Michelle Obama is taking daughters Malia and Sasha on a Spring Break trip to Japan and Cambodia in mid-March . Mrs Obama will visit Tokyo and Kyoto , Japan , from March 18-20 and end the trip with a March 21-22 stop in Siem Reap in northwestern Cambodia , the White House said on Tuesday . The White House made no mention of the girls joining their mother , but Japanese newspaper The Asahi Shimbun , quoting a Japanese official , reported last month that the teens will be part of the trip . Michelle Obama and her daughters Malia and Sasha meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan in Beijing in March 2014 . The mother and daughters were reportedly returning to Asia for a Spring Break trip this year . President Obama , who was in Japan last April , will not join his wife and daughters . Last March , Mrs Obama , her mother and the girls visited China and have previously taken trips to Ireland and Germany . Malia and Sasha attend the elite DC school , Sidwell Friends , which begins Spring Break on March 20 . There were so far no details on the cost of the trip but the First Lady 's group spent $ 222,000 over two days in hotel expenses during the 2014 China visit , the Washington Examiner reported . On Valentine 's weekend , the First Lady and her daughters took a weekend skiing trip to Aspen , Colorado while the President jetted to California to golf . According to the Washington Examiner , in a piece published in October 2014 , the Obamas ' recent vacations left taxpayers with a $ 6.2 million bill . The total amount billed over the family 's six years in the White House has been more than $ 40 million . The First Lady will be promote educating girls around the world with the visit to Japan , and to Cambodia , a place where the government 's record on human rights gave her husband pause during a reluctant visit a couple of years ago . Cambodia is an interesting choice for the First Lady . President Obama became the first U.S. president to visit Cambodia in late 2012 after his re-election . White House officials insisted at the time that Obama was only going because Cambodia was the host for two annual regional summits he has made a point of attending . Obama appeared visibly unhappy during the brief visit . The Cambodian government has been led since 1985 by Prime Minister Hun Sen , who has a reputation for ruthlessness and a low tolerance for opposition . The southeast Asian nation also has problems with child prostitution and human trafficking . The Obamas were announcing the 'Let Girls Learn ' education initiative at a White House event on Tuesday . President Obama , pictured with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in 2012 , voiced concerns about Cambodia 's human rights record during his trip . The President and First Lady , the parents of two teenage girls , both say their own success would not have been possible without education , and everywhere they travel they encourage young people to finish school . In the U.S. , Mrs. Obama also leads a separate initiative encouraging young people to continue their education after high school . More than 60 million girls around the world , half of them adolescents , do not attend school . Lack of education limits their economic opportunities and makes them more vulnerable to such afflictions as HIV and AIDS , early and forced marriage , and gender-based violence , said Tchen , who also directs the White House Council on Women and Girls . Educated girls and their families , meanwhile , are more likely to have a better quality of life . The administration is putting under the 'Let Girls Learn ' umbrella a range of programs currently operating largely across Africa and the Middle East that focus on education , empowerment and leadership , health and nutrition , gender-based violence , and early and forced marriage . Separately , the Peace Corps and Mrs. Obama 's office will work together to support community-based solutions to these issues . The Peace Corps has thousands of volunteers working in more than 60 developing countries . Its 'Let Girls Learn ' program will begin in Albania , Benin , Burkina Faso , Cambodia , Georgia , Ghana , Moldova , Mongolia , Mozambique , Togo and Uganda , before it is expanded to other countries . A third aspect of the initiative is designed to help kids in the U.S. understand why they should care about the issue . The Peace Corps and the U.S. Agency for International Development are already spending money on these programs . Obama is also asking Congress for $ 250 million in new and reallocated funding for the initiative , Tchen said . The administration anticipates getting additional support from the private sector , philanthropies , foundations and other donors . In Japan , Mrs. Obama will highlight the importance the two countries place on international girls ' education . President Obama traveled to the close U.S. ally on a state visit last April , and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is due to make a reciprocal visit soon . Cambodia is one of 11 countries included in the first year of the 'Let Girls Learn ' program to be run by the Peace Corps . In Cambodia , Mrs. Obama will see how community-driven solutions are helping girls , a focus of the Peace Corps piece of the initiative .
teen Obama will visit Tokyo and Kyoto in Japan , from March 18 - 21 and end the trip with a March 21 - 22 stop in Siem Reap , northwestern Cambodia . The White House made no mention of the girls joining their mother . Japanese newspaper The Asahi Shimbun reported last month that the teens will be supportive of the trip . No media revealed on cost of planned five - day trip but First ##girl 's group spent $ 222,000 over two days in travel expenses during 2014 to visit .