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Course Dates: May 5 – June 13, 2025
Travel Dates: May 13 – 23, 2025
“Go kōhyō ni tsuki sai tōjō! Nihon” means “Back by popular demand! Japan”!
The program every Titan is talking about is back! Join SPC faculty for the historic, educational and innovative program to Japan. This program will highlight the cities of Osaka, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Hakone/Atami, and Tokyo.
We will tour the Peace Memorial Park and Museum, a UNESCO heritage site. The entire park is dedicated to ‘remembering the drop of the atomic bomb’.
Visit the visit of the Great Buddha of Kamakura, which stands over 37 feet tall.
Explore amazing sites like the Gold Pavilion, the Inari Taisha Shrine., the Himeji Castle, the Hachimangu Shrine and various other sites.
Available courses – Students must enroll in at least one course from the list below. If desired, students may enroll in both courses. Note: Please talk to an advisor to ensure you have met all college enrollment requirements AND course prerequisites.
Professor: Dr. Kristine Whaley
Lead faculty contacts
After you submit the application online, we will review your application and e-mail you with details of scheduling your interview with the Japan program lead faculty, Kristie Whaley, email: whaley.kristine@spcollege.edu.
Other SPC Study Abroad programs
Learn more about other Study Abroad countries where SPC students have made their mark.
Student Study Abroad Blog – For a taste of what it’s like to study abroad, read posts from other SPC students below.
Beginning thoughts I can hardly believe I am finally going to Japan! It hasn’t really hit me but it probably will once I’m there. There’s a lot of stuff I’m looking forward to on the itinerary and excited to see if I end up doing anything off schedule as well. Was able to hang out … Continue reading SPC Japan: A Journey to Remember!
I had the absolute pleasure of going on the SPC Study Abroad Trip to Japan this summer. This was my first international trip I had ever taken so I was a little nervous going into it, but I ended up having the time of my life. We stayed in Tokyo, Kyoto, and took a day … Continue reading SPC Japan: Absolutely Beautiful!
Visiting Japan has been one of the things I have wanted to do since I was very little. When I got the acceptance notification from Professor Newsom, I was super excited! I had previously been out of the country in another SPC study abroad program, so I was prepared for everything related to packing and … Continue reading SPC Japan 2026: An Amazing Experience Unlike Any Other!
Traveling to Japan this summer was truly an amazing experience. I do not think I would have ever made the trip on my own, but SPC made it possible. This has been my first SPC Study Abroad trip, and I have nothing but good things to say. Our itinerary was wonderfully made, and Professor Newsom … Continue reading SPC Japan: Truly an amazing experience.
Japan was an incredible experience and gave me the opportunity to see places and learn things that I never could have learned in a classroom. Throughout the trip, we explored Tokyo, Kyoto, and Hiroshima. We visited historic temples and shrines, participated in a tea ceremony and calligraphy workshop, and walked through the famous bamboo forest. … Continue reading SPC Japan: Gave me memories that I will never forget!
Traveling to Japan has always been something I dreamed of doing, SPC made my dreams turn into reality. When I applied to this program I was unsure if I would be accepted. When I received the email that I had been accepted I was over the moon! Something I had previously only ever thought about … Continue reading SPC Japan: It was life changing!
My name is Angela, and I studied abroad in Japan with SPC while taking the course “East-West Synthesis”. I visited several cities, including Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Hakone, and Osaka. My experience studying abroad can be described as nothing other than absolutely amazing. Not only because it was one of my dreams to visit Japan, but … Continue reading SPC Japan: The most unforgettable experience
If you plan on heading to Japan through SPC’s study abroad, then this will be for you. After getting the chance to explore several beautiful cities of Japan with SPC’s group, I can assure you that I would do it again. It was honestly really refreshing to be able to go to Japan and meet … Continue reading SPC Japan: I would do it again!
The main reason I decided to take the program was that I read the book Memoirs of a Geisha, a book steeped in Japanese tradition. In it, the protagonist talks about her life as a geisha and how she had to learn many things to become the most renowned geisha in Gion. One of them … Continue reading SPC Japan: The Matcha Tea Ceremony
Hello, my name is Aiden. I went to Japan with SPC’s International program in 2025, and I absolutely loved it. We did so much, went to so many cities, and learned new stuff. It was also great getting to know everyone else who joined me on the trip and making friends with them. In total, … Continue reading SPC Japan: I absolutely loved it.