2027-28 Academic Calendar

All dates and activities are tentative and subject to change.

Fall 2027

Month Date Event
August 30 (M) Students depart USA
August 31 (T) Students arrive at orientation hotel
September  1-3 (W-F) Orientation
  1 (W) Disaster Prevention Center
  3 (F) Welcome Party at orientation hotel
    Move to housing
  6 (M) Elective classes start
    Bicycle & self-defense/safety workshop
  6-8 (M-W) Japanese review days
  9 (TH) Japanese Placement Test
  10 (F) Japanese Oral Exam
  13 (M) Japanese classes start
     End of add/drop for elective classes
  20 (M) Respect for the Aged Day, Class Day
  21 (T) End of add/drop for Japanese classes
  23 (TH) Autumn Equinox Day, Class Day
October 6-8 (W-F) Fall Field Trip
  11 (M) Health and Sports Day, Class Day
November 1-5 (M-F) Fall Break
  3 (W) Culture Day
November 1-5 (M-F) Fall Break
  8-12 (M-F) Spring Registration
  23 (T) Labor Thanksgiving Day, No Classes
  26-28 (F-S) Doshisha Eve Festival, Class Day on 26th 
  29 (M) Doshisha Eve Day, No Classes
December 13-14 (M-T) Elective class finals
  14 (T) Last day of classes
  15-16 (W-TH) Japanese final exams
  16 (TH) End of semester get together
  17 (F) Winter break starts
  19 (S) Program ends for Fall-only students. Fall-only students leave housing by 11 am.
     

Spring 2027

Month Date Event
January 3 (M) Spring-only students depart USA
  4 (T) Spring-only students arrive at orientation hotel
  5 (W) General Orientation
    Full-year and Spring-only students meet (required)
    Spring-only students: Japanese orientation & Disaster Prevention Center
  6 (TH) Spring-only students: Housing orientation & Resident Registration
  7 (F) Spring-only students: Japanese placement test & Campus Tour
    New Year’s Party at orientation hotel (Full-year and Spring-only students)
    Spring-only students: Move to housing
  10 (M) Coming of Age Day, No Classes
  11 (T) Elective classes start
    Japanese Oral Exam (Spring-only students)
    Japanese classes (Full-year students)
    Spring-only students: Bicycle & self-defense/safety workshop
  12 (W) Japanese classes start
  18 (T) End of add/drop period for elective classes
  19 (W) End of add/drop period for Japanese classes
February 10 (TH) No Classes
  11 (F) National Foundation Day, No Classes
  23 (W) Emperor’s Birthday, No Classes
  24 (TH) Hold Wednesday class instead of Thursday class
March 1-3 (W-F) Spring-only students: Program Field Trip
    Full-year students: Hitoritabi
  10 (F) Hitoritabi presentations
  17 (F) No Classes
  20 (M) Vernal Equinox Day observed, No Classes
April 12-14 (W-F) Elective class finals
  14 (F) Last day of classes
  17-18 (M-T) Japanese final exams
  18 (T) End of semester get together
  21 (F) Closing Ceremony
  22 (ST) Free day
  23 (S) Program ends. Leave housing by 11 am.