All dates and activities are tentative and subject to change.
Fall 2023
| Month | | Date | | Event |
|---|
| August |
| 28 (M) |
| Students depart USA |
| | 29 (T) |
| Students arrive at orientation hotel |
| September |
| 30-1 (W-F) |
| Convocation and Orientation |
| | 1 (F) | | Welcome Party at orientation hotel |
|
| |
| Move to housing |
|
| 4 (M) |
| Elective classes start |
| | | | Bicycle & self-defense/safety workshop |
| | 4-6 (M-W) | | Japanese review days |
| | 7 (TH) | | Japanese Placement Test |
| | 8 (F) | | Japanese Oral Exam |
| | | | Disaster Prevention Center |
| | 11 (M) | | Japanese classes start |
| | | | End of drop/add period |
| | 18 (M) | | Respect for the Aged Day, Class Day |
|
| 23 (ST) |
| Autumn Equinox Day |
| | 27-29 (W-F) | | Fall Field Trip |
| October |
| 9 (M) |
| Health and Sports Day, No Classes |
| November |
| 30-3 (M-F) |
| Fall Break |
| | 3 (F) | | Culture Day, No Classes |
|
| 6-10 (M-F) |
| Spring Registration |
| | 23 (TH) | | Labor Thanksgiving Day, No Classes |
| | 26-28 (S-T) | | Doshisha Eve Festival, Class Day on 11/27 and 11/28 |
| | 29 (W) | | Doshisha Eve Day, Class Day |
| December |
| 6-8 (W-F) |
| Elective class finals |
|
| 8 (F) |
| Last day of classes |
|
| 11-12 (M-T) |
| Japanese final exams |
|
| 12 (T) |
| End of semester get together |
|
| 13 (W) |
| Winter break starts |
|
| 17 (S) |
| Program ends for Fall-only students. Fall-only students leave housing. |
Spring 2024
| Month | | Date | | Event |
|---|
| January |
| 8 (M) |
| Spring-only students depart USA |
|
| 9 (T) |
| Spring-only students arrive at orientation hotel |
|
| 10 (W) |
| General Orientation |
| | | | Full-year and Spring-only students meet (required) |
| | | | Spring-only students: Bicycle & self-defense/safety workshop |
| | 11 (TH) | | Spring-only students: Housing orientation & Commuting practice |
|
| 12 (F) |
| Spring-only students: Japanese orientation & placement test |
| | | | Spring-only students: Campus tour |
| | | | New Year’s Party at orientation hotel |
| | | | Spring-only students: Move to housing |
|
| 15 (M) |
| Elective classes start |
| | | | Japanese Oral Exam (Spring-only students) |
| | | | Japanese classes (Full-year students) |
| | 16 (T) | | Japanese classes start |
|
| 19 (F) |
| Spring-only students: Disaster Prevention Center |
|
| 22 (M) |
| End of drop/add period |
| February |
| 11 (S) |
| National Foundation Day |
| | 12 (M) | | No Classes |
|
| 23 (F) |
| Emperor’s Birthday, No Classes |
| March |
| 6-8 (W-F) |
| Spring-only students: Program Field Trip |
| | | | Full-year students: 一人旅 |
|
| 15 (F) |
| 一人旅 presentations |
|
| 20 (W) |
| Vernal Equinox Day, No Classes |
| | 21 (TH) | | Wednesday classes held instead of Thursday classes |
| April |
| 15-16 (M-T) |
| Elective class finals |
|
| 16 (T) |
| Last day of classes |
|
| 17-18 (W-TH) |
| Japanese final exams |
|
| 18 (TH) |
| End of semester get together |
| | 19 (F) | | Closing Ceremony |
|
| 20-22 (ST-M) |
| Free days |
|
| 23 (T) |
| Program ends. Leave housing. |
