A short-term program of approximately two weeks, open to students from overseas partner universities regardless of their Japanese language proficiency, nationality, learning history, or cultural background. The program is based at Ryukoku University’s Fukakusa Campus and consists of lectures on Japanese language, culture, society, Buddhism, and fieldwork at historical and cultural sites around Kyoto. It includes various Japanese cultural experiences such as kintsugi (golden joinery), taiko drumming, traditional Japanese dance, sushi making, and making traditional Japanese sweets (jo-namagashi).