the kyoto consortium for japanese studies (kcjs; japanese: 京都アメリカ大学コンソーシアム) is an intensive, in-country program for the study of japanese language and culture located in kyoto, japan. operating under the auspices of 13 elite us universities, kcjs delivers summer, semester, and year-long curricula that are academically rigorous and culturally immersive. kcjs is based in the center of kyoto on the red-brick campus of doshisha university. students engage in rigorous language and disciplinary courses that lay the foundations for linguistic fluency and cultural literacy. the option of living with a local family and participating in "community involvement projects (cips)" guarantees engagement with local society in personal and independent ways.