Japanese Language and Culture - Summer 2024

Japanese Language and Culture

Ashikaga, Japan 2024

Related Course: UIS will offer a 3 credit course (UNI 460) in Summer 2024.

Faculty Leading the Program: Professor Peter Shapinsky (pshap2@uis.edu(link sends email))

Program Duration: Two weeks in June, 2024.

Program Tentative Schedule:

• Instruction in Japanese language and culture on the campus of the Ashikaga University (AU), UIS sister university in Japan. 
• Experiences Range from the Historical to the Contemporary. Each day will also include educational field trips:
  • The Mayor’s Office and City Hall
  • The Civil Engineering Dept. and Environmental Studies Program at AU
  • The Ashikaga Gakko, the oldest university in Japan
  • The Bannaji Buddhist Temple
  • A farm or factory
  • Multiple public schools
  • The Nikko Nature Preserve & Shinto Temple complex
  • Trip to Tokyo
• Participants will also be able to experience
  • Japanese martial arts
  • flower arranging
  • Buddhist meditation
  • a tea ceremony
  • calligraphy
  • Japanese cuisine
• Learn more by visiting the UNI 460 Ashikaga 2024 Program flyer.

Additional Program Information:

• Lodging will be in a combination of hotels, guesthouses, and homestays. 
• All expenses, lodging, meals (with the exception of a few lunches), local and international travel, and entrance fees are included in the program fee (tuition and university fees are not included in the program fee). 
• It is anticipated that the program fee will be approximately $3800, dependent upon international airfare.

Contact Study Away Program if you have questions or need more information.

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