Shikata Learning Community
*The name “Shikata L-Café” has been officially changed to “Shikata Learning Community.”
| About Shikata Learning Community (Shikata LC) |
From the 2025 academic year, Shikata Learning Community will be further enhanced and operated as a space for interaction between Japanese and international students, as well as a base station for community engagement and multicultural collaborative learning activities. In addition to the existing Japanese language classes for international students, we will offer multilingual lessons for Japanese students, seminars on various social welfare activities in the community from a healthcare perspective, and fieldwork experiences throughout Okayama Prefecture where students can engage directly with local residents. We will also provide opportunities for seminars and presentations conducted in English. These initiatives are designed to allow Japanese and international students to participate together, making the most of the unique features of the Shikata Campus.
Please have a look at the various projects we actively organize.
We are pleased to announce that starting in January 2026, Shikata Learning Community (Shikata LC) will be open twice a week, every Tuesday and Friday.
[Opening Hours]
Tuesday / Friday 17:30-20:00
* Please note that Friday, January 30 will be closed.
[Location]
L-Commons, 3rd Floor, Medical Research Archives Building
[Activities]
*Visitors are free to enter and leave at any time during opening hours.
Support by the Coordinator
The coordinator provides individual support for Japanese students who wish to improve their English or learn about intercultural understanding before studying abroad, as well as for international students who are not yet accustomed to life in Japan. Please feel free to contact the coordinator with any questions. You are also welcome to discuss events you would like to plan together.
【Message from the Coordinator】
My name is Arias Martinez Zulema Rosalia. You can call me Zulema. I’ve been in Japan for 12 years all together. I’m originally from Bolivia. I’d love to work with students in the Shikata campus so we can make Shikata LC a peaceful and nice environment where everybody can exchange culture and ideas towards its success. Please feel free to contact me anytime.
| Activity Reports (2025 Academic Year) |
During 2025 Shikata LC has been organizing a wide variety of activities from education to social gathering, please click in the following posters to get to know all what we have been up to.
Welcome Party October 29th, 2025
Learning with the Community Seminar: Health & Resilience during Natural Disasters November 7th, 2025
X-Mas & Ema Fusion Party. December 19th, 2025
Globalized Voices Partners 1.0 FINAL PRESENTATION . February 6th, 2026
Hanami Traditional trip. April 2026
Event announcements are also shared on the official Shikata LC Instagram and Facebook account.
Please follow the account to stay up to date with the latest information.
↓↓↓
|Japanese Language Classes|
At Shikata LC, we offer Japanese classes for international students at Shikata Campus.
Students can study from beginner level up to the N2 level, as well as learn daily conversation skills.
Schedule: Every Tuesday and Friday, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Location: Library 1F, Learning Commons
<Spring 2026 Japanese Language Class Orientation>
An orientation for this semester’s Japanese classes will be held at the following dates and times.
If you are interested, please come at the time of the class you wish to attend.
Date & Time : Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Location : Shikata Campus Library, 1st Floor
For more details, please click on the poster below.
Japanese Language Class Orientation Poster_202604
| Contact Information / Inquiries |
| Shikata Learning Community : shikata-lc★adm.okayama-u.ac.jp Coordinator : “Zulema Rosalia Arias Martinez” <zulearias★okayama-u.ac.jp> (Please replace ★ with @) |
[ 
Shikata LC Instagram] [Shikata LC Facebook] [L-café (Tsushima L-café) HP]