The Department of Modern Language at Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania has a Japanese study program which includes extracurricular activities for American students learning Japanese and Japanese exhange students. Weekly activities involve the Japan Club Meeting, also known as "Ocha no Jikan." The club discusses issues mentioned in the Japan Times newspaper to keep abreast of current Japanese societal issues. This group activity also includes discussions of trends in Jpop, JHorror, and Japanese entertainment. Other extracurricular activities include watching Japanese movies and TV, and listening to CDs by Japanese musicians. Students in this program conduct ocha ceremonies, make orgami creations, participate in shuji writing and host Karee Raisu, Okonomiyaki, and Omusubi parties to enhance learning about Japanese arts and crafts.
Shibuya Language School is a Japanese Language School located in Toyko, Japan for students from all locations and nationalities. In addition to lectures to learn the Japanese language, students participate in a variety of extracurricular such as hosting a tea ceremony, learning about Japanese flower arranging and calligraphy. Students also try their hands at playing music on Japanese instruments and creating origami pieces. Japanese students, along with students learning other languages, visit temples and shrines and watch Sumo wrestling matches. They also tour the Tokyo-Edo museum and take a bus tour through the Kanto area.
Middlebury College, situated in Middlebury, Vermont, has a Japanese school for students wishing to learn the Japanese language. In addition to classroom lessons, students participate in various extracurricular activities. These include partaking in a Japanese tea ceremony, playing soccer, learning calligraphy, and participating in Karaoke events. Each extracurricular activity has been developed to assist students in enlarging their Japanese vocabulary and acquiring cultural fluency.
Waseda University offers an intensive one-year Japanese language program for overseas students. Students may focus on lectures or activity-based lessons such as writing Chinese writing, known as Kanji characters in Japan. Students learn about Japanese culture, history, linguistics and literature. Extracurricular activities include field trips to see Kabuk, baseball games, and visits to Nikko and Hakone.