Various eateries, Japanese, Chinese, and American, can be found near the vicinity of the dormitory. Application Process Enrollment limit is 25 students. Be sure to fill out the application completely and return it with the nonrefundable deposit to the Office of Summer Sessions. The date your application with deposit is received will be considered in assigning enrollment priority. We advise early application, as programs tend to fill before the application deadline.
Programs are subject to closure before the application deadline.
Should your application be received after the program has closed, we will put your name on a wait list and return your deposit. It aims to provide a broad critical perspective on the modern and contemporary development of one of the most dynamic literatures in the world today. Since students will be required only to read representative works of modern and contemporary Japanese literature in English translation, there is no Japanese language prerequisite and no knowledge of Japanese literature is expected of students. Treat this as you would an 8 unit University of California course which expects you to do the required work and to fully participate in order to do well in the course. Do not treat this experience as a vacation, but see it as a valuable experience to enrich your intellectual life and cultural perspective.