Summer courses in Japan (fee-paying) 2024

All the summer programmes are fee-paying and outside of our exchange contracts, and we won’t be able to provide any support for your application preparation nor finance (you must pay for the participation fee, accommodation, travel costs etc by yourself).
1. Nanzan Anime Study Tour in 2024 (leaflet)
- Registration : February 1-10, 2024
- Program term : June 24 – July 13, 2024
- Participation Fee : 450,000 JPY
- Language : English (No Japanese knowledge needed)
- More details : https://www.nanzan-u.ac.jp/English/news/2023/study_tour.html
2. 2024 ICU International Summer Program in Japan (ISPJ) 2024 (leaflet)
Application is now open!
In this second year of the program, the theme will be “Forest: A Study of Japan’s unique culture, society, and environment with the focus on the Mitaka Campus Forest.” Program dates are from July 3 to July 26, 2024. It would be great if you could forward this information to students studying Japanese.
Key Features:- Improve your Japanese skills together with students from different countries
- Learn about Japan from different perspectives…ICU professors with various specialties such as culture, history, society, economy, psychology, art, environment etc. will be involved in the program, allowing students to learn about Japan from various angles.
- Fieldtrips…We will visit many exciting places such as Skytree, Yokohama, museums, temples, parks etc. *subject to change, some are optional
- Japanese Cultural Activities…You will experience Japanese traditional activities such as Zen meditation, tea ceremony etc. *subject to change, some are optional
- Japanese College Life Experience…You will stay in an on-campus dormitory with ICU students and other participants to experience Japanese college life *There are additional conditions for the dormitory
For more details, please check our website and apply from the link “ISPJ Application Form”. Please follow the steps below to apply:
STEP 1: Apply by Friday, March 1, 2024, 23:59 (JST)ispj@icu.ac.jp).
STEP 2: Receive an e-mail with the result by Sunday, March 31 STEP 3: Complete payment of program fees by Friday, April 30 If you have any questions, feel free to contact Center for Global Education of ICU (
3. Akita International University (https://web.aiu.ac.jp/en/short-term/summer-program/)
Their Summer Program is a six-week, six-credit, intensive Japanese language and culture workshop program designed for highly motivated undergraduate students around the world. Participants can take elementary courses taught by experienced Japanese instructors to hone their Japanese language skills in a small class environment.
Program date: | Monday, June 17, 2024 – Friday, July 26, 2024 |
Check-in Date:
Check-out Date: |
Monday, June 17, 2024
Friday, July 26, 2024 to Wednesday, July 31, 2024 |
4. Doshisha
“Doshisha Summer Session 2024” is a 4-week program takes place in Kyoto,
where the Doshisha University Imadegawa Campus is located.
This year the event will be held onsite in Kyoto, whereas it was held online until last year.
In addition to intensive Japanese language study, students will deepen their understanding of
Kyoto and Japanese culture through a variety of cultural experience programs and classes.
Doshisha volunteer students will participate in classes as study partners to support your Japanese language study.
Why don’t you study in Kyoto, the center of Japanese culture, with students from all over the world?
We are looking forward to seeing lots of students there!
【Application period】Tuesday, January 16th to Friday, March 23 (JST)
※For the details of the 2024program, please visit our website:
https://cjlc.doshisha.ac.jp/cjlc/en/short-term_program/summer_session.html
5. Waseda
We offer this once-in-a-lifetime program for Undergraduate students worldwide from June 17 to July 26, 2024.
Whether they want to explore their academic interests or Japanese unique cultures, our face-to-face summer session provides the perfect opportunity.
Your students will also have the chance to meet new friends and experience campus life at Waseda.
Participants will choose 2 out of 16 courses in the context of Japan and Asia Pacific and can earn four credits (2 credits for each).
For more details, please see here.
The classes are entirely taught in English by well-known faculty members.
In addition, and most importantly, there will be a lot of extracurricular activities such as Japanese language exercises, field trips, site visits, and cultural events!
◆Online Application: February 26 to March 22, 2024
◆Duration & Dates: 6 weeks from June 15 to July 26, 2024
◆Tuition and Fees: Plan A –Plan with an accommodation JPY650,000 (Approx. 4,500 USD)
Plan B –Plan without an accommodation JPY405,000 (Approx. 3,500 USD)
For more details about courses, tuition & fees, please see the link below: http://waseda-summer.com/
You can also enjoy the videos such as the voices of past participants, messages from professors and Waseda student interns.
Lastly, please follow our Instagram account to catch the latest information.
https://www.instagram.com/waseda_summer_session?igsh=dG91dDMyNG05azFt&utm_source=qr
Important changes:
– Program Period has been expanded from 4 weeks to 6 weeks. Tuition fees have been increased accordingly.
We warmly welcome your students to Waseda Summer Session 2024. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at summersession@list.waseda.jp.
6. Sophia Summer Session 2024
<Program Dates>*
Friday, June 28 – Friday, July 19, 2024
<Application Period>*
OPEN: 9:00 a.m. February 9, 2024
CLOSE: 5:00 p.m. March 10, 2024
*Japan Standard Time
Please refer to following information about Summer Session
More information including course syllabus will be updated in January on our website.
- Summer Session in East Asian Studies
https://piloti.sophia.ac.jp/eng/studyabroad/short-term/summer_asia/
- Summer Session in Japanese Language
https://piloti.sophia.ac.jp/eng/studyabroad/short-term/summer_jp/
– If you are not in charge of outbound short-term programs, please let us know the contact information of the correct person so that we can update our contact list. Also, we would appreciate if you could forward this email to your relevant colleague/s.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. Thank you!
Best wishes,
Sophia Short-term Program Team
-Shiho IKEDA (Ms.)
-Miki SHIMADA (Ms.)
-Rei UCHIMURA(Ms.)
Sophia Short-term Program (SSP)
[Office hours] Weekdays, 10:00-11:30/12:30-15:30
Center for Global Education and Discovery
Sophia University
7-1, Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-8554, JAPAN
Email: ssprgrm-co@sophia.ac.jp
Tel: +81-3-3238-4090
https://piloti.sophia.ac.jp/eng/studyabroad/short-term/
7. Meiji University
Meiji University is pleased to announce our Short-term Japanese Language Program (Summer 2024).
It will cover not only Japanese language study, but also project work and exchange activities with Meiji University students, Japanese cultural experiences, which will satisfy your learning needs.
We deeply appreciate if you could kindly inform your students of this program. Please see the URL below for more information.
The application period is Mar 4th, 2024 – April 7th, 2024 (Japan Time).
Applications may be closed when the capacity is reached.
In addition, if a large number of applicants reach a passing score in the online test, a lottery may be held.
URL:
(ENG) https://www.meiji.ac.jp/cip/english/programs/mjlp/summer.html
(JP) https://www.meiji.ac.jp/cip/english/programs/mjlp/jp/summer.html
【Program Period】
July 29th – August 9th, 2024
For further information or any questions, please feel free to contact us; E-MAIL: mjlp@meiji.ac.jp
Best regards,
International Student Office, Japanese Language Education Center, Meiji University
明治大学 日本語教育センター
Global Front 2F, 1-1 Kanda-surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8301 JAPAN
Japanese Language Program: mjlp@meiji.ac.jp
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