Coming to Ritsumeikan was my first trip, not only leaving the country, but leaving home as well. I was really nervous and worried and really homesick in the beginning. When we first start looking into which school to apply for,
If you are a student of Ritsumeikan University, Kinugasa Campus, and if you usually take a right turn off Kinukake no michi for the road leading to the Tōji-in bicycle parking, you might have been lucky enough to have been welcomed to Kyoto by the
When I came to Japan, I was full of expectations, doubts, fears, happiness and sadness at being far from my home country, but now RU has become my second home, and my experience has exceeded all my expectations!
Last weekend was finally the weekend I had been looking forward to for nearly a month, since the day my friends Cornelius, Macy and I had turned in our application for the bus tour that would lead us to Awashijima and Tokushima in order to learn...
Special opportunities that make for great experiences arise while you are living in Japan. It is up to you whether or not you to choose to open the door when such opportunities knock.
I have been playing volleyball back home in America for about 4 years so during my time at Ritsumeikan I decided to join a volleyball circle called WINS. WINS is a coed circle (circles are generally more casual than the actual sports teams) with arou
Most of the entries in this website focus on particular events or memorable experiences, and although this gives prospective students a good idea of what those special, one-of-a-kind days are, I think a regular student's every day life at Ritsumeikan
As international students, I think, from the start we always look for ways to immerse ourselves in the culture of the country where we choose to study. Always observing from
To enjoy the changing colors of fall recently, I went out and explored great places which current and future students may look forward to during their time at Ritsumeikan.
When I was working at a restaurant, the most memorable part was learning to cook through the seasons. An integral part of our menu planning went into utilizing