Category Archives: summer program

Resource: Yamasa Japanese Language School

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Paula

Doing my New Year’s cleaning, I discovered this link buried in my ‘look into later’ pile, and remembered that it had once been my intention to make a more comprehensive list of language schools for Japanese study in Japan that … Continue reading →

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Program: Hokkaido International Foundation Japanese Language and Japanese Culture Program

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Paula

The Hokkaido International Foundation (HIF) offers the 31st Japanese Language and Japanese Culture Program in Summer 2016. It is an eight-week summer intensive program targeted for those who have studied at least the first half of the elementary level of … Continue reading →

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Graduate Summer School in Japanese Early-modern Palaeography at Cambridge

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Travis

The main front lawn of Emmanuel College. I have just completed the two-week intensive “Graduate Summer School in Japanese Early-modern Palaeography” program held at Emmanuel College, Cambridge University, and organized by Dr. Laura Moretti. This is the second year this … Continue reading →

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Contest: Japanese Speech Contest for free roundtrip fare

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Paula

Wasabi Japanese Speech Contest In commemoration of Wasabi’s launch, a new Japanese language learning tool that will spice up your studies with specially designed lessons for speaking practice with native speakers, we have decided to conduct Wasabi Japanese Speech Contest … Continue reading →

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Workshop: Intensive summer program in Japanese music

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Paula

邦楽　HŌGAKU @ KYOTO GEIDAI 京都芸大 This INTENSIVE THREE-DAY COURSE ON JAPANESE MUSIC will be offered at the Kyoto City University of Arts fromAUGUST 18-20, 2015. It will introduce many of the genres of traditional Japanese music that have been transmitted to … Continue reading →

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Workshop: Wahon Literacies at UCLA & UCSB

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Travis

*When: August 31 to Sept 4, 2015 *Where: UCLA and UCSB *What: A workshop on “Wahon Literacies,” led by Professors Nakajima Takashi (Waseda University), Ogawa Yasuhiko (Aoyama Gakuin University), and Unno Keisuke (National Institute of Japanese Literature). *Apply to Participate: … Continue reading →

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Resource: Finding Internships/Jobs through Active Connector

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Paula

Through the magic of new Twitter followers, I recently came across the Active Connector website, which may be of use to people at various levels of Japanese competency who are interested in finding internships or jobs in or related to … Continue reading →

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Summer Workshop: Study Noh, Kyogen, and Buyo in Japan

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Paula

The intensive summer program in Kyoto, Traditional Theatre Training (T.T.T.) 2015, invites applications to its 31st annual program. Orientation on 24 July (Fri) will be followed by daily, intensive training 25 July (Sat) to August 11(Tue). A professionally costumed recital will be held on the Oe Noh Stage on 12 August (Wed). … Continue reading →

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Internships: Summer internships at the Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies, Temple University Japan

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Paula

Since 2007, ICAS at Temple University Japan has hosted summer interns from many universities across the world. These unpaid summer internships for non-TUJ students (undergraduate and graduate) offer a unique opportunity to spend a productive summer in Tokyo. Below is the … Continue reading →

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Workshop: Kambun Workshop on Chūyūki at USC

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Paula

A KAMBUN WORKSHOP Reading the Chūyūki of Fujiwara Munetada June 15 – July 10, 2015 The Project for Premodern Japan Studies based in the History Department of the University of Southern California announces this summer’s Kambun Workshop, which will focus on the … Continue reading →

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