Welcome Party
- D.W.C.L.A.’s students, faculty and staff, and the host families held a welcome party for the international students.
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: Kinkakuji Temple & Arashiyama
- The students formed pairs with D.W.C.L.A. students, visited Kinkauji Temple, and experienced making incense and chopsticks in Arashiyama afterwards.
Term B Field Trip 2: Making Japanese Sweets (Wagashi)
- The students formed pairs with D.W.C.L.A. students, and experienced making Japanese sweets called “Wagashi”.
Field Trip: Universal Studios Japan
- The students visited Universal Studios Japan and enjoyed riding the various attractions.
Term A Field Trip (Organized by D.W.C.L.A. Students): Exploring the Nishiki Market & Making Makizushi
- At JLIC, a special field trip was organized by the D.W.C.L.A. students. In Term A, the international and D.W.C.L.A. students bought ingredients at the Nishiki Market, and then experienced making makizushi at the Kyomachiya.
Term B Field Trip (Organized by D.W.C.L.A. Students): TOEI Kyoto Studio Park
- *This event was cancelled due to a typhoon.
Kyotanabe Campus Social Event
- The international exchange staff planned a social event with the D.W.C.L.A. students at the Kyotanabe Campus.
Language Exchange
- The students enjoyed a language exchange event with the D.W.C.L.A. students.
Farewell Party
- A completion ceremony and farewell party was held for the international students. At the completion ceremony, the international director gave each student their completion certificate. At the subsequent farewell party each international student gave a speech in Japanese.
Japanese Language Immersion Course
