Seminars & Short Courses
Walking the Tōkaidō
Using the My Virtual Mission platform, participants will walk (both virtually and the distance in reality) from Edo (Tokyo) to Kyoto, stopping at ten required (and seven optional) milestones to complete readings, view webinars/videos, and respond to discussion prompts.
Image: Kyoto: The Great Bridge at Sanjō (Taibi, Keishi, Sanjō Ōhashi), from the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi). Utagawa Hiroshige.
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- Type of Course:
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- Registration and Info:
This summer seminar is now full, but you may continue to register for the waitlist.
This seminar is appropriate for those who are new to learning about Japan as well as those with previous knowledge and experience.
A sample Walking the Tōkaidō syllabus is available for download at www.fivecolleges.edu/walking-tokaido-curriculum.
In addition to receiving access to the My Virtual Mission route and the seventeen milestone e-mails you will also receive a free set of the required seminar books. You will have access to supplementary materials on the seminar Moodle, where you will also respond to the discussion prompts for each of the milestones.
Please note: This seminar is a repeat of previous offerings. If you have already participated in Walking the Tokaido, please do not register again.
