Programs by Country: Japan
Multiple Locations – Japanese Language, History and Culture (Closed)
Dialogue of Civilizations | Tokyo, Japan
Faculty leader: Prof. Matsuko Levin (m.levin@neu.edu)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (d.biddle@neu.edu)
Summer I
Courses: Japanese Culture (CLTR4944) and JPNSxxxx depending on language level
Description:
This course is an immersion course in Japanese language, culture and history. The course will be held mainly in three cities, Tokyo, Kyoto and Sapporo. In Tokyo, students will learn about powerful new technology applied to anti-earthquake skyscrapers, robotic devices, energy-saving projects, as well as historical and theatrical art forms such as Kabuki, Bunraku and Sumo wrestling. In Kyoto, students may be surprised to see many people wearing traditional kimono in addition to those maintaining the many old temples and shrines. You will experience the classic Japanese tea ceremony, flower arrangement, and incense ceremonies, which include manners and traditions, handed down over many generations for hundreds of years. In Sapporo, students will spend three weeks studying language, history, economics, geography and the aboriginal Ainu people. Students will also participate in rice-planting, family home-stays, and serve as TAs in an elementary school. Basically there will be language classes each morning, and field trips with a guide in the afternoon. In the evening students will participate in conversation exercises with local college students. You will have opportunities and interesting experiences in this tour that even some Japanese people have not experienced before. During this 37 days tour, everyday is filled with traditional events and surprising activities, which keep you busy, occupied, and fascinated. This tour will provide experiences that you will never forget. I am sure you will want to return to Japan at a later time to know more.
Multiple Locations: Politics and Culture in International and Comparative Perspectives (Closed)
Dialogue of Civilizations | Tokyo, Japan
Faculty Leader: Philip D'Agati (p.dagati@neu.edu)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (d.biddle@neu.edu)
Summer I
Courses: POLS4937; Government and Politics Abroad and INTL4944: Dialogue of Civilizations Globalization and Social Sciences
Description:
Students who participate in this Dialogue will be immersed in the politics and culture of Japan. They will have the opportunity to learn about the politics and culture of Japan while exploring important sites in and around Tokyo, Nagano, and Hiroshima. Students will also participate in a political and cultural dialogue with students from Meiji University while staying three days at a traditional guesthouse near Mt. Fuji. Students will continue to develop their knowledge of Japanese society and culture through directed visits to Japanese sites of political, historical, and cultural importance. Meiji University students often accompany our students, providing a unique opportunity to augment the site visits with a local Japanese perspective. Written work and group projects will compare Japan and the U.S. on a host of domestic and international topics.
TOKYO: J.F. Oberlin University
Traditional | Tokyo, Japan
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (d.biddle@neu.edu)
Students will participate in J.F. Oberlin University's Reconnaissance Japan Program. This program was developed to allow students from other countries to study Japanese language and culture for one Semester or an academic year. The Reconnaissance Japan Program is a part of Oberlin's School of International Studies, which is dedicated to educating Japanese students about the outside world. Thus, students will be a part of a truly international student body. Oberlin's Center for International Studies offers a varied program of cultural activities and excursions in and around Tokyo. In addition to the formal program activities, students are also encouraged to take part in club or social activities on campus.
TOKYO: Meiji University
Traditional | Tokyo, Japan
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (c.boyle@neu.edu)
Meiji is situated in the center of Tokyo's educational and cultural district, surrounded by Asia's largest area of used bookstores. Meiji which started as a Law School in 1881, currently has a population of 33,000 students, enrolled in the Schools of Law, Commerce, Political Science and Economics, Arts and Letters, Science and Technology, Agriculture, Business Administration, Information and Communication, and the Graduate School.
Each of the Undergraduate and Graduate Schools has its own educational philosophy and aims. Each School also has its own faculty and its own curriculum, independently organized. This enables the students to study the discipline of the school that they are enrolled in from the start of their education at Meiji. Meiji University has approximately 450,950 registered alumni and has been accepting international students since 1896. Famous graduate include former Prime Ministers such as Mr. Takeo Miki and Mr. Tomiichi Murayama. Currently there are approximately 650 international students studying various disciplines at Meiji University.