Course A: Monday 4 th June Friday 14 th July 32,700JPY/ 1 week Hokkaido Japanese Language School Takesato Bldg. 2F, Kita 2 Nishi 3 1-29, Chuo-ku, Sapporo Hokkaido 060-0002 TEL: +81-11-222-7710 FAX: +81-11-522-5321 Email: jals@hokkaido-jals.com
Features of the Summer Course 3 HOURS OF JAPANESE LESSONS PER DAY At Hokkaido JaLS you can receive attentive support from teaching staff with classes of no more than 8 students. This summer, learn Japanese and experience real-life Japanese conversation! 2 CULTURAL LESSONS PER WEEK At Hokkaido JaLS we offer a full program of authentic cultural experiences, including Japanese tea ceremony, sushi making, flower arranging, calligraphy, and Japanese sweet making. * Price is included in the course fee. 3 ACTIVITIES PER WEEK After studying Japanese in the mornings, we use the afternoons to join with local Japanese people for social activities. Hokkaido offers many unique seasonal and fun activities, and in addition there are also chances to practice your Japanese through regular language exchange. * Activities price is not included in the course fee.
Summer Course Schedule The culture lessons, marked in orange, are included in the course fee. The yellow social activities, marked in yellow, are not included in the course fee and will require a separate entrance fee. All activities are offered at the best rates possible for JaLS students and include high quality and good value for money. We advise early registration because of high demand for some activities. Week 1 9:30~10:20 10:30~11:20 11:30~12:20 Lunch After School 2018 年 6 月 4 日 2018 年 6 月 5 日 2018 年 6 月 6 日 2018 年 6 月 7 日 2018 年 6 月 8 日 2018 年 6 月 9 日 Cultural Lesson Cultural Lesson Hokkaido's Famous BBQ Lamb Lunch! Japan's Biggest Dance Festival! Yosakoi Soran! Karate Indigo Cloth Dyeing Sightseeing in the Historical Town of Otaru. 2018 年 6 月 10 日 Week 2 9:30~10:20 10:30~11:20 11:30~12:20 Lunch After School Week 3 9:30~10:20 10:30~11:20 11:30~12:20 Lunch After School 2018 年 6 月 11 日 2018 年 6 月 12 日 2018 年 6 月 13 日 2018 年 6 月 14 日 2018 年 6 月 15 日 Japanese Conversation Class with Local Volunteers Yukata Experience Sapporo Summer Festival Cultural Lesson Cultural Lesson Cultural Lesson Cultural Lesson Japanese Sweet Making Sushi Making 2018 年 6 月 18 日 2018 年 6 月 19 日 2018 年 6 月 20 日 2018 年 6 月 21 日 2018 年 6 月 22 日 2018 年 6 月 23 日 Japanese Taiko Drumming Soup Curry Lunch at the Teacher's Favourite Restaurants! Anime Shop and Maid Café Tour International Party! Make Japanese Friends! 2018 年 6 月 16 日 Let's Relax at the Beautiful Hoheikyo Onsen! White Water Rafting Experience in Niseko! 2018 年 6 月 17 日 2018 年 6 月 24 日 Week 4 9:30~10:20 10:30~11:20 11:30~12:20 Lunch After School 2018 年 6 月 25 日 2018 年 6 月 26 日 2018 年 6 月 27 日 2018 年 6 月 28 日 2018 年 6 月 29 日 Cultural Lesson Cultural Lesson Kimono Experience Park Golf under the Blue Skies! Tea Ceremony Rockclimbing! Also suitable for beginners! 2018 年 6 月 30 日 Lake Toya Manga and Anime Festival. Meet with Cosplayers from all over the World! 2018 年 7 月 1 日
Week 5 9:30~10:20 10:30~11:20 11:30~12:20 Lunch After School 2018 年 7 月 2 日 2018 年 7 月 3 日 2018 年 7 月 4 日 2018 年 7 月 5 日 2018 年 7 月 6 日 2018 年 7 月 7 日 Cultural Lesson Cultural Lesson Japanese Conversation Class with Local Volunteers Japanese Flower Arranging. Chopstick Crafting. Pro-Baseball Game! Let's Support Our Team! North Safari Park! Let's Meet Cute Animals! 2018 年 7 月 8 日 Week 6 9:30~10:20 10:30~11:20 11:30~12:20 Lunch After School 2018 年 7 月 9 日 2018 年 7 月 10 日 2018 年 7 月 11 日 2018 年 7 月 12 日 2018 年 7 月 13 日 Cultural Lesson Cultural Lesson Soba Noodle Making Moiwa Mountain Ropeway! Take in the Beautiful View! Fan Making Experience, with Family Crests. Hokkaido University Insight Tour! 2018 年 7 月 14 日 Hokkaido Style BBQ in the Middle of Awesome Nature! 2018 年 7 月 15 日
Japanese Cultural Lessons (Included in course fee. ) Hokkaido JaLS Summer Course Cultural Lessons, include tea ceremony, sushi making, flower arranging, sushi making and Japanese drumming! Thursday 7 th June KARATE EXPERIENCE! Experience a lesson in the most famous of the Japanese martial arts. Have you ever tried karate before? Friday 8 th June JAPANESE INDIGO DYEING! Use traditional Japanese coloring dye to create unique fabric! Make your own head scarf or handkerchief! Wednesday 13 th June SUSHI MAKING EXPERIENCE! Let s learn how to make sushi from a real-life sushi chef. And then let s enjoy eating together!
