JAPN 315 - Japanese Culture I

Credits: (3)
In this course students explore aspects of Japanese cultural practices and products while continuing to develop the language skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking. These skills are practiced as students examine and analyze key periods in Japanese history. Topics include but are not limited to Hokkaido and the Ainu culture of the late Meiji period, Okinawa and the Ryukyuan culture of the early Tokugawa period, and Tokyo and its arts traditions of the late Edo period. Students who enroll in this course should have taken four semesters of Japanese language. Prerequisite(s): JAPN202