International educational exchange opportunity with Ogaki Women’s College

Ōgaki International educational exchange opportunity with Ogaki Women’s College Ogaki city, Gifu Japan Population: 161,000 30.79 sq. mi. Tokyo

Overview Opportunity for COM Students • COM students to Japan • Credit or Non-credit Summer I • Study at Ogaki Women’s College for two weeks • **Male students are also accepted for this short program

Ogaki Women’s College Ogaki Women’s College Est. 1969 Private two year college Their official website: http://www.ogaki-tandai.ac.jp/

Ogaki Women’s College Programs offered • Dept. of Music • Piano/ Organ • Wind Ensemble • Instrument Repair • Music Therapy • Dept. of Design Arts • Manga/Anime • Comic Illustration • Animation/Web Design • Fine Arts Nursing Dental Hygiene Early Childhood Development

Ogaki Women’s College Highlights • Dept. of Design Arts: Manga/Anime course • One of the most respected college for their Manga/Anime program in Japan and in the world. First college to establish the Manga/Anime course as accredited two years degree. • They have accepted students from France to learn the most advanced skills and techniques. • This course has been there for 18 years. They have produced over 20 well known and successful working manga artists. • Students take an annual field trip to several publishers in Tokyo to have their manga/anime works to be critiqued. Some students receive the opportunity to debut as a working manga/anime artist.

Summer I, 2015 Itinerary Plan** subject to change June 8- July 10, 2015 Preparation for projects to be worked on in Japan. We will meet in class. Attendance is mandatory. Detailed class schedules TBA: Some days classes meet only half day. In that case mini field trips to nearby sites such as museums will be planned. June 29-July 10: At COM: Finish up the project. Final critique. Attendance mandatory.

Planned Cultural Visit Sites 三鷹の森ジブリ美術館 Ghibli Museum, Mitaka -World of HayaoMiyazaki, the most respected anime artist 原宿Harajuku

Planned Cultural Visit Sites 東京　Tokyo 浅草観音寺 AsakusaKannonTemple 秋葉原 Akihabara Capital of Anime movement 東京タワー Tokyo Tower

Planned Cultural Visit Sites 大垣　Ogaki City of Ogaki Mayor Ogawa 大垣城　Ogaki Castle 芭蕉美術館　Basho Museum Basho is the most famous Haiku poet in Japan, ended his journey in Ogaki

Planned Cultural Activity At Ogaki Women’s College 華道　 Japanese flower arrangement 太鼓　Japanese drum experience 茶道Tea ceremony in Kimono

At Ogaki Women’s College

City of Gifu, Gifu castle

Planned Cultural Visit Sites 京都　Kyoto 金閣寺　Golden Pavilion 清水寺　Kiyomizu Temple 二条城 NijyoCastle

Transportation 新幹線　Bullet train Fly into Tokyo Take Bullet Train Tokyo- Nagoya, then local train to Ogaki 電車　Local Train

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International educational exchange opportunity with Ogaki Women’s College