Japanese Culture and History

Course title

0M104100

Course content

In this course, the student will learn about Japanese culture and history from tourism point of view. The student will be able to obtain knowledge of culture and history of Japan and value of culture and history of other country by comparing their own cultural and historical conditions through comparative assignments and discussions. The selected topics are about Japanese culture and historical events which foreign people show more interests in and they will be introduced as tourism properties. The student is expected to prepare for class by completing reading assignments and preparing for the topics for group discussion. The student is required to demonstrate their knowledge that they have learned during the course through writing assignments. The student is also required to give a presentation on a topic related to Japanese culture and history that they have special interest in.

Purpose of class

Students will learn about unique points of Japanese culture and history from tourism point of view.

Goals and objectives

To obtain knowledge of Japanese culture and history as tourism resources.
To have a better understanding of one’s own culture by comparing with other cultures.
To develop presentation skills through discussion and class assignments.

Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

	Reading assignments	Short reports	Short-presentation	Final presentation	Total.
1.	15%	10%	5%	10%	40%
2.	5%	10%	5%	5%	25%
3.		10%	10%	15%	35%
4.					0%
Total.	20%	30%	20%	30%	-

Language

English

Class schedule

	Class schedule	HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.)	Amount of Time Required
1．	Introduction to the course	Read the course syllabus	100minutes
2．	Japanese tourism (content tourism, green tourism, heritage tourism, sport tourism)	Read the assigned materials and prepare for the topics for group discussion	100minutes
3．	Japanese anime and popular culture	Read the assigned materials and prepare for the topics for group discussion	100minutes
4．	Food culture and region	Read the assigned materials and prepare for the topics for group discussion	100minutes
5．	Heritage (cultural, architectural, natural)	Read the assigned materials and prepare for the topics for group discussion	100minutes
6．	Kabuki	Read the assigned materials and prepare for the topics for group discussion	100minutes
7．	Presentation of different culture	Prepare for the presentation	200minutes
8．	Unique culture (hot spring, omiyage, toilet, shopping)	Read the assigned materials and prepare for the topics for group discussion	100minutes
9．	Religion	Read the assigned materials and prepare for the topics for group discussion	100minutes
10．	Samurai (Sengoku period)	Read the assigned materials and prepare for the topics for group discussion	100minutes
11．	Tea ceremony	Read the assigned materials and prepare for the topics for group discussion	100minutes
12．	Atomic memories: Hiroshima and Nagasaki	Read the assigned materials and prepare for the topics for group discussion	100minutes
13．	Review and Final Presentation	Prepare for the final presentation	150minutes
14．	Final Presentation	Prepare for the final presentation	200minutes
Total.	-	-	1650minutes

Evaluation method and criteria

Reading assignments 20%
Short reports 30%
Short-presentation 20%
Final presentation 30%
Students need to score 60% or more in order to pass the course.

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