Japanese Language and Culture - Ashikaga, Japan 2025
Related Course
UIS will offer a 3-credit course (UNI 460) in Summer 2025.
Faculty Leading the Program
Professor Peter Shapinsky (pshap2@uis.edu).
Program Duration
Two weeks in June. From June 9th to June 23rd, departing from the U.S. on June 8th.
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 2025 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.