Welcome Party
- A welcome party was held in J205 of the James-kan. About 20 people attended in each term, including D.W.C.L.A.’s students and the host families.
Class Scenery
- The students took Japanese classes for the 1st and 2nd periods every day, Monday through Friday.
Club Visit 1: Calligraphy Club
- The students thought of their favorite kanji characters or words, and the club members wrote them out.
Club Visit 2: Kimono Dressing Club
- The students picked out their favorite kimono, and the club members helped them to wear it.
Club Visit 3: Tea Ceremony Club
- Upon their visit to the Omotesenke Tea Ceremony Club, the students observed the members’ tea ceremony’s procedures, and enjoyed Japanese sweets with ceremonial tea.
Club Visit 4: Flower Arrangement Club
- The students visited the Ohara-ryu Flower Arrangement Club and experienced seasonal flower arrangement.
Club Visit 5: Japanese Music Club
- The students learned how to play the koto and the shamisen. They were also given a beautiful performance from the club’s members.
Term A Field Trip 1: Ginkakuji Temple & Making Soba Noodle
- The students visited Ginkakuji Temple and experienced in soba noodle making afterwards.
Term A Field Trip 2: Romantic Train, Tenryuji Temple, & Exploring the Arashiyama
- The students formed pairs with D.W.C.L.A. students, enjoyed the Romantic Train and the bamboo forest, and visited the Tenryuji Temple.
Term A Field Trip (Organized by D.W.C.L.A. Students): Kiyomizu Temple & Pottery Making
- At JLIC, a special field trip was organized by the D.W.C.L.A. students. In Term A, the students visited Kiyomizu Temple, and participated in pottery making at Sannenzaka.
Term B Field Trip (Organized by D.W.C.L.A. Students): Nanzenji Temple & Yuzen Dyeing Experience
- In Term B, the students visited Nanzenji Temple, and participated in a Yuzen dyeing experience.
Kyotanabe Campus Social Event
- The international exchange staff planned a social event with the D.W.C.L.A. students at the Kyotanabe Campus.
Term B Field Trip 1: Kodaiji Temple & Japanese Archery Experience
- The students formed pairs with D.W.C.L.A. students, visited Kodaiji Temple, and challenged Japanese archery.
Term B Field Trip 2: Fushimi Inari Taisha & Making Japanese Sweets (Wagashi)
- The students formed pairs with D.W.C.L.A. students, visited Fushimi Inari, and experienced making Japanese sweets, called “Wagashi” afterwards.
Farewell Party
- A conclusion ceremony and farewell party was held in the Junsei-kan, S504. In the conclusion ceremony, about 20 people from each term attended as the students received completion certificates individually from the International Exchange Center Director. At the subsequent farewell party each international student gave a speech in Japanese.
Japanese Language Immersion Course
