Japanese Plus Traditional Culture

Are you interested in Japanese culture? This course offers you the opportunity to learn about the culture while learning the language, and the chance to participate in it with other Japanese people.

 

You will study 20 hours of Japanese per week, and then take 3 cultural "experience" classes each week. Culture classes are held on a semi-fixed monthly schedule, as follows:

	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3
1st week	Tea ceremony and kimono	Kushida Shrine	Hakata Doll painting
2nd week	Calligraphy	Touchou Temple	Japanese cooking
3rd week	Flower arranging	Atago Shrine	Hakata textile factory
4th week	Pottery	Sumi-e painting	Japanese gardens
5th week	Japanese cooking (2) OR visit sake brewery	Visit Fukuoka Castle OR sword shop	Visit onsen OR Dazaifu Shrine

 

All classes are based on gaining an understanding of and appreciation for Japanese culture, learning a specific point of Japanese, and participating in the beauty of Japanese traditional art.

First, you will learn the background and history of a topic, then practice vocabulary and sentence patterns related to that topic, using practical materials. Finally, when ready, you will participate in classes with a specialist teacher.

We guarantee that you'll have a great experience!

Standard Weekly Schedule

 

 

Standard Tuition: 39,900 yen per week

Click here to read student reports on some of the Traditional Culture experience classes.

Students learn the art of mixing Japanese tea

 

A student is fitted for a beautiful kimono, as she learns how to put it on by herself.

 

A student proudly displays his work: the kanji for "dragon" (ryuu)!

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