Study Abroad and Exchange Programs
4-H Extension Program For Exchange with Japan
Website: http://www.national4-hheadquarters.gov/about/4h_international.htm
-Annual program includes language instruction and year-/month-long home stays in Japan for youth 12-18 years
American Field Service
Website:http://www.afs.org/
Phone: 212-807-8686
Email: info.center@afs.org
-Offers both Short/Intensive Program (four to eight weeks) and Year Program for high school students
Concordia Language Villages
Email: clv@cord.edu
Phone: 800-222-4750
Website: http://www.concordialanguagevillages.org/
Council on International Educational Exchange
Website:http://www.ciee.org/
Phone: 207-553-7699
-Variety of study programs in Japan for secondary and university students, educators, and business professionals.
Council on Standards for International Educational Travel
Website: http://www.csiet.org/mc/page.do
Phone: 703-739-9050
Email: mailbox@csiet.org
-Programs for high school students
Elderhostel
Website: http://www.elderhostel.org/
Phone: 1-800-454-5768
-Travel and homestays opportunities for senior citizens.
Experiment in International Living
Website: http://www.usexperiment.org/
Phone: 1-800-345-2929
Email: eil@worldlearning.org
-Summer home stay and language opportunities for high school students and a semester in Japan for college students.
Friendship Force International
Website: http://thefriendshipforce.org/
Phone: 404-522-9490
Email: ffi@thefriendshipforce.org
-Organizes home stays throughout the year.
International Friendship League
Website: http://www.iflworld.org/
-Coordinates pen pal correspondence between American and Japanese students 12 years and older.
International Internship Program
Website: http://www.internship.or.jp/
Email: hst@internship.or.jp
-Places Japanese interns in educational and professional institutions for 3-, 6-, and 9-months.
International Student Exchange Program
Website: http://www.isep.org/
-network of 275 colleges and universities in 39 countries cooperating to provide affordable access to international education for a diverse student population.
JAIMS
Website: http://www.jaims.org/
Phone: 808-395-2314
Email: info@jaims.org
-Arranges a three-month internship at a company or organization in Japan
The Japan-America Student Conference
Website: http://www.jasc.org/
Phone: 202-289-4231
Email: jascinc@jasc.org
-Annual, month-long conference planned and run by 40 students from each country. The location alternates between the U.S. and Japan.
Kanagawa International Association
Website: http://www.k-i-a.or.jp/english/
Phone: +81-45-671-7070
-Letter exchanges, homestays and cultural events.
Keio Academy of New York Japanese-English Bilingual Summer Program
Website: http://www2.keio.edu/summerprogram/e01.html
The LEX Exchange, LEX America
Website: http://www.lexlrf.org/exchange/index.html
Phone: 617-489-5800
Email: info@lexlrf.org
-Administers 2- and 4-week summer homestay programs for singles, couples, and families.
The Manjiro Society for International Exchange
Website: http://www.manjiro.org/
Phone: 703-471-5466
Email: manjiro@manjiro.org
-Provides American and Japanese participants with an annual opportunity to meet and experience each other's lifestyles during a one-week visit alternating between locations in the U.S. and Japan.
Middlebury Language Schools
Email: japaneseschool@middlebury.edu
Phone: 802-443-5215
Website: http://www.middlebury.edu/ls/japanese
Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program
Website: http://www.mansfieldfdn.org/
Phone: 202-347-1994
Email: info@mansfieldfdn.org
-Two-year fellowships for study in Japan for experienced U.S. government employees.
New Perspectives Japan Program
Website: http://www.newperspectivesprogram.org/
Phone: 1-800-721-7474
Email: npj@npjapan.org
-Brings teacher-led school groups to Japan in June and July for two weeks of study days in Kyoto and Tokyo and homestays which include school visits. Scholarships are available.
Peace Boat
Email: pbglobal@peaceboat.gr.jp
Phone: 03-3363-8047
Website: http://www.peaceboat.org/english/index.html
Reischauer Scholars Program (RSP)
Website: http://epgy.stanford.edu/courses/spice/
Email: nfunahashi@stanford.edu
-Distance learning course sponsored by the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE). Named in honor of former Ambassador to Japan Edwin O. Reischauer, a leading educator and noted scholar on Japanese history and culture, the RSP annually selects 25 exceptional high school juniors and seniors from throughout the United States to engage in an intensive study of Japan. Selected students participate in this distance learning course on Japan and U.S.-Japan relations from February to June of each year.
Rotary International Youth Exchange Program
Website: http://www.rotary.org/en/StudentsAndYouth/YouthPrograms/RotaryYouthExchange/Pages/ridefault.aspx
Email: youthexchange@rotaryintl.org
-Organizes year-long home stays and 2-week summer visits for students between the ages of 15-19.
Seiritsu International Education
Website:http://www.seiritsu-int.com/
Japanese High School offering both short- and long-term exchange programs
Seniors Abroad International Homestay
Phone: 858-485-1696
-Homestay opportunities for senior citizens visiting Japan.
Study in Japan: A Comprehensive Guide (by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Website: http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/
University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific (UMAP) Program
Website: http://www.usumap.org/
-Modeled after the Erasmus program in Europe, this student exchange program is designed to ensure confidence on the part of both students and their sending institutions in the quality of the programs at foreign institutions to which they have access through UMAP and to facilitate the process of transferring course credits. All baccalaureate degree-granting institutions are eligible to join the U.S. UMAP consortium, thereby providing their students access to a full range of participating overseas institutions on a reciprocal basis. Currently, individual students are not able to participate without a member institution sponsor.
U.S. Japan Educational Exchange Council
Website: http://www.ujeec.org/index.en.htm
Phone: 248-346-3818
Email: info@ujeec.org
-Offers a two-week summer camp in Japan for children grades 4-9.
Youth For Understanding
Website: http://www.yfu-usa.org/
Phone: 1-800-TEENAGE
-Sponsors summer, semester, and year-long programs to Japan for students 15-18 years of age.
NOTE: In addition, some sister-city relationships and a number of universities have exchange programs.