The program commences at 9am each Thursday. Please arrive either 1 or 2 days prior to commencement. Please click here for arrival information). Participants can opt for a free airport transfer (using airport limousine, with cost reimbursed in full by Yamasa) or for an airport pickup (includes fee for partial cost recovery). Each program option is completed on a Thursday, homestay/accommodation checkout needs to be completed before 12 o'clock (noon) on Saturday.

There are no classes, seminars or field trips scheduled for weekends except the Tokyo or Nagano field trips (August 12th-14th) The only public holidays observed during the program are Golden Week (May 4-6th), the Obon Festival (August 15th), and New Year (December 30th-January 4th). Participants in homestays are advised to spend weekends with the host families as far as possible. Participants staying in student accommodation have the option of participating in optional day trips that are available on most weekends. These are advertized on the Weekend Tour Schedule website as well as on the bulletin boards in Aoi Hall on the Yamasa campus.

The commencement dates for each module are listed in the left column below. The completion dates are listed in the other columns.

On the right hand side of this page there are links to each feature of this program. If you ever have any questions, please feel free to contact us