It's truly the trip of a lifetime for a lucky group of Rotorua High School students, who are off to Japan to showcase their Māori culture as part of the Tuku Iho exhibition.
"Tuku Iho has been operating in many countries," said Jamus Webster, Māori Performing Arts Academy director.
"It's an exhibition, engaging with people of certain countries, so it's been to Brazil, Argentina, Washington DC, Los Angeles.
"Our primary focus is to showcase and engage with the Japanese people and tell them about our culture, and to share and collaborate in the similarities and values and customs and traditions. And we're exposing the finest of our artwork and Māori artefacts."
And, somewhat fortuitously the visit to Japan coincides with the build-up to a certain major sporting event.
"At the same time we'll be doing some Rugby World Cup activations over there. We're going there to open up the Webb Ellis Cup. I don't know if it's the right word to say 'open' but it's at this event where it lands in Tokyo."