kyoto schedule

Tentative Schedule:

Arrive in Kyoto, Check into Yoshimizu Guest House

Orientation session and field-trip: Visit to temples Eikando and Nanzenji & Casual Dinner Party back at the Yoshimizu

(9- 11am)
Topic: The Tea Ceremony as Practice and Performance
(Introduction to Japanese Theater course)

(1-3pm)
Topic: The End of the Body: A Beginning
(Introduction to Incorporations course)

Evening field-trip: Ritsumei University (martial arts observation)

(9 - noon)
Topic: Historical Transformations of the Body in Japan

Afternoon: Visit Kokedera (Moss Temple)

Evening field-trip: Observation/Participation in Tai' chi Training

Free afternoon and evening

Suggested outing: Day trip to Nara, the ancient capital of Japan, for visits to famous Buddhist temples such as Todaiji and deer park

(9-noon)
Topic: Royal Weddings as National Theater

Afternoon: Visit manga shop, Mandarake

4:30am fieldtrip: Fish Market--followed by free morning in Kyoto;

Afternoon: Japanese dance performed by maiko and geisha

SPECIAL TOPIC !: Martial Arts and the Wearing of Kimono

(9am-noon)
Topic: Gendered Bodies in the Takarazuka and Kabuki Theaters

Attend Takarazuka Theater

Topic: Kyoto as site of domestic and international tourism--"staging old Japan"

Discussion with Doshisha University students

Attend Mama Mia--musical production at Osaka Shiki Theater

(9-noon)
Topic: The Force of Habit, or Bodily Learning in Likely Places

Attend wedding ceremony at Heian Jingu

Topic: Embodied Ethics in School, Work and Religion

Afternoon field trip:Rakuo Elementary School--Observe children's classes and join in games with them

Daytime field trip to Osaka Aquarium and Osaka Peace Museum; Evening baseball game at Koshien Stadium to cheer on the Hanshin Tigers

Topic: Ghosts and Warriors in Noh Theater

Afternoon: Free
Evening field trip:Takigi Noh. Noh and Kyougen comedies by torchlight outside at Heian Shrine (Heian Jingu)

Topic: Sports, Aerobics and the Female Body

Afternoon field trip:Fitness Club Herusia 21 and Ward Health Care Center, where students participate in exercise

SPECIAL TOPIC: Kampou Medicine and the Food-Medicine Nexus

Travel to the city of Otsu in neighboring Shiga Prefecture where you will learn how to make Japanese lunchboxes and also learn about kimono (All day event)

Check out of Yoshimizu; leave for Tokyo on bullet train
Tokyo--Ginza shopping, Ueno Park, Shitamachi (old downtown), evening at the Kabuki Theater

(9-10:00am)
Topic: Kabuki Theater --discussion of performance and plans for today

Yokohama (one hour train ride): Chinatown, skyscrapers

(9-10am)
Topic: Clothes and Cities: The Street as the Stage

Tokyo-- "directed free time"

Afternoon train to Kurashiki

Morning in Kurashiki--rustic trading town; Ohara Museum of Fine Arts for European and Japanese Impressionist paintings; take afternoon train to Nagasaki

All day in Nagasaki--Peace Park; Meiji architecture

Morning in Nagasaki; afternoon train to Kyoto
Check back into the Yoshimizu Inn

Afternoon field trip: Buyo (Japanese dance) training--observation and lesson

(9-noon)
SPECIAL TOPIC 1: The Globalization of Sushi and Manga

Afternoon field trip: Butsugen School (acupuncture)

(9-noon)
Topic: From the Fetish of Flesh to the Commodification of Bodies

Afternoon field trip: Visit Nenbutsu-ji Temple for study of mizuko kuyo

Oral final examinations: Comprehensive exam covers all readings and fieldtrips; general questions will be announced beforehand. Students will also report on specific fieldwork projects and how these connect with issues discussed in classes.

Oral final examinations (3 groups today)

Oral final examinations (3 groups today)

