TUJ offers courses in a variety of academic disciplines across majors available at TUJ, including art, Asian studies, communication studies, computer science, economics, international affairs, international business studies, Japanese, political science, psychology and tourism, hospitality and event management, as well as GenEds and internships.

TUJ also offers a specialized architecture program (spring term in Kyoto).

Offerings vary by term and campus location. View more details about the Temple Japan-Tokyo and Temple Japan-Kyoto academic programs.

Staying healthy and safe abroad requires good planning and strong support. Review our health and safety page for important steps to prepare to study abroad, and details about international travel medical insurance and assistance provided by Temple.  

Japan is a relatively safe destination with little crime. Quality medical care is available, but it's important to understand cultural differences, especially related to mental health matters in Japan. TUJ has a Counseling Office, which often operates with a waitlist, and teletherapy is available through our global assistance provider, but additional English-speaking mental health care may be limited. We will provide accepted students with more information and resources, and TUJ's counseling office provides information about bringing medications into Japan. We encourage you to speak with Education Abroad or our global assistance provider if you have any questions.

The new TUJ campus is housed in a multi-building complex on the campus of Seibo Jogakuin (Seibo) school. Seibo’s campus in Kyoto is less than 1 kilometer from the famous Fushimi Inari shrine and is close to public transportation for easy access to nearby towns and the train to Tokyo. 

View the TUJ Kyoto photo galleries.

Housing

Temple Japan: Kyoto housing options may vary by term. Check with the Program Management Team for information about your term's available options. 

• Program-arranged housing
• Independent housing: homestays
• Independent housing: other

We encourage you to apply to the program well before the deadline as program and/or housing capacity may be limited. 

Program-arranged housing

Temple Japan: Kyoto works with four housing facilities that offer single-occupancy apartment-style rooms. All program-arranged housing has private bathrooms, a small kitchen, and Wi-Fi. 

Program-arranged housing is between a 5-40 minute commute to the TUJ Kyoto campus, depending on the facility. They are also accessible to other parts of Kyoto city and the Kansai region by well-connected public transit. Read more about the current dorm housing options (subject to change). 

We will do our best to accommodate requests, but room requests are subject to availability and if you accept a spot in program-arranged housing you need to be willing to accept any type of room in any program-arranged housing facility.

Independent housing: homestay

TU students, and non-Temple students with approval from their home institution, can opt to live with a local homestay family. Students will work directly with the homestay agency. Basic information about the homestay option:

• A good option for flexible students who are interested in linguistic and cultural immersion.
• Provides additional opportunities for language practice, as Japanese hosts do not necessarily speak English fluently.
• Private room in a Japanese home.
• Students can choose to include breakfast with their homestay, or breakfast and dinner.
• Usually located in one of Kyoto's many residential areas, so you will get to know local neighborhoods that the casual tourist doesn't usually see.
• Commute to campus varies, but averages 50-60 minutes by public transportation.
• If you opt for a homestay, you need to provide your confirmed housing address to Education Abroad before the start of the program.

Independent housing: other

Temple students and non-Temple students with approval from your home institution, you may elect to arrange your own housing. If you opt for independent housing, you need to provide your confirmed housing address to Education Abroad before the start of the program.

Policies

For more detailed policies, please refer to your Temple study abroad portal. 

• Program-arranged housing is not guaranteed to all participants, but we do our best to accommodate accepted students if they apply with a preference for program-housing or if their home school requires them to live in program-arranged housing. If you are offered a spot in housing, you have 2 weeks to submit the required deposit and accept the housing policies. 
• Once confirmed in housing, there are likely to be financial consequences to withdrawing from housing, depending on the timeline. See our refund policies for more information. 
• If you are requesting any accommodations for a disability that may affect your housing placement, please contact the program management team (program.manager@temple.edu) to discuss, as there are cultural differences related to accessibility abroad. Be sure to submit your accommodations letter from Temple or your home institution in the Temple study abroad portal early. 
• Students confirmed in program-arranged housing get their address shortly before the program start date. 
• We cannot accommodate requests to change into a different room type or dorm after housing has been assigned. 

activities and excursions in Kyoto