All dates and activities are tentative and subject to change.
Fall 2025
| Month | | Date | | Event |
|---|
| September |
| 1 (M) |
| Students depart USA |
| | 2 (T) |
| Students arrive at orientation hotel |
|
| 3-5 (W-F) |
| Orientation |
| | 5 (F) | | Welcome Party at orientation hotel |
|
| |
| Move to housing |
|
| 8 (M) |
| Elective classes start |
| | | | Bicycle & self-defense/safety workshop |
| | 8-10 (M-W) | | Japanese review days |
| | 11 (TH) | | Japanese Placement Test |
| | 12 (F) | | Japanese Oral Exam |
| | | | Disaster Prevention Center |
| | 15 (M) | | Respect for the Aged Day, Class Day |
| | | | Japanese classes start |
| | | | End of drop/add period |
|
| 23 (T) |
| Autumn Equinox Day, Class Day |
| October |
| 1-3 (W-F) |
| Fall Field Trip |
| | 13 (M) | | Health and Sports Day, No Classes |
| November | | 3 (M) | | Culture Day |
| | 3-7 (M-F) | | Fall Break |
|
| 10-14 (M-F) |
| Spring Registration |
| | 23 (S) | | Labor Thanksgiving Day |
| | 24 (M) | | Labor Thanksgiving Day observed, No Classes |
| | 26-28 (W-F) | | Doshisha Eve Festival, Class Days |
| | 27 (TH) | | Hold Monday class instead of Thursday class |
| | 29 (ST) | | Doshisha Eve Day |
| December |
| 10-12 (W-F) |
| Elective class finals |
|
| 12 (F) |
| Last day of classes |
|
| 15-16 (M-T) |
| Japanese final exams |
|
| 16 (T) |
| End of semester get together |
|
| 17 (W) |
| Winter break starts |
|
| 21 (S) |
| Program ends for Fall-only students. Fall-only students leave housing. |
Spring 2026
| Month | | Date | | Event |
|---|
| January |
| 5 (M) |
| Spring-only students depart USA |
|
| 6 (T) |
| Spring-only students arrive at orientation hotel |
|
| 7 (W) |
| General Orientation |
| | | | Full-year and Spring-only students meet (required) |
| | | | Lunch and campus tour |
| | | | Spring-only students: Bicycle & self-defense/safety workshop |
| | 8 (TH) | | Spring-only students: Housing orientation & Resident Registration |
|
| 9 (F) |
| Spring-only students: Japanese orientation & placement test |
| | | | New Year’s Party at orientation hotel |
| | | | Spring-only students: Move to housing |
| | 12 (M) | | Coming of Age Day, No Classes |
|
| 13 (T) |
| Elective classes start |
| | | | Japanese Oral Exam (Spring-only students) |
| | | | Japanese classes (Full-year students) |
| | 14 (W) | | Japanese classes start |
|
| 16 (F) |
| Spring-only students: Disaster Prevention Center |
|
| 20 (T) |
| End of drop/add period |
| February |
| 11 (W) |
| National Foundation Day, No Classes |
| | 12 (TH) | | Hold Wednesday class instead of Thursday class |
| | 23 (M) | | Emperor’s Birthday, No Classes |
| March |
| 4-6 (W-F) |
| Spring-only students: Program Field Trip |
| | | | Full-year students: Hitoritabi |
|
| 13 (F) |
| Hitoritabi presentations |
|
| 20 (F) |
| Vernal Equinox Day, No Classes |
| April |
| 14-15 (T-W) |
| Elective class finals |
|
| 15 (W) |
| Last day of classes |
|
| 16-17 (TH-F) |
| Japanese final exams |
|
| 17 (F) |
| End of semester get together |
| | 18 (ST) | | Closing Ceremony |
|
| 19-20 (S-M) |
| Free days |
|
| 21 (T) |
| Program ends. Leave housing. |
