Montserrat College of Art's Japanese Art + Culture travel program offers students a unique opportunity to live and study in a country famous for both its traditional and popular culture. The trip to Japan will include visits to historically significant Japanese temples and gardens as well as to museums dedicated to contemporary Japanese art, Manga, and Anime. We will travel in and around the cities of Niigata, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara and Tokyo.

Students enrolled in the program take two courses earning a total of 6 credits. All courses are taught in English on the campus of Niigata College of Art and Design in Niigata, Japan by college and university faculty trained in the United States. Guest lectures by resident experts (facilitated by interpreters) will supplement the program. While in Niigata, course work, field trips and cultural events are complemented by in-home stays with Japanese families.

Japanese Art + Culture travel program Fees
The program fee is $5800*
The program fee includes two nights stay in Beverly, MA, round-trip airfare from Boston to Tokyo, rail transportation when traveling with the group, home-stays in Niigata, 8 nights in hostels in Osaka and Tokyo, textbooks, readings, art materials, admission to museums and cultural events and tuition for two courses (6 credits). Students who are from colleges or universities other than Montserrat College of Art should verify with their home institution that credits are transferable prior to enrolling for the program.
* Dates and Program fees are approximate and will be determined by January of each year

May 24 – 25, 2012
Program Orientation at Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA

May 26 – June 23, 2012
Niigata, Japan (with trips to Osaka, Kyoto, Nara and Toyko)

Additional Information about the program
For more information, program fees, application and itinerary contact:
Len Thomas-Vickory, Assistant Professor, Montserrat College of Art at japan@montserrat.edu