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This program examines how contemporary Japanese culture has developed from traditional culture. It explores Japanese 20th-century popular culture including film, animation, and comics. The program examines how a culture grows and shifts its focus. It includes field trips to contemporary and historical sites and activities such as Japanese calligraphy, tea ceremony and flower arrangement. The program includes three major fieldtrips to Kyoto, the Ise Shrine and the Toyota auto factory and is designed so that students can taste the essence of Japan within a month. Those who participate should expect a strict Japanese living environment. http://summerabroad.ucdavis.edu
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Japanese Popular Culture in Tradition
Info Session
summerabroad.ucdavis.edu
Basic Program Info Instructor: Miyo Uchida
East Asian Languages and Cultures Course 1: Japanese 109 – Japanese
Popular Culture (5 units) AND Course 2: Japanese 198 – Independent
Studies (3 units) (P/NP grading only)
Do Not forget!
The program is not a Japanese sightseeing tour, but two academic courses!
Location
Accommodation & Classroom will be at
Aichi Seinen no Ie (The House for the Youth in Aichi)
in the town of Okazaki
OKAZAKI CASTLE TOWN
Check-in: 6/21 (Sat) between 2- 7PM
(special arrangement possible due to your flight)
Orientation: 6/22 (Sun) 9:00AM
1st Day of Class: 6/23 (M)
Last Day of Class: 7/18 (F)
Check-out: 7/20 (Sun) by 10:00AM
Important Dates
TYPICAL DAILY SCHEDULEWARNING!! VERY STRICT & TIGHT SCHEDULE
Morning Call 6:30AM Morning Gathering 7:00-7:20AM (occasionally) Breakfast M-F 8:00-8:30 Lunch M-F 12:00-12:30 Dinner M-TH 5:00-6:00
Note: there is no meal served on weekends.
Bath around 9:00 for 1 hour Quiet Time 10:00PM (gate closes)
Program Schedule
Class Schedule
Lecture/Discussion M-F 9:00-11:50
Film/Discussion M 1:00-3:50 & F 9:00-11:50
Group Studies W 1:00-3:00 (JPN198)
Field Trips
Week 1: Okazaki City Tour Week 2: KyotoWeek 3: Ise Shrine & Ninja House Week 4: Toyota Automobile Factory Tour
Local School Visits:Aichi Agricultural College(12:50-4:10) * You are invited to participate in their club activities.
Miai Elementary School(11:20-2)
Mikawa Junior High School(11:20-1:25)
Cultural Lessons
-YOU MUST WEAR “YUKATA” FOR THE LESSONS-
Lesson 1: Wearing Yukata & MannerismLesson 2: CalligraphyLesson 3: Noh PerformanceLesson 4: Flower Arrangement Lesson 5: Tea CeremonyLesson 6: Sumie PaintingLesson 7: Karate (no Yukata)Lesson 8: Karaoke
Required Materials
Textbooks1) The Japanese Mind (edited by Roger J. Davies
& Osamu Ikeno) 2) Manga! Manga! The world of Japanese Comics
(Frederik L. Schodt) Course Reader Laptop (required)
Fees & Funding
See breakdown onlineFUNDING
• Financial Aid• Study Abroad
Awards• Scholarships
• More info online
Fees do not include: Airfare, airport transfers, books, & incidentals Personal travel during and outside of program dates Entertainment expenses including alcoholic beverages, and
personal purchases Expenses for medical and other emergencies Medical expenses for special needs
Fees include: Lodging in shared room for the program dates Breakfast, lunch, and dinner Monday - Thursday, and
breakfast and lunch on Friday Group transportation for program activities and field trips Entrance and other fees for program activities Guest lectures, cultural activities & materials for activities Course reader Lonely Planet guidebook for Japan Travel health and accident insurance
UC Davis Study Abroad Award Deadline:
March 6th!
summerbroad.ucdavis.edu
Enrollment
Enrollment Period:January 8 – April 4, 2014Start your enrollme
nt online• First completed,
first reserved• Limited space in
program
Enrollment Materials: 1 photo (2" x 2" color headshot) with your name,
program, and 2014 written on the back. $300 non-refundable deposit (check or money order
made out to "UC Regents") Enrollment Checklist Statement of Intent to Enroll Summer Abroad Contract Health Clearance Unofficial transcript (print from campus online
system) Copy of your valid passport or receipt/proof that you
have applied for one
Enroll by March 6th to be eligible to apply for the UCD study abroad
award. summerbroad.ucdavis.edu
Let’s learn & have fun in Japan
for 4 weeks
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Visiting Elementary School
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Calligraphy lesson
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Taking Karate Lesson
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IkebanaThe art of flower arrangement
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