University of Tsukuba Summer Institute

(TSI) By Kat Damicone & Collin Epstein

University of Tsukuba campus views

University of Tsukuba

• Located in Tsukuba (2 hours north of Tokyo)

• One of Japan's largest and most well-known universities

• 4 years ago began a program for local and international students

• Tsukuba Summer Institute (TSI) program was established

Different Countries that Participated: Over 100 participants in TSI 2013

•Japan

•USA

•Canada

•England

•Scotland

•Wales

•Brazil

•Australia

•New Zealand

•Taiwan

•Thailand

•South Korea

•Singapore

•Indonesia

•Philippines

Tsukuba Summer Institute (TSI)• Divided into 3 groups: SPAC, LAB, & CORPs

• SPAC: Physical Education & Sport Culture based- visited Japanese primary and secondary schools, observed and participated in American & Japanese traditional sports

• LAB: Grad students do extensive research on health or sport- related topics

• CORPS: find hot topics of research in physical education and develop problem solving statement, research questions, find theoretical frameworks, find appropriate research methods, describe participants and study setting

• Sport Management: Future TSI program 2014

TSI on a Daily Basis

• Daily structure depends on your program (SPAC, LAB, or CORPS) we were both in SPAC

• English: all TSI lectures, presentations, & social conversations are in English

• Many students are speaking English as 2nd or 3rd language and enjoy practicing with you

• Patience is an important virtue

SPAC

•Program begins at 9a we typically met in a meeting area then went for a field observation

•Lecture was from 11a-12p in the main meeting hall at Tsukuba

•Networking lunch from 12p-1p

•From 1p-3p we either had a field observation or mental theory training

•Made udon noodles, played soccer as a large group, visit to Mt. Tsukuba, barbecue, and played flag football

Active match of Kendo students

Kendo: Way with the Sword

• A traditional Japanese sport that originated back to sword fighting

• Since then, real swords have been replaced with ones made from bamboo

• Traditional robe and headgear have remained the same

• When sitting, left knee is always touching the ground first: for proper form, sit on top of both feet

• Objective: score points using head shots, right body shot, or right wrist shot.

Active Judo match

Judo: the Gentle Way

• Jigoro Kano is the creator of Judo and a very important man in the Japanese culture

• Judo has been an official Olympic sport since the 1964 Tokyo games

• Objective is to throw off opponents balance while maintaining your own

• Requires many techniques for both throwing weight and remaining grounded

Students may start Judo as early as 5 years old

Mount Tsukuba

•Located about 30 minutes from the University

•Taken by shuttle to the mountain and can either choose to climb the mountain or ride a trolley to the top

•Reach the summit by climbing there is a female and male side of the mountain

•Japanese traditional spa at the bottom of the mountain

Friendship & Networking

•The number of lifelong connections you will make are limitless

• You will have a place to stay if you travel to the countries which participated in the TSI

•Not only do you network with fellow students from all over the world but with faculty members as well

Application Process & Scholarship

•All forms are submitted to professor Miki at Tsukuba University miki@taiiku.tsukuba.ac.jp

•You must complete and submit an application for the TSI program, you can either send via USPS or send electronically. We completed the application process in April.

•To be awarded a scholarship you will submit an application as well. Our scholarship was $800 or $80,000 Yen this also depends on the exchange rate.

•Scholarship money will be picked up in Yen at Tsukuba University on the first or second day of your arrival

Faculty Contacts & Guest SpeakersMiki Taiiku – TSI Director, main contact at TsukubaTsuyoshi Matsumoto – SPAC Leader, Football coach at TsukubaGuido – Mental Training leader, professor at TsukubaDr. Jackie Goodway – Ohio State Fundamental Motor MovementDr. Euichang Choi – Seoul University Pedagogy and CoachingDr. Sue Sutherland – Ohio State Outdoor EducationDr. Stephan Mitchell – KSU Teaching Games for UnderstandingDr. David Kirk – UK Pedagogy and PE

Answers to Questions We Had, etc.•�Travel: Flight cost $1,200 you pay this up front. Cleveland to Chicago to Tokyo (Narita). Tokyo (Haneda) to New York to Cleveland.

•Full day of travel 24 hours, Passport do not lose it! ✈

•� Money: If awarded a scholarship this should cover your living, food, souvenirs, travel, and extracurriculars.

•�� Learn common words in Japanese such as the following: thank you (Arigato), hello, goodbye, good morning, and please

•� Yen: 1 dollar = 100 yen. The largest coin is 500 yen or $5 and the largest bill is 10,000 yen or $100.

•Transportation: Walk, bus, bike, train, taxi. The train can take you to Tokyo and back but you need to know where you are going! 🚌 🚌 🚌 🚌

•🚌🚌 Food: Lunch is provided daily (vegetarian & vegan options available), you are responsible for your dinner and breakfast. There is one night with a barbecue for everyone.

•Indoor shoes 🚌: cultural importance, preferably, bring a pair of tennis shoes that have never been outside

Housing & Transportation

• 2 options for housing: on-campus & off-campus (there are positives and negatives to both)

• On-campus 👍: close to class, less expensive, dorm-room experience with international students

• On-campus 👍: not much to do in surrounding area, room may or may not have Internet accessibility

• Off-campus 👍: stay in hotel, more space, close to eating options, Internet access

• Off-campus 👍: more expensive, further from classes, bus runs from hotel to campus (2$ per trip, minimum if 4$ a day) or rent bike as alternative

Tokyo

•By far the most amazing city that either of us have been to

•We both want to go back you could spend a month there and not do everything that you want to do

•Trains take you everywhere in the city

•Multiple Districts – Asakusa, Ueno, Shibuya, Ginza, and Shinagawa

Tokyo cont.

• 13,000,000 people, city is about 10x larger than New York City

• After Tsukuba Summer Institute, we stayed with Sato family in downtown Tokyo

• Experienced shopping, eating, and everyday life in Tokyo

• Many international students traveled elsewhere before and/or after TSI program

Japanese Food

•Have an open mind it is different

•Seafood is very popular

•Breakfast uncommon

•Drinking machines

•Convenient stores

• Be ready to use chop sticks

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