By:  Asher Alexander Smith, an Honors Term Project - Spring 2008

This is a guidebook for Beloit College students’ successful study abroad in Japan.  It is in PDF format so the Japanese text can be read. It is divided into sub-units so you can download and print a section as you need it.

Introduction           

Map of Kansai Gaidai

Map of Hirakata, overview

Alien Registration

Transportation

• Walking, Bicycle
• Taxi, Bus
• Subway, Train
• Boat, Airplane

Hotels

Banks and Post Offices

Dorms and Host Family

Social Life

• Cell phones
• Clubs
• Campus Dining Halls

Glossary of Important Expressions

• English to Japanese
• Japanese to English

Book Recommendations