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Japan

Dates: 5 May–20 June 2025
Application Deadline: 1 November 2024

Get out of the classroom and experience JAPAN! For the first part of Spring Term, we will live in the ancient capital Kyoto—a city that offers Japan’s equivalent of Paris, London, and Rome all in one valley of astonishing beauty. Through blogs, scavenger hunts, field trips and other forms of interactive learning, we will develop our cultural knowledge and language ability while discovering the temples, shrines, parks, culinary delights, and other offerings of Kyoto along with the deep cultural pockets of neighboring Osaka, the host city of World Exposition 2025. For the final part of the program, we will tour Japan by bullet train, stopping to visit war memorials in Nagasaki and Hiroshima, ancient castle towns in Himeji and Takayama, Ghibli attractions in Nagoya, and scenic beaches on The Sea of Japan. We will end the program in Tokyo—a city renowned for its Instagram worthy street drip, kawaii stationary shops, world-famous anime studios, cutting-edge architecture, phat otaku culture, and many Michelin-starred restaurants—the most of any city in the world!

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Contact Us

Marc Yamada
3037 JFSB
(801) 422-2550
my@byu.edu

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Frequently Asked Questions
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Courses

Students will enroll in 6 credit hours from the following courses while on this program:

Required:
JAPAN 345R—Traditional Japanese Culture (3.0 credit hours)
Electives:
JAPAN 211R— Second-Year Conversation (3.0 credit hours)
JAPAN 311R—Third-Year Conversation (3.0 credit hours)

Students may not take any other courses on this program, including BYU Online courses, without approval by the program director and ISP.
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Cost

$4,00–4,500

Includes Latter-day Saint undergraduate full tuition (increased cost for graduates and non–Latter-day Saint students), lodging, program travel expenses within Japan, bicycle rental, and international health insurance coverage.

Does not include airfare, food, passport, or any other personal expenses.
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Funding Sources

Regular BYU tuition scholarships, Pell Grants, and Federal Insured Student Loans may be applied to study abroad programs.

Students who submit the financial aid section of the ISP application, and who have a current FAFSA form on file at the Financial Aid Office (A-41 ASB), will be considered for a Study Abroad scholarship and may be considered for other scholarships. They must indicate on their original online application that they want to be considered for financial aid.

All students accepted to the program will receive a $500 scholarship from the Asian and Near Eastern Languages at BYU to offset costs. Academic departments and colleges may assist with scholarships and grants. Private grants and scholarships outside of BYU may also assist.

aatj.org/studyabroad/scholarships
iie.org/programs/freeman-asia
iie.org/programs/gilman-scholarship-program
aatj.org/Japan-bridging-scholarships

Private grants and scholarships outside of BYU may also assist (see kennedy.byu.edu/scholarships).
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Preparation

Accepted students are required to participate in an international cross-cultural preparation course (IAS 201R, 1 credit hour). This class will be held during the second block of the winter 2025 semester.

Part-time BYU students and non-BYU students will need to pay an additional tuition fee. Accompanying spouses need to be credit-bearing participants on the program. Spouses will also need to apply online and take the preparation course.

Students are required to be in Japan by the beginning date of the program and stay with the study abroad group for the duration of the scheduled program.

International study programs are physically, emotionally, and mentally taxing and you must be in good health to participate. These programs often take place in international locations that do not have the same level of safety and services in terms of transportation, living conditions, residential accommodations, food, public behavior, and policing that you may be used to on campus. If you have further questions or concerns on this, please see https://kennedy.byu.edu/isp-travel-policy

Students must meet all country- and program-specific COVID and health requirements for travel.
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Housing

Students will stay in the Kyoto House as they further develop language skills and learn about the culture. While traveling throughout Japan, the group will stay in hotels and inns.
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Travel

Students are responsible for purchasing their own airfare to and from the program sites. Airline reservations must be made through BYU Travel. Students should contact a BYU Travel agent.

BYU Travel
280 HRCB
(801) 422-6293
travel@byu.edu
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Application Process

Students must be 18 years of age or older to participate.

Complete the online application here. A nonrefundable $35 application fee is required; applicants will be interviewed once the application is complete.

Students will be notified via e-mail of their acceptance into the program. The first payment is due upon acceptance; please refer to the Payment Information page.

Application Deadline: 1 November 2024
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Program Adjustments

International Study Programs (ISP) reserves the right to cancel this program, revise its offerings, or make any adjustments to the preliminary cost.

If it becomes necessary for ISP to cancel a program, all program payments made to BYU ISP will be refunded to the student’s BYU Financial account.

ISP is the only office authorized to cancel any of its programs.
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Faculty

Marc Yamada
3037 JFSB
(801) 422-2550
my@byu.edu
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Contact Us

International Study Programs
101 HRCB
(801) 422-3686
isp@byu.edu
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ISP Student Handbook

To see the student handbook, click here.
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Payment Schedule

To see the payment schedule, click here.