Can you really learn about Japanese culture from Spartanburg?  After having spent a mere 3 weeks in Japan over interim 2007, I can confidently say 'no'.   Join me in studying Japan and its culture, by spending 21 days living in Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Nara, and Hakone, Japan.   

            You’ll be ‘immersed’ in the culture, including 11 days of “homestay”, living with a Japanese family (an “awesome” experience according to the 21 students who did this trip in 2007!).

            And to really learn about the culture, you need to learn from the Japanese themselves.  In addition to living with a Japanese family, you will have language and culture classes taught by Japanese teachers; learn about Zen meditation by a Zen monk.  You'll actually stand on ground zero of the world’s first atomic bomb attack, and see this historical event as the Japanese did.   You will also see the Geisha in Kyoto; and visit art, science, and historical museums unlike any you've seen here.  You'll experience Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. Not to mention the Japanese food!  We’ll experience a sumo wrestling match, and Kabuki theater, and more. 

COST:

$5,200 includes flight; all transportation in Japan; accommodations for 20 nights in Japan; all program fees, and admission fees for events included in the course, and breakfasts and dinners while in Japan.  Tour books and educational materials are also included, as is the cost of a printed photo and blog book that we will put together after returning to campus.

The trip is quite similar to the one Wofford students went on in 2007.  So if you'd like to get the 'inside scoop', feel free to speak with:

• Bellamy, Ashtin

• Cloyd, Ellen

• Dilworth, Lizzie

• Evans, Amber

• Ferguson, Mary Kate

• Greene, Jonathan

• Harbison, Annie

• Hurd, Anna

• Kountz, KristIn

• Meetze,  Murray

• Mims, Susan

• O'Hanlan, Emily

• Price, Ashley

• Rucker, Nancy

• Sanders, Ashley

• Turek, Kelly