Japanese Study Abroad

Please contact Office of International Program for a summer program: https://uncw.edu/global/

Sample Summer programs:

Kansai Gaidai: http://www.kansaigaidai.ac.jp/asp/academics/summer-program/

Ritsumeikan APU: http://en.apu.ac.jp/home/exchange/content27/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnJfkl43990

"How Studying or Working Abroad Makes You Smarter?"
"Studying or working in another country can make us better thinkers—more flexible, creative, and complex—if we’re willing to adapt and learn from other cultures"
Read more at http://time.com/79937/how-studying-or-working-abroad-makes-you-smarter/  (accessed 5-2-2014)

Country Risk Report by HTH Workdwide https://www.hthstudents.com/tools/security_country_profile.cfm?cid=93

City Health Profiles of Kyoto, Japan  https://www.hthstudents.com/tp2_cityhealth/fullview.cfm

If you are planning to travel on your own, here is the train search site:  http://www.hyperdia.com/en/

This site introduces great apps in Japan:  http://www.supercheapjapan.com/best-free-apps-for-traveling-in-japan/