Get out of the classroom and experience Japan. For the first part of the program, we will explore 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 cultural offerings of Kyoto along with the deep pockets of kansai coolness in neighboring Osaka. For the final part of the program, we will tour Japan by bullet train, stopping to visit war memorials in Nagasaki and Hiroshima; ancient castles in Himeji; hot springs resorts in the mountains of Gunma Prefecture; and festivals in northern Honshu and Hokkaido. We will also spend several days in Tokyo, a city renowned for its Instagram-worthy street fashion; cool stationary shops; world-famous anime studios; cutting-edge architecture; dope otaku culture; and many Michelin-starred restaurants—the most of any city in the world. We will experience it all, while attending events leading up to the 2021 Olympic Games.
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DATES
21 June–12 August 2021
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.
COURSES
Required
JAPAN 345R Traditional Japanese Culture (3 credit hours)
Electives
JAPAN 211R Second-Year Conversation (3 credit hours)
JAPAN 311R Third-Year Conversation (3 credit hours)
JAPAN 490R Individual Study in Japanese (3 credit hours)
COST
$3,900–4,400
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, international health insurance coverage.
Not included: Airfare, food, passport, and all other personal expenses.
TRAVEL
Students are responsible for purchasing their own airfare to and from the program sites. Airfare reservations must be made through BYU Travel. Students should contact a BYU Travel agent at:
BYU Travel
280 HRCB | (801) 422-6293 | travel@byu.edu
PREPARATION
Students must have completed JAPAN 202 or an equivalent, or they must acquire the director’s consent.
Students are required to take the prep course (IAS 201R, 1 credit hour) held on Thursdays, 4:00–5:40 p.m., the second block of winter semester 2021.
Part-time BYU students and non-BYU Provo students will need to pay an additional tuition fee of approximately $315.
Accompanying spouses need to be credit-bearing participants in the program. Spouses will also need to apply online and take the preparation course.
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.
Academic departments and colleges may assist with scholarships and grants.
Private grants and scholarships outside of BYU may also assist.
kennedy.byu.edu/isp/financial-aid/
aatj.org/studyabroad/scholarships
iie.org/programs/freeman-asia
iie.org/programs/gilman-scholarship-program
APPLICATION PROCESS
Complete the online application at kennedy.byu.edu/apply. A nonrefundable $35 application fee is required.
Applicants will be interviewed once the application is complete and will be notified via e-mail of their acceptance into the program.
Please refer to the 2020 Payment Information document for payment schedule (see kennedy.byu.edu/isp-forms/ISPpayments2021.pdf ).
Application deadline: 20 Jan 2021
FACULTY
Marc Yamada
3037 JFSB
(801) 422-2550
my@byu.edu
SCHEDULE AND TIME COMMITMENT
Students are required to take the prep course (IAS 201R, 1 credit hour) held the second block of winter semester 2020.
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.
INTERESTED STUDENTS SHOULD CONTACT
International Study Programs
(801) 422-3686
isp@byu.edu
kennedy.byu.edu/isp
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.
