Do you love Japanese food?
With Japanese food, the one ingredient you cannot do without is rice!
Rice has been a staple of Japanese cooking for over 3000 years, and these days there are many different names for brands and types of rice that comes from various places around Japan.
At the ICC during spring and autumn, we are holding a fun event where Waseda students from all over the world can grow and harvest rice together!
In spring we have the “Rice Planting” event, where you can have fun planting real rice in the wet muddy field.
And in autumn, after a summer of growth, we will host the “Rice Harvest” event, where you can harvest the golden ears of rice from the field yourself.
The spring event includes an “Orientation”, “Rice Planting activity” and a free “Rice-ball Lunch”!
Please come and take part in the ICC’s first rice planting event!
Date & Time
May. 27th (Sat.) 2017 ※Will take place even during light rain. If the event is cancelled a notification will be posted the day before on the ICC homepage.
8:20am – 2:00pm.
Place
Tokorozawa Campus (Saitama Prefecture). Meet at Kotesashi Station, Finish at Tokorozawa Campus.
Program
Orientation → Rice-planting experience → Lunch
Eligibility
All Waseda University Students
Language
English and Japanese
Fee
Free (Transportation fee is the responsibility of the participant. It costs 370 yen from Takadanobaba station to Kotesashi station on the Seibu Shinjuku line)
Clothing
Bring a hat, towel, something to drink and a change of clothes. Preferably wear a long sleeved top and long pants. We will prepare special footwear for the farming activities, but please be aware that the mud will cover up to your knees so please wear something that you won’t mind getting dirty. Remember to bring a change of clothes!
Registration
Register online from Mywaseda: [Fill-out Application Forms] - [申請フォーム入力]- [ ICCフィールド・トリップ：田植えで異文化交流（5/27） /ICC Field Trip: Intercultural exchange through rice-planting (May. 27th)]
Deadline
May 19th (Fri.), 9:00am
Capacity
30 students (A lottery will be held if applications exceed capacity and a mail will be sent notifying all applicants on the application deadline day.)
Caution
In principle, cancellation after applying is not accepted. Please check your schedule carefully before applying.
Cancellation Policy
http://www.waseda.jp/inst/icc/other-en/2015/12/02/5275/
Cooperation
Natural Environmental Research Laboratory, Waseda University
Enquiries
TEL: 03-5286-3990 E-mail: [email protected]
