2026-27 Academic Calendar

All dates and activities are tentative and subject to change.

Fall 2026

MonthDateEvent
August
31 (M)
Students depart USA
September1 (T)
Students arrive at orientation hotel

2-4 (W-F)
Orientation
2 (W)Disaster Prevention Center


4 (F)
Welcome Party at orientation hotel
Move to housing

7 (M)
Elective classes start
Bicycle & self-defense/safety workshop
7-9 (M-W)Japanese review days
10 (TH)Japanese Placement Test
11 (F)Japanese Oral Exam
14 (M)Japanese classes start
 End of add/drop for elective classes
21 (M)Respect for the Aged Day, Class Day
End of add/drop for Japanese classes


22 (T)
Citizen’s Holiday, Class Day
23 (W)Autumn Equinox Day, Class Day
October
30-2 (W-F)
Fall Field Trip
12 (M)Health and Sports Day, No Classes
13 (T)Hold Monday class instead of Tuesday class
November2-6 (M-F)Fall Break
3 (T)Culture Day

9-13 (M-F)
Spring Registration
23 (M)Labor Thanksgiving Day, No Classes
26-28 (TH-ST)Doshisha Eve Festival, Class Days on 26th and 27th
29 (S)Doshisha Eve Day
December
9-11 (W-F)
Elective class finals


11 (F)
Last day of classes


14-15 (M-T)
Japanese final exams


15 (T)
End of semester get together


16 (W)
Winter break starts


20 (S)
Program ends for Fall-only students. Fall-only students leave housing.

Spring 2027

MonthDateEvent
January
4 (M)
Spring-only students depart USA


5 (T)
Spring-only students arrive at orientation hotel


6 (W)
General Orientation
Full-year and Spring-only students meet (required)
Lunch and campus tour
Spring-only students: Disaster Prevention Center
7 (TH)Spring-only students: Housing orientation & Resident Registration


8 (F)
Spring-only students: Japanese orientation & placement test
New Year’s Party at orientation hotel (Full-year and Spring-only students)
Spring-only students: Move to housing
11 (M)Coming of Age Day, Class Day



Elective classes start
Japanese Oral Exam (Spring-only students)
Japanese classes (Full-year students)
Spring-only students: Bicycle & self-defense/safety workshop
12 (T)Japanese classes start


18 (M)
End of add/drop period for elective classes
19 (T)End of add/drop period for Japanese classes
February
11 (TH)
National Foundation Day, No Classes
12 (F)No Classes
23 (T)Emperor’s Birthday, Class Day
March
3-5 (W-F)
Spring-only students: Program Field Trip
Full-year students: Hitoritabi

12 (F)
Hitoritabi presentations


22 (M)
Vernal Equinox Day observed, No Classes
April
12-13 (M-T)
Elective class finals


13 (T)
Last day of classes


14-15 (W-TH)
Japanese final exams


15 (TH)
End of semester get together
16 (F)Closing Ceremony


17-19 (ST-M)
Free days


20 (T)
Program ends. Leave housing.