Short Term Study Abroad
Know, feel, and experience Japan
Explore Japan even deeper
Overview
From anime to otaku culture, traditional tea ceremonies to calligraphy, Japanese culture is rich and interesting.
How about trying out our short term study abroad course?
- We have 1 week, 2 week, and 3 week courses.
- Students will come on a tourist visa
- Available in both Tokyo and Osaka/Kyoto area.
Learning Japanese will allow you to explore Japan and understand the culture on an even deeper level, so we offer Japanese language courses in the mornings. We also have courses for complete beginners, so those with no Japanese experience can enjoy Japan for the first time.
In the afternoons and evenings, we offer tourist trips and cultural experiences with teachers and professionals in various fields. There are many one-day trips planned as well.
You will stay in the heart of Tokyo, at a hotel with easy access to anywhere in the city.
We are also working closely with our partner companies in Europe and are actively making new contacts around the world.
We welcome anyone that wants to enjoy and learn more Japanese and experience Japanese culture.
Japanese Lessons
Enjoy studying and learn practical Japanese.
We offer lessons with a focus on conversation using lots of role-play. Our goal is to have you learn useful Japanese and to be able to actually use it with Japanese people while in Japan.
Unlike other tourist trips, you will experience Japan as if you were living there, riding the train and visiting various exciting places.
Since you’re in Japan, it will be a great opportunity to use the Japanese that you have learned.
School Excursions : Exploring Japan
Experience
- Visiting Japanese homes * including Kimono and Koto performance and Japanese home cooking
- Sado (tea ceremony) at Traditional Tea Ceremony Room
- Shodo (Japanese calligraphy)
- Kado, Ikebana (flower arrangement)
Some other fun activities
Let’s try making Replica Foods (Ganso Shokuhin Sample-ya)
Replica Foods are little inedible food samples in Japan that look very realistic. Would you like to try making these Replica Foods yourself? It’s a lot of fun!
ganso-sample.com/en/
Let’s try making Washi (Ozu Washi)
Washi is a very durable and beautiful traditional-style Japanese paper. It has been around for over a thousand years.
Would you like to try making Washi yourself? It’s very interesting!
ozuwashi.net/en/
Sightseeing / Field Study
- Skytree, Asakusa, Kappabashi …
- Sumida Hokusai Museum, Samurai Museum (Shinjyuku) & Akihabara
- ODAIBA
- Harajuku, Meijijingu & Omotesando (Nezu Museum)
One day Trip
Kawaguchiko
Kawaguchi Lake is the best spot to see the beautiful Mt. Fuji. (2 hours from Tokyo by speed bus)
Mt. Fuji is beautiful in all four seasons. In the spring, it can be seen with the cherry blossoms, in the summer with the rich green leaves, in the fall with the autumn color leaves, and in the winter with the snow.
For lunch, we will try the regional cuisine called houtou, Japanese traditional noodle.
fujisan.ne.jp/en/
Kawagoe (Koedo)
Let’s go visit Little Edo in Kawagoe! (30 minutes from Tokyo by train) Koedo, literally “Little Edo”, is named so due to its many historic buildings from the Edo period. There are many sightseeing spots, nice restaurants, and shops.
For lunch, there are many options, such as an unagi (eel) meal or sweet potato based dishes.
Let’s take a trip back in time and enjoy a bygone era of Japan!
koedo.or.jp/en/
Kamakura
There are many famous temples, shrines, monuments, and the great Buddha bronze statue. Kamakura is a very popular location as it has both traditional Japanese elements and modern attractions like shopping. It is known as the ‘eastern Kyoto’. The ocean is also very beautiful. For lunch, we plan on going to a famous soba kaiseki restaurant, which is in a traditional and gorgeous Japanese-style building.
city.kamakura.kanagawa.jp/visitkamakura/en/
Dinner (Yakatabune HARUMIYA)
yakatabune-tokyo.com
Enjoying Sento (Hot Springs)
sayanoyudokoro.co.jp
Accommodation
Hotel Asia Center of Japan
The Hotel Asia Center of Japan is located in the heart of Tokyo. It is a very good home base to explore Tokyo. Areas such as Omotesando and Toyokawa Inari shrine are walking distance from the Hotel. You can feel the history and modernity of Japan. It is far from the bustle of the city, and it has a lot of green, making it a relaxing, quiet hotel. (Our Japanese classes will be held in the meeting rooms at the hotel.)
asiacenter.or.jp/eng/
