The AGU Short-term Study Program
InJapanese Language and Culture(For Partner Institutions)

● Program Outline
Aichi Gakuin University (AGU) is offering the students from partner institutions a shortterm study program consisting of beginner-level Japanese language courses as well as
lectures in Japanese culture, with opportunities to experience Japanese traditional culture
and tour industrial facilities. The program schedule and the number of lectures are adjustableaccording to the wishes of partner institutions. Courses will be conducted in English andJapanese. AGU students will guide the students of partner institutions during lunch anddinnertime, in the evening and during their free time on weekdays and weekends.

● Schedule
Duration: 10 days

● ProgramFeesFor
SampleScheduleAbove● Accommodation
Students will be able
to stay in “Gakuin Hall(Kaikan)” on theAGU Nisshin
campus. They will begiven a single room
equipped with a TV,
refrigerator, andbathroom.

● Meals
Students can enjoy a buffetstyle breakfast featuring both
Japanese and Western-stylefood at a school cafeteria onweekdays. At lunchtime anddinnertime on weekdays, AGU
students will guide participating
students to school cafeterias orrestaurants off campus.

● Lectures
Participating students will learn
Japanese language for beginners,
crucial things like selfintroductions, greetings, andJapanese for everyday
communication.

By the end ofthe course, students will be able togive short speeches in Japanese
on a variety of topics. During thelectures on Japanese culture,
Japanese and native Englishspeaking professors will introduce
Japanese culture, religion andsociety in English from a numberof different academic viewpoints.

● Zen Meditation & Tea
Ceremony
AGU is founded on the idealsof gratitude and compassion, twoof the guiding principles of Soto
Zen Buddhism. Participants will
experience the Soto Zen styleof meditation in the Zen
Meditation Hall on the AGUcampus.

It is the only active

Meditation Hall on any
university campus in Japan.
The Japanese Tea Ceremony
is closely linked to Zen
Buddhism, and the AGU
Tea Ceremony Club will
introduce participants to theJapanese Tea Ceremony, andgive them a chance to practice itfor themselves.

● Excursions to Toyota Kaikan &Tokugawa Museum and Gardens
Participants will enjoy a plant tour atToyota Motor Corporation, perhaps
the most famous automobile
manufacturer in the world, which isheadquartered in Aichi Prefecture.
They will also be able to explore
Toyota Kaikan, where the Toyota
brand, past present and future, is ondisplay.
Another excursion will be to the lovely
and fascinating Tokugawa Museum andGardens.

The Museum preserves theextensive holdings of the Owari branchof the Tokugawa family. Tokugawa-en
is a traditional Japanese garden withwalkways winding around a central pond
symbolizing the ocean. The museum andgarden were made on the residential siteof the former Owari branch of theTokugawa family, the family that ruled
Japan for over two centuries from 1600
to the mid-19th Century

● Free Time
AGU students will guide participants around Aichi
Gakuin University and the city of Nagoya. Large
shopping malls and the Toyota Automobile Museum
are located within walking distance of the AGU
Nisshin Campus, where participants will stay. By
public transportation, students can easily access thecenter of Nagoya, which is located in the central partof the island of Honshu.
There are many popular tourist destinations inNagoya, including Nagoya Castle, Nagoya Public
Aquarium, Osu Shopping District, and Toyota
Commemorative Museum of Industry andTechnology, to name only a few. They are all
excellent for weekend outings.
For more travel information, please refer to theURL : https://www.nagoya-info.jp/en/● Testimonials(From 2017 participants)
It was such special experience toattend the classes since all of theIt was fantastic! I loved
the Japanese classes, thepaper art classes, andalso the three western
lecturers’ classes. The
exchanges with AGU
students were fantastic.
I learned a lot about
Japan and Japaneseculture. Especially when
they brought us aroundto have famous Japanesefood around Nagoya
city. Everyone is lovely
here!

teachers and staff are friendly and(fromkind. Although there are Japanese
tests every morning, I still enjoyed
the lessons. In addition, the cultureclasses were so precious for us. We
had the opportunity to learn
about Japanese culture in several
ways. All in all, I will never forgetthe memories and experiencesfrom these few days.

I didn’t expect I could
learn that much
Japanese language inJapan in such a shortperiod. Thank you Sensei
for being so responsible
and putting so much
effort into teaching us.
Volunteers and staff are
so helpful and friendly.
Thank you for all thethings that you all havedone for us. I’m sohappy to have Japanesefriends here!