Kyoko Hammond, lecturer of Japanese, and Chuck Hammond, professor of German – both in the Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages – led 19 students to Japan May 28 to June 6 on a 10-day travel-study journey.
The students visited Hirosaki University, UT Martin’s first partner university in Japan, learned the history of Hirosaki Castle, had group discussions with students of Hirosaki University and visited Goshogawara which, with Hirosaki, is in the prefecture of Aomori.
Hirosaki is on the northern end of Japan’s main island of Honshu. Hirosaki University was established in 1949 and is comprised of five faculties which offer courses in almost every academic field: humanities, education, science and technology, medicine and agriculture and life science. It is a national university with about 5,800 students.
The group also toured the capital city of Tokyo before returning home.
UTM students may study at Hirosaki University’s Department of International Education and Collaboration, which offers Japanese language courses and courses taught in English to students from all over the world. Students may choose to study for either one term or two.
Students may begin their studies at the beginning of either the spring term (first week of April through end of July) or fall term (first week of October through early February).
Students may also participate in a 10-day Travel Study Program, which takes place in the summer. On this program, students will see one of the busiest and the most exciting cities in the world – Tokyo, Japan – and experience Japanese traditions, culture and history in Hirosaki or in other cities where the UTM partner universities are located.
They will also have a chance to meet faculty members and students at partner universities. Scholarships are available for both programs.
For more information about studying at Hirosaki University, contact Kyoko Hammond, lecturer of Japanese, at 731-881-7484 or khammon6@utm.edu or Joe Ostenson, interim director of the Center for Global Education and Experience, at 731-881-7542 or jostenso@utm.edu.
Information about UT Martin’s Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages can be found by clicking here or by calling 731-881-7300.
PHOTO: Kyoko Hammond, lecturer of Japanese, and Chuck Hammond, professor of German, both in the Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages, led 19 students to Japan from May 28 to June 6 on 10-day travel-study to Japan. The students visited Hirosaki University and Tokyo as well as the site for this photo, the city of Goshogawara.
