HIF Information Booklets

The following booklets provide you with important and useful information you need to know before coming to Hakodate. Please read them thoroughly as you prepare for your summer.

Living in Hakodate

General information about Hakodate including HIF student services, useful facilities, internet connections, public transportation, money, emergency, etc.

Domestic Travel
Information to
Hakodate

How to travel to Hakodate.

Homestay

Useful information and tips for maintaining good communication and relationship between you and your host family.

Name:

Michelle Bechtel

University:

Colby College

I applied to HIF on a whim, not knowing what to expect. Now that I have completed the program, it's safe to say that applying was one of the best decisions ...
Name:

Kerra Hinrichs

University:

University of Michigan

HIF was hands down one of the best experiences of my life. I came into the program with the goal of improving my Japanese, and I certainly achieved that ...
Name:

Hector Melesio

University:

Franklin & Marshall
College

For my first time traveling abroad, I do not think I could have picked a better place to be than Hakodate as an HIF student. Whether it be inside the ...
Name:

Owen Pietsch

University:

Swarthmore College

Eight weeks felt like a very short time to spend at HIF. Our teachers and the staff encouraged us to make the most of our time in Hakodate ...
Name:

Xingruo Sun

University:

Colby College

The summer at HIF has been wonderful for me! I'm so glad that I was able to improve my Japanese so much and met so many wonderful instructors ...