This vision is becoming a reality after St Peter's Anglican College has established a student exchange program with a Tokyo high school.

St Peter's principal Darren McPartland said students should be given the opportunity to explore the world before they were peppered with questions about their future careers.

"We can always be more adventurous in examining the world," he said.

"When we understand all the differences, we understand there is more commonality than difference.

"Having these opportunities, whether that be exchange or just learning about other cultures, really opens their eyes."

He said another exciting aspect of exchange was you appreciated what you had.

"You'll probably appreciate the calmness of Broulee versus the not-so-quite calmness of Tokyo," he said.

Myojo Gakuen senior high school vice-principal, Takashi Ishii, and a representative of the school's international department, Akiko Oishi, arrived on March 14 to launch the program with St Peter's.

Mr Ishii said the rural environment was "totally different" to the Tokyo school.

"When Japanese people hear about Australia, they always have a good image of your country," he said.

"This program is not only to learn the Japanese language but we also want to provide students every experience they can do in Japan."

Students can participate in more than 20 activities including music ensemble, cooking, fashion club, Japanese drum and other sports.

He said if he went overseas when he was a teenager, his world view would have been broadened.

"And I could speak directly to you," he said through the translator, laughing.

Year 12 student Tara Watts kick-started the exchange program and her positive experience encouraged the schools to formalise the friendship.

She said speaking Japanese in a supportive environment helped build her confidence and become more independent.

"You come back thinking, 'I can do anything; I just went overseas, I survived and I can do anything now'," she said.

"You're placed in a non-familiar environment and do things that you wouldn't usually do over here."

Students will have the opportunity to attend the school for five weeks to ten months and live with a Japanese family.