Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies


The Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies is an intensive, in-country program for the study of Japanese language and culture located in Kyoto, Japan. Operating under the auspices of 13 elite US universities, KCJS delivers summer, semester, and year-long curricula that are academically rigorous and culturally immersive. KCJS is based in the center of Kyoto on the red-brick campus of Doshisha University. Students engage in rigorous language and disciplinary courses that lay the foundations for linguistic fluency and cultural literacy. The option of living with a local family and participating in "community involvement projects " guarantees engagement with local society in personal and independent ways.
Columbia University's Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement provides lead administration on the US side, handling admissions and fees.
KCJS welcomes undergraduates from all institutions, both within and outside the consortium.

Consortium members

KCJS and its affiliated programs have produced many alumni that have distinguished themselves in the sciences, academia, business, politics, the military, arts and media.