2018-19 Academic Calendar
| Year | Month | Date | Event | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sept | 3 | Students depart USA | ||
| 4 | Students arrive in Japan and travel to Kyoto Garden Palace Hotel | ||||
| 5-7 | Convocation and Orientation | ||||
| 7 | Welcome Party | Kyoto Garden Palace | |||
| 10 | Classes Start | ||||
| Bicycle Workshop & Self-defense/Safety workshop | 11:00 AM–12:15 PM | ||||
| 10-12 | Japanese Language Review Days | ||||
| 13 | Japanese Placement Test | ||||
| 14 | Japanese Oral Exam in AM | ||||
| Disaster Prevention Center | 1:30–4:00 PM | ||||
| 17 | Last day to change registration | ||||
| 敬老の日 (Respect for the Aged Day) | NO CLASSES | ||||
| 22 | Thank You Lunch for Doshisha Volunteer Students | 12:00-1:30pm | |||
| 23 | 秋分の日 (Autumnal Equinox Day) | ||||
| 24 | 振替休日 (Substitute holiday) | CLASS DAY | |||
| Oct | |||||
| 3–5 | Fall Field Trip | Hiroshima-Miyajima-Himeji | |||
| 8 | 体育の日 (Sports Day) | CLASS DAY | |||
| Nov | 3 | 文化の日 (Culture Day) | |||
| 5–9 | FALL BREAK | ||||
| 12–16 | Spring Course Registration | Online | |||
| 23 | 勤労感謝の日 (Labor Thanksgiving) | NO CLASSES | |||
| 26–28 | School Festival | CLASS DAYS | |||
| 29 | Doshisha Eve | CLASS DAY | |||
| Dec | 12–14 | Elective class finals | |||
| 14 | Last day of classes | ||||
| 17 | Japanese final exams | ||||
| 18 | Japanese final exams, Semester ending get together | ||||
| 19 | WINTER BREAK BEGINS | ||||
| 21 | Program ends for fall-semester students, leave homestay | ||||
| 23 | 天皇誕生日 (Emperor's Birthday) | ||||
| 24 | KYOTO OFFICE CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS | ||||
| Year | Month | Date | Event | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Jan | 7 | Office Opens | ||
| 8 | Spring-Only Students Arrive at Kyoto Garden Palace Hotel | ||||
| 9 | General Orientation for New Students (NS) | ||||
| Full year and Spring-only students meet (required for all students) | |||||
| 10 | NS: HS Orientation in AM Commuting practice in PM |
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| 11 | Language Placement Test and Oral Exam for NS Campus Tour for NS in PM |
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| New Year's Party | 5-7pm | Kyoto Garden Palace | |||
| 14 | 成人の日 (Coming of Age Day) | NO CLASSES | |||
| 15 | Classes Start | ||||
| 18 | Disaster Prevention Center for NS | 1:30-4pm | |||
| 22 | Last Day to Change Registration | ||||
| Feb | |||||
| 6-10 | FEBRUARY BREAK | ||||
| 11 | 建国記念日 (Foundation Day) | CLASS DAY | |||
| Mar | |||||
| 6-8 | Independently Planned Field Trip for Full-Year students Spring Field Trip (Hiroshima-Miyajima-Himeji) for Spring-only students |
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| 15 | 一人旅 PRESENTATIONS | ||||
| 21 | 春分の日(Vernal Equinox Day) | NO CLASSES | |||
| Apr | |||||
| 16-17 | Elective Class Finals | ||||
| 17 | Last Day of Classes | ||||
| 18 | Japanese Final Exams | ||||
| 19 | Semester ending get together | ||||
| 20 | Closing Ceremony | 5-7:30pm | Kyoto Garden Palace | ||
| 21-23 | FREE DAYS | ||||
| 24 | Program Ends – Leave Homestay | ||||
(All dates are tentative and subject to change)