2020-21 Academic Calendar

All dates and activities are tentative and subject to change.

Spring 2021

Month
Date
Event
January
4 (M)
Spring students depart USA


5 (T)
Office opens. Spring students arrive at Kyoto Garden Palace Hotel


6 (W)
General Orientation




Bicycle & self-defense/safety workshop


7 (TH)
HS orientation in AM & Commuting practice in PM


8 (F)
Japanese Placement Test in AM, Campus Tour in PM




New Year’s Party at Kyoto Garden Palace


11 (M)
Coming of Age Day, No classes


12 (T)
Classes Start




Japanese Oral Exam


15 (F)
Disaster Prevention Center, 1:30-4:00 pm


19 (T)
End of drop/add period
February
11-12 (TH-F)
February Break


23 (T)
Emperor’s Birthday, No classes
March
3-5 (W-F)
Program-sponsored field trips in the Kansai area, No classes


20 (ST)
Vernal Equinox Day
April
12-13 (M-T)
Elective class finals


13 (T)
Last day of classes


14 (W)
Japanese final exams


15 (TH)
End of semester get together


16 (F)
Closing Ceremony at Kyoto Garden Palace


17-20 (ST-T)
Free days


21 (W)
Program ends, leave homestay