Field Study is a course designed for students to leave the campus, experience firsthand the social and natural environment in which we live, and raise their awareness of issues through a variety of experiences. The program offers a variety of courses, including nature conservation, community development, agriculture, local welfare, culture, international cooperation, and energy. The experience of learning with all five senses will be meaningful for you in the future.
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Iida City, Tsumago, Nagano, etc. |
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A. Around Mt. Fuji, Izu Peninsula B. Kusatsu Onsen, Tsumakoi Village cabbage fields, Asama Volcano |
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Misato City, Saitama Prefecture |
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Kosuge Village, Yamanashi Prefecture, Hino City, Tokyo, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
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Within the 23 wards of Tokyo |
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All of Yoshikawa-ku, Joetsu City (formerly Yoshikawa Town), Niigata Prefecture |
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National Museum of Nature and Science (Tokyo), etc., to be determined according to the interest of each visitor |
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Ajigasawa Town, Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture |
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Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture |
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Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture; Hakone Town, Kanagawa Prefecture; Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture |
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A: Omiya City and Ogawa Town, Saitama Prefecture B: Tokyo and Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture |
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Usui County, Gunma Prefecture |
Goshogawara City, Nakadomari Town, Tsugaru City, Aomori Prefecture, etc. | |
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Sri Lanka |
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Cambodia |
Netherlands, Germany | |
Australia |
The Minuma rice paddies that stretch across a corner of Saitama City were developed in the Edo period (1603-1868), but have undergone major transformations due to urbanization. In the area that straddles Hakone Town in Kanagawa Prefecture and Mishima City in Shizuoka Prefecture, stone pavements, ichirizuka (mounds), and barrier posts that show traces of the Tokaido Highway still remain. Local governments and local people are working diligently to preserve this historical environment, but there are still various issues to be addressed. It is very important to visit the site and learn about the conservation efforts and challenges.
Slope forest in Minuma rice field
In "Sustainable Management Today," participants will experience the site of organic farming (CSA: Community Supported Agriculture) supported by companies and NPOs in Ogawa-machi, Saitama Prefecture. In "CSR Learned from Entrepreneurs," participants will visit Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, to review the CSR activities of Magosaburo Ohara, founder of the Ohara Institute of Social Problems and the Ohara Museum of Art, and learn about the social and ideological background of CSR, both present and past.
Organic Farms Supported by Corporations and Local Communities
We will visit Yoshikawa-ku, Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture, to consider various issues related to agriculture and farming communities. The water flowing from the beech forest is used for rice cultivation in Kikkawa-ku, an agricultural area with a beautiful rural landscape where people are passionate about rice cultivation in the face of depopulation and aging population. You can learn a lot about farming activities that make use of nature and the farming village as a society that is created there by talking directly with the government and farmers. Why not broaden your horizons?
At a beech forest on Mt.
Iida City is famous as an environmental and cultural city in Minami-Shinshu that loves puppet shows and apple trees and promotes eco-tourism. We will participate in the "Puppet Festa" and the "Ringo Festival," watch a puppet show handed down by the local people, and learn about Iida City's activities to create an environmentally friendly city from various perspectives, in order to think about a new way of thinking about the community. In addition, participants will learn about the cultural traditions and town revitalization through hands-on experience, including visits to traditional streets in the nearby Tsumago and Magome areas.
Learning about environmentally friendly town planning in Iida City, Nagano Prefecture
The Australian field study will take place over a two-week period in the state of Queensland in northern Australia. The content of the field study can be divided into two main parts. One is to learn English at an Australian university. The other is to learn about Australia's globally precious and rare nature. Australia is a world-renowned country in the field of environmental protection, and we expect that you will be able to gain many valuable experiences even in the limited time you have in Australia.
Studying English at Bond University in Queensland
Throughout the long history of mankind, we have experienced war and peace. In this field study, students will think about international peace by visiting sites where international law is actually used, such as international organizations and international courts, concentration camps for Jews persecuted by the Nazis during World War II, and Anne Frank's hideout. In addition, the program aims to develop an international mindset through exposure to European culture by walking around the old town of Lübeck, which is designated as a World Heritage site, visiting museums, and so on.
Attending lectures at international organizations
The purpose of this field study is to use all five senses to learn about the lives and people of developing countries that are targets of economic cooperation and aid. In particular, this field study will provide an opportunity to look at the current situation in Sri Lanka, which was affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, and then to think about the affected areas in Japan, and to reconsider the relationship between developing countries and Japan and Japanese society itself from a different angle than usual. The main theme of the program was to connect the reality of Japan and Sri Lanka in some way for each of the participating students.
At a tea plantation in the Nuwara area