Students live with Italian families to enhance the cultural experience. Japan Year in Tokyo Students may study for one year at Waseda University, one of Japan's foremost private institutions of higher learning. Founded in 1882, the university currently enrolls approximately 47,000 students and is located in Tokyo's Shinjuku district. The academic year is divided into three terms and one Japanese language course is required each term. The remainder of the courses may be taken in Japanese architecture, culture, economics, history, international relations, literature, performing arts, and political science.
Students live in private Japanese homes.
A year-long program of study is available at the Center for Japanese Studies at Nanzan University in Nagoya, a sister city of Los Angeles. The program for international students is well known for its strength in Japanese language training. Nagoya is two hours from Tokyo by bullet train and one hour from the ancient capital city of Kyoto. Courses are available in such disciplines as Japanese business, culture, economics, folklore, history, international relations, literature, and political science. Intensive language training is offered at all levels of proficiency.