University of South Florida Japanese Program

The author will be talking about Tangled Spirits and the research and inspiration behind it at The Gilded Page bookstore in Tarpon Springs. The event is a Local Author Book Club on Nov. 30 from 6-7pm. It's a free event, although attendees must purchase the book through the bookstore to attend.

The main character is an American college student studying Japanese language and literature in Japan, whose spirit goes back in time to the year 999. Tangled Spirits won the 2023 Florida Authors and Publishers Silver Award for Historical Fiction, and has garnered good reviews, including a "Recommended" from the Historical Novel Society. It's a humorous and poignant story that blends fictional and historical figures, and was edited for historical accuracy by a scholar of Heian Japan, Dr. Aileen Gatten of U-Michigan.

We are offering "Introduction to Japanese Pop Culture" and "Samurai Spirit" courses in Spring 2024!

The JET Program information session will be held at USF on 9/25 (5:30-7:00pm) in Cooper Hall 487.

If you are interested in attending a university in Osaka, Japan, there is a virtual information session on July 12 at 12pm-5pm (JST).

The program cost is still TBD, but we started accepting applications at usf.edu/world/education-abroad/!

We are still working on the program fee and finalizing before we start accepting the applications, but all the information should be available at the beginning of fall 2022!

JPN4020 Japanese Calligraphy Spring 2022

2022 JET Program Information Session
Monday, October 11, 2021 @6:30pm
USF Japanese Microsoft Teams: https://bit.ly/JET2022USF

Now we are accepting the applications!!

The details will be available in mid-August.