Japanese Immersion

Improve Your Language Skills

The purpose of this program is to improve students’ Japanese proficiency through interaction with local residents, and through activities in the community that cannot be experienced in regular classes in the classroom.

Activities will include walking around the Kannawa area of Beppu City, which has a long history as a hot-springs area and is popular for its retro atmosphere, experiencing Kannawa's famous "jigoku-mushi ryori" (steamed food cooked in a steam-packed hell), staying at a therapeutic bath inn, and interacting with people who live in Kannawa while learning about the area and conducting project work in Japanese.

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Japanese Immersion [AY2025]

This program will be offered for the final time in the current academic year. If you're considering enrolling, we encourage you to take this final opportunity.

We are recruiting participants for the Japanese Immersion Program for 1 - 7 semester students as follows.
If you would like to participate, please read the application guidelines and syllabus carefully before applying.

Program Length	Approx. 2 weeks	Program Timing	From Monday, February 16th, 2026 to Friday, February 27th, 2026
Location	Beppu	Acquired Skills/Abilities	Communication Sense of Diversity Language proficiency
Program fee	Approx. 30,000 JPY
Number of Participants	Approx. 5（Minimum）	Application Period	From Wednesday, November 12th to Friday, November 28th, 2025, 14:00
Eligibility	English-basis international students in their 1st to 7th semester (excluding native speakers of Japanese) who are registered for “Japanese Intermediate” in the AY 2025 Fall Semester, or those who have already completed “Japanese Intermediate” but who have not yet registered for “Pre-Advanced Japanese.”
Additional Information	－
Guidance Session	① Tuesday, Nov 11th, 2025: 18:10-19:10 (Face to Face) Room: F210 ② Monday, Nov 17th, 2025: 14:30-15:30 (Face to Face) Room: F210 ③ Tuesday, Nov 18th, 2025: 16:20-17:20 (Face to Face) Room: F210 *The content of all the guidance sessions will be the same.
How to Apply	Apply through the online survey

The above is an overview of the program. Please be sure to check the Syllabus and the Application Information before applying.

Japanese Immersion [AY2024]

Program Length	Approx. 2 weeks	Program Timing	Spring Break (February)
Location	Beppu	Acquired Skills/Abilities	Communication Sense of Diversity Language proficiency
Program fee	Approx. 30,000 JPY
Number of Participants	25 students (minimum 5 students)	Application Period	From Wednesday, October 9th, 2024 to Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024, 14:00
Eligibility	Undergraduate English-basis 1-7 semester international students (except native speakers of Japanese) taking “Japanese Intermediate” in the AY 2024 fall semester, or who have already completed “Japanese Intermediate” but who have not yet registered for “Pre-Advanced Japanese”.
Additional Information	－
Guidance Session	① Thursday, Oct 10th, 2024: 18:10-19:10 (Face to Face) Room: F110 ② Friday, Oct 18th, 2024: 14:30-15:30 (Face to Face) Room: F110 ③ Friday, Oct 18th, 2024: 16:20-17:20 (Face to Face) Room: F110 *The content of all the guidance sessions will be the same.
How to Apply	Apply through the online survey

The above is an overview of the program. Please be sure to check the Syllabus and the Application Information before applying.

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Japanese Immersion

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Japanese Immersion [AY2025]

Japanese Immersion [AY2024]

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