Thursday 14 th June YUKATA EXPERIENCE! Experience going to a Japanese festival, wearing traditional festival clothing! Tuesday 19 th June JAPANESE SWEET MAKING! Japanese sweets are amazing: they both look and taste incredible! How beautiful are yours?!? Wednesday 20 th June JAPANESE DRUMMING EXPERIENCE! Test your rhythm and learn real Japanese traditional drumming techniques from a professional! Tuesday 26 th June KIMONO EXPERIENCE! Try traditional Japanese clothing for yourself. Take photos out and about around the town!
Thursday 28 th June TEA CEREMONY EXPERIENCE! One of the most famous parts of Japanese Culture! Let s try to practice our own tea ceremony! Wednesday 4 th July JAPANESE FLOWER ARRANGING! Experience the beautiful art of Japanese flower arranging, and get to know a deeper part of Japanese culture. Thursday 5 th July CHOPSTICK CRAFTING EXPERIENCE! Make a memory that you can keep forever, with our own crafting workshop. Design your own to use!! Tuesday 10 th July SOBA NOODLE MAKING! Let s learn how to make one of the most delicious Japanese dishes from scratch! So good to eat after!
Thursday 12 th July JAPANESE FAN MAKING! Design and stamp a traditional Japanese fan with your family crest! A great souvenir to take home! ****IMPORTANT**** Please note that some cultural lessons or activities are subject to change or cancellation due to unforeseen circumstances, weather or attendance. Where this happens, activities or cultural lessons will be replaced with an alternative activity.
Activities (Not included in the course fee) You can enjoy so many fun activities in Hokkaido this summer! Eat delicious food, make Japanese friends and take part in many seasonal and fun activities with Hokkaido JaLS! Although some of these activities have an additional participation cost, we have endeavored to get the most reasonable price possible for JaLS students to make this as affordable as possible. We advise early registration to guarantee a place on popular activities! Registration Please register for activities at the school reception or with a member of office staff. Some activities have a limited capacity so we advise early registration. Prices are subject to change so please also check this when you sign up. Tuesday 5 th June BBQ LAMB LUNCH <2,000JPY> Enjoy famous BBQ Lamb one of Hokkaido s local specialities! Wednesday 6 th June YOSAKOI SORAN FESTIVAL <FREEJPY> Let s watch Japan s biggest street dance festival!
Saturday 9 th June OTARU TOUR <1,280JPY> Enjoy a day trip to the beautiful town of Otaru, and take a tour of the Nikka Whisky factory! Monday 12 th June and 3 rd July JAPANESE CONVERSATION CLASS <FREE> Let s speak Japanese and make friends with local Japanese volunteers! Thursday 14 th June SAPPORO SUMMER FESTIVAL<400JPY> Enjoy the atmosphere of Sapporo at the height of summer season! Friday 15 th June MAID CAFÉ EXPERIENCE <1,500JPY> A recent pop culture experience in Japan let s visit a maid café, eat some food and take pictures.
Saturday 16 th June HOHEIKYO HOT SPRING DAY < 1,800 JPY > Relax in the middle of Hokkaido s natural beauty and enjoy one of the most popular outings! Thursday 21 st June SOUP CURRY LUNCH!<Actual cost> Let s eat delicious Sapporo food in the teachers recommended restaurants! Friday 22 nd June INTERNATIONAL PARTY!< 2,980 JPY> Enjoy a night making memories with new friends from Hokkaido JaLS and local Japanese. Saturday 23 rd June WHITE WATER RAFTING<5,400JPY> This is the most beautiful time of year to take part in Niseko rafting! Let s enjoy!!
Wednesday 27 th June PARK GOLF TOURNAMENT!<500JPY> Let s have a day in the Summer sunshine, playing park golf and relaxing in the great outdoors! Friday 29 th June ROCKCLIMBING ACTIVITY<2,300JPY> Suitable for all levels, let s enjoy trying out our skills at the local rock-climbing facility. Saturday 30 th June LAKE TOYA ANIME FESTIVAL < 5,200 JPY> Enjoy a national anime festival with cosplayers from all over Japan!! Friday 6 th July PRO BASEBALL GAME< 2,300 JPY> Let s support our team and enjoy the excitement of a stadium baseball game!!
Saturday 7 th July NORTH SAFARI PARK <1,260JPY> Let s meet the cute animals at the closest safari park to Sapporo! Wednesday 11 th July MOUNT MOIWA ROPEWAY < 2,100 JPY> Let s take the ropeway to check out Sapporo s most scenic view spot. Beautiful in summer! Friday 13 th July HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY TOUR <FREEJPY> Have you ever wondered what life is like inside a Japanese university?! Let s explore!! Saturday 14 th July HOKKAIDO STYLE BBQ!<1,500JPY> Let s enjoy a relaxing Hokkaido style BBQ in the middle of the great local nature.
Course Fee At Hokkaido JaLS you can participate for as little as one week. Students participating for more than 4 weeks will receive a 10% discount, commencing at week 5. You can also join us for study on a regular course before or after the summer schedule and be eligible for discounted study. Please contact us for more information. Fee 32,700 yen per week *There is a 10% discount for students participating for more than 4 weeks, commencing at week 5. Fee Example: Participating in the summer course for 6 weeks, and continuing to study on the standard course to make a total of 8 weeks. Week Tuition Fee Week 1 32,700 Week 2 65,400 Week 3 98,100 Week 4 130,800 Week 5 160,230 Week 6 10% 189,660 Week 7 OFF!! 210,810 Week 8 231,960 Summer course Standard Course Please contact us for other details at jals@hokkaido-jals.com. In addition to the weekly fee noted above, there is an additional registration fee of 21,000 yen and a textbook fee of 4000 yen. If you require accommodation for the duration of your stay, please inform us at the time of registration and we will explain a variety of options to suit your needs.