Evening: Farewell Party

Check out of the Yoshimizu Inn before noon

Depart Japan or travel on your own

DATE	ACADEMIC WORK Topics for Discussion	ACTIVITIES
Mon, May 16	**	Depart U.S.
Tues, May 17	**	Arrive in Kyoto, Check into Yoshimizu Guest House
Wed, May 18	**	Orientation session and field-trip: Visit to temples Eikando and Nanzenji & Casual Dinner Party back at the Yoshimizu
Thurs, May 19	(9- 11am) Topic: The Tea Ceremony as Practice and Performance (Introduction to Japanese Theater course) (1-3pm) Topic: The End of the Body: A Beginning (Introduction to Incorporations course)	Evening field-trip: Ritsumei University (martial arts observation)
Fri, May 20	(9 - noon) Topic: Historical Transformations of the Body in Japan	Afternoon: Visit Kokedera (Moss Temple) Evening field-trip: Observation/Participation in Tai' chi Training
Sat, May 21	(9-noon) Topic: Geisha -- Local Artists, Global Icons	Free afternoon and evening
Sun, May 22	Free day	Suggested outing: Day trip to Nara, the ancient capital of Japan, for visits to famous Buddhist temples such as Todaiji and deer park
Mon, May 23	(9-noon) Topic: Royal Weddings as National Theater	Afternoon: Visit manga shop, Mandarake
Tues, May 24	(Session follows fish market fieldtrip) Topic: Nurturing Practices and Familial Bodies	4:30am fieldtrip: Fish Market--followed by free morning in Kyoto; Afternoon: Japanese dance performed by maiko and geisha
Wed, May 25	SPECIAL TOPIC !: Martial Arts and the Wearing of Kimono	Afternoon fieldtrip: Kurama Onsen--hot spring bath.
Thurs, May 26	(9am-noon) Topic: Gendered Bodies in the Takarazuka and Kabuki Theaters	Attend Takarazuka Theater
Fri, May 27	Topic: Kyoto as site of domestic and international tourism--"staging old Japan"	Discussion with Doshisha University students Attend Mama Mia--musical production at Osaka Shiki Theater
Sat, May 28	(9-noon) Topic: The Force of Habit, or Bodily Learning in Likely Places	Attend wedding ceremony at Heian Jingu
Sun, May 29	**	**Free Day
Mon, May 30	Topic: Embodied Ethics in School, Work and Religion	Afternoon field trip:Rakuo Elementary School--Observe children's classes and join in games with them
Tues, May 31	No in-class discussion today	Daytime field trip to Osaka Aquarium and Osaka Peace Museum; Evening baseball game at Koshien Stadium to cheer on the Hanshin Tigers
Wed, Jun 1	Topic: Ghosts and Warriors in Noh Theater	Afternoon: Free Evening field trip:Takigi Noh. Noh and Kyougen comedies by torchlight outside at Heian Shrine (Heian Jingu)
Thurs, Jun 2	Topic: Sports, Aerobics and the Female Body	Afternoon field trip:Fitness Club Herusia 21 and Ward Health Care Center, where students participate in exercise
Fri, Jun 3	SPECIAL TOPIC: Kampou Medicine and the Food-Medicine Nexus
Sat, Jun 4	Topic: The Japanese Lunchbox	Travel to the city of Otsu in neighboring Shiga Prefecture where you will learn how to make Japanese lunchboxes and also learn about kimono (All day event)
Sun, Jun 5	**	Check out of Yoshimizu; leave for Tokyo on bullet train Tokyo--Ginza shopping, Ueno Park, Shitamachi (old downtown), evening at the Kabuki Theater
Mon, Jun 6	(9-10:00am) Topic: Kabuki Theater --discussion of performance and plans for today	Yokohama (one hour train ride): Chinatown, skyscrapers
Tues, Jun 7	(9-10am) Topic: Clothes and Cities: The Street as the Stage	Tokyo-- "directed free time"
Wed, Jun 8	**	Afternoon train to Kurashiki
Thurs, Jun 9	**	Morning in Kurashiki--rustic trading town; Ohara Museum of Fine Arts for European and Japanese Impressionist paintings; take afternoon train to Nagasaki
Fri, Jun 10	**	All day in Nagasaki--Peace Park; Meiji architecture
Sat, Jun 11	**	Morning in Nagasaki; afternoon train to Kyoto Check back into the Yoshimizu Inn
Sun, Jun 12	**	Afternoon field trip: Buyo (Japanese dance) training--observation and lesson
Mon, Jun 13	(9-noon) SPECIAL TOPIC 1: The Globalization of Sushi and Manga	Afternoon field trip: Butsugen School (acupuncture)
Tues, Jun 14	(9-noon) Topic: From the Fetish of Flesh to the Commodification of Bodies	Afternoon field trip: Visit Nenbutsu-ji Temple for study of mizuko kuyo
Wed, Jun 15	Topic: Science, Technology, and Medicine (Class session after field trip)	Morning field trip: Kuretake School or the Disabled
Thurs, Jun 16	Oral final examinations: Comprehensive exam covers all readings and fieldtrips; general questions will be announced beforehand. Students will also report on specific fieldwork projects and how these connect with issues discussed in classes. Oral final examinations (3 groups today)	Free afternoon
Fri, June 17	Oral final examinations (3 groups today)	**
Sat, June 18	Free day	**
Sun, June 19	Free day	Evening: Farewell Party
Mon, June 20	Check out of the Yoshimizu Inn before noon	Depart Japan or travel on your own