symbolizes a path of growth that guides children toward a rich and fulfilling life.
Starting from regions in Japan blessed with abundant natural resources, HIKARIPATH is built upon Study Tours × Authentic Nature Experiences × Forest Education Programs, offering children and their families a form of holistic education that is difficult to obtain in concrete-filled urban environments, yet essential for life.

Learning in the forest, touching the earth, and understanding life itself. We nurture abilities that AI can never replace: creativity, empathy, curiosity, resilience, ethical judgment, and the ability to construct meaning in life, all within the real world.

Through the model of “Education × Travel”, we connect families from around the world with regions in Japan facing population decline and aging, positioning education as both a light for children’s growth and a driving force for regional revitalization.

HIKARIPATH is not merely a learning journey. It is a path of light that leads each individual toward a complete and meaningful life.

Our Vision

Our Mission

In an era where the world is being reshaped by AI, we have chosen to preserve a path that leads children back to the real world.

HIKARIPATH creates learning experiences that bridge cities and rural regions, education and travel. This is not about learning faster or learning more. It is a place where children grow as human beings within nature.

What we value most is whether children can think, feel, empathize, and create. Whether they can maintain inner stability amid uncertainty, and understand who they are and where they wish to go in life.

This path does not push children into competition. It is a path toward becoming individuals who cannot be replaced by the times.

Our Philosophy

For every child, the opportunity to grow within the real world.

Starting from Japan’s most nature-rich regions, HIKARIPATH is built upon Study Tours × Authentic Nature Experiences × Forest Education, transcending boundaries between cities and rural areas, education and travel, regions and cultures. In forests, on the land, and within real society, children experience the world through their bodies and understand life through action. Through real relationships and cross-cultural exchange, they cultivate inner stability, self-understanding, and a sense of life direction. We believe that children raised in the real world are the ones who can walk farther and more steadily into an uncertain future.

Who We Create Value For

For Children

Through nature and forest education, we systematically nurture abilities that AI cannot replace.
1. Sensory awareness and physical perception
2. Thinking skills, creativity, and curiosity
3. Empathy, collaboration, and ethical judgment
4. Resilience and the ability to continue learning
5. The ability to construct meaning and direction in life

For Families

We help families move away from evaluation systems overly focused on grades and academic advancement, and rediscover that health, happiness, and long-term growth are lifelong assets for children. Through real experiences, we uncover the one-of-a-kind potential inherent in each child.

For Society

Centered on Education × Travel, we connect families around the world with regions in Japan facing population decline. Through continuous and sustainable educational experiences, we create both visiting and engaged populations, revitalize local economies, rebuild communities, and promote cross-cultural coexistence.

What We Aim For

What HIKARIPATH offers is not merely an education business. It is not a shortcut, but a path of light leading toward complete lives and a sustainable society. Removing boundaries from learning, so that people may live fully as human beings. That is HIKARIPATH. For every child, the opportunity to grow in the real world.