Study & Intern Program

  The below information is for our 4 week language program:

• An orientation packet and informational session
• A Japanese language placement exam
• 70 hours of classroom language instruction (including breaks)
• Textbooks
• Housing (see below)
• Meals: Lunch is provided Monday to Friday
• 4 cultural activities
• 2 sightseeing tours (Southern, Central, or Northern Okinawa)
• Ground Transportation (airport pick-up/drop-off, cultural activities, and field trips)
• The ONLY programs that provides you with a mobile phone!
• Personal assistance will be available 24 hours a day during the entire duration of the program
• A certificate of completion

  Housing Options:

Basic shared housing with a fully functional kitchen or medium to high-end private housing

* A private room in a Japanese style apartment, guest house, hotel dorm, or homestay (depending on program chosen).

* For an additional ¥75,000 Japanese yen to ¥100,000 Japanese yen you can get medium to high-end private housing.

Images of Okinawa

  Program Options:

• Language only
• Language & part-time internship
• Full-time internship

Internship availabilities:
(1) Companies - Duty Free Galleria-Okinawa & I ♥ Okinawa Company (a souvenir company)
(2) Education (teaching assistant at an elementary school, junior college, international school, or private language school - depends on availability) (3) Food Service (Restaurant/cafes)
(4) Hotels (ANA Intercontinental Manza Beach Resort, Kafuu Resort Fuchaku, Kanucha Resort,
Kariyushi hotels, Laguna Garden, The Beach Tower Okinawa, Tokyo Dai-Ichi, YYY Club Ie Resort, etc.)
(5) Sports (Karate, Scuba diving shop & FC Ryukyu - professional soccer team)
(6) And more...
* All internships are unpaid.

Click here for our list of internships
University credit is available for both studying Japanese and interning. If you wish to receive credit from our language school or internship partners, you will need permission from your study abroad coordinator or have them contact us directly for more information.

  Schedule Options:

Option 1: Language only
9:30	10:15	1st Period
10:25	11:10	2nd Period
11:20	12:05	3rd Period
12:15	13:00	4th Period
Lunch
14:00	14:45	1st Period
14:55	15:40	2nd Period
15:50	16:35	3rd Period
16:45	17:30	4th Period

Option 2A: Language & part-time internship
9:30	10:15	1st Period
10:25	11:10	2nd Period
11:20	12:05	3rd Period
12:15	13:00	4th Period
Lunch
14:30	Internship

Option 2B: Language & part-time internship
8:30	12:30	Internship
Lunch
14:00	14:45	1st Period
14:55	15:40	2nd Period
15:50	16:35	3rd Period
16:45	17:30	4th period

Part-time internship (approximately 4 hours a day)

• Time and length of internship may vary according to your internship program - the number of hours per week are based upon your needs and desires.

Full-time internship (approximately 8 hours a day)

• Time and length of internship may vary according to your internship program - the number of hours per week are based upon your needs and desires.

  Important Notes:

• Okinawa is less crowded, less expensive, and much more relaxed than mainland Japan and is one of the most beautiful & safest places in the world!
• We do not have any quotas. You just need a basic knowledge of the Japanese language to take part in Study & Intern Okinawa.
• You can join Study & Intern Okinawa at the beginning of every month, however, the language classes do not restart every month as they follow the Japanese school year curriculum.
• All internships are unpaid.

Sightseeing: We have three types - Southern, Central, and Northern Okinawa. Please check Places to Go under the Why Okinawa link.

Cultural activities may include: a beach BBQ, calligraphy class, cultural exchanges with Okinawans, festivals, flower arrangement class, golf, karaoke, karate class, kimono class, Okinawa Dance/Dialect/Music class, playing sports/water sports, private parties, professional sporting events, tea ceremony class, etc.

Whether you want to improve your language skills, build a great resume for the future, or just have fun in Japan, you can do it here at Study & Intern Okinawa.

We provide a very unique opportunity for students to immerse themselves in not only the Japanese culture but also the Okinawan culture while at the same time gaining valuable workplace experience and the opportunity to speak Japanese. There is nothing in the world like the experience you will receive when you enroll in Study & Intern Okinawa.