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Service learning is a learning method that deepens learning through social contribution activities.
In the lower grades, through community contribution activities, we will connect them to future learning through how to relate to society, problems and discoveries of the community and society.In the upper grades, by making use of their specialized knowledge in community contribution activities, they will be able to meet new selves that they have not been aware of before and reach a deeper level of learning.

Service learning activity report
2025 Activity Report List
| No. | Theme | Cooperation destination | State |
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| 1 | Learning about social isolation through soup kitchen volunteering | 大阪市西成区萩之茶屋 (South side of JR Shin-Imamiya Station) |
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| 2 | Thinking about safety and security in the community through "Disaster Prevention Children's Cafeteria" | Children's cafeterias in Amagasaki City and Amagasaki Campus Cafeteria |
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| 3 | Local childcare support project | Nanba Ai no Sono Kindergarten Childcare support center "Donuts" |
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| 4 | The connection between education and welfare through interactions with children with disabilities | Amagasaki City and Kobe City After-school child care services |
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| 5 | Environmental education practice and biotope support | Elementary schools in Amagasaki City and Osaka, and the NPO Amagasaki Environmental Open College |
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| 6 | Activities for realizing a symbiotic society in the Nagata area of Kobe 2025 (1) | NPOs in the Nagata area of Kobe, etc. citizen action organization |
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| 7 | Activities for realizing a symbiotic society in the Nagata area of Kobe 2025 (2) | NPOs in the Nagata area of Kobe, etc. citizen action organization |
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| 8 · 9 | Collaborative Activities with the Kobe and Amagasaki Regions 2025 (1) (2) | "Green jam", "Minna no Sama" "Seminar in Amagasaki", "scratch event" (near Kobe and Amagasaki), "Kobe Music Festival", "Oda Haru Ranman" (near Kobe and Amagasaki) |
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| 10 | Planning and implementation of revitalization events for Ujigawa Shopping Street in 2025 | Ujigawa Shopping Street (in front of Nishimotomachi Station) |
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| 11 | Learning about Coexistence through Cat Protection Activities in Suwayama District 2025 | Around the university (Suwayama area) | |
| 12 | Sorakuen Garden "Niwa no Akari" / Illuminations & Concert | Kobe Municipal Sorakuen "Garden Light" |
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| 13 | Sorakuen "Hassam Residence Live Concert 2025" | Kobe Municipal Sorakuen Garden "Hassam House Live Concert 2025" |
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| 14 · 15 | Regional Revitalization through Pop Culture 2025 (1) (2) | "ITAMI GREENJAM" (Itami City, Koyoike Park), "MASHUP FESTIVAL kobe" (Kobe City, TOTTEI KOBE) |
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| 16 | Learning with Children: Practicing Psychological Support Methods for Children | Miki Horse Land Park Eo Forest |
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| 17 | Learning about local collaboration through cultural events | Kobe City (Kobe City Chuo Ward General Affairs Department, Ujigawa-Hanakuma District Residents' Association, Raven & Donielsen, etc.), Tamba Sasayama City (Fukuzumi District Urban Development Council, NPO SHUKUBA, Magnum Coffee, Yamadori-an, etc.) | |
| 18 | Sustainable development of rural areas from the perspective of "food tourism" | Tamba Sasayama City (City Hall Agricultural City Creation Department, Eastern Six District Council, Fukuzumi Town Planning Council, Tourism Association, Tamba Tabuchi Farm, Kawaguchi Farm, Local PR Plan, etc.), Tamba City (Ichijima Miwa District Autonomy Promotion Association, Terradono, Nishiyama Sake Brewery, Yumenoki Co., Ltd., Kom's Farm, etc.) | |
| 19 | Exercise therapy and developmental support in after-school day care services: Practical psychological support for children with developmental disabilities | Athlon Junior Sports Club | |
| 20 | Contributing to the local community through tourism services | "Hyogo Rakuichi Rakuza" (Amagasaki Phoenix Project Site) | |
| 21 | Entertainment industry customer attraction planning | "Oda District Connecting Festival" including Tenma Tenjin Keishotei | |
| 22 | Regional revitalization project connecting through multicultural exchange events | Omukaisan Project and "Oda District Connecting Festival" | |
| 23 | Proposal in collaboration with hotels and tourism associations - Program to promote the attractions of Amagasaki - | Amagasaki | |
| 24 | Amagasaki City Regional Industrial Exchange Project Connecting with External Organizations | Amagasaki City Oda Regional Affairs Division, Oda Association, Job Support Division, Diversity Promotion Division, "Oda District Connecting Festival" | |
| 25 | Revitalizing Amagasaki Shopping District and participating in the "Amakohi Tour" event | 7 markets and 16 shopping streets in Amagasaki City (Amagasaki Chamber of Commerce and Industry member store) |
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| 26 | Learning support for elementary school students (1) | Miki City Midorigaoka Elementary School | |
| 27 | Learning support for elementary school students (2) | Miki City Midorigaoka Elementary School | |
| 28 | Learning support for elementary school students (3) | Miki City Midorigaoka Elementary School | |
| 29 | Regional disaster prevention and mutual aid | Mikiyama General Park |
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| 30 | Miki City and Tamba City Regional Revitalization Project | Miki City, Hyogo Prefecture (Miki City Central Library), Kasuga Town, Tamba City | |
| 31 | Get to know Miki, the town of golf | Golf courses in Miki City and Surrounding facilities |
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| 32 | A bird's-eye view of regional risks and attractions: Using drones | Tourism resources in Miki City and affected areas (floods and landslides) | |
| 33 | Considering child poverty and local issues | Shioya Sakuraen |
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| 34 | Learning with Animals: Self- and Interpersonal Understanding through Service Activities at Horseland Park ① | Miki Horse Land Park |
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| 35 | Learning with Animals: Self- and Interpersonal Understanding through Service Activities at Horseland Park (Part 2) | Miki Horse Land Park | |
| 36 | Considering areas where elementary school students can safely go to school | Kobe Municipal Yamanote Elementary School | |
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Creating a society where the internet can be used safely and securely Creating a society where the internet can be used safely and securely [Expert] |
AEON Akashi Shopping Center (South side of JR Okubo Station) |
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| 38・E7 | Chuo Ward and Hyogo Ward in Kobe City (Ikuta Police Station and Hyogo Police Station jurisdiction) |
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| 39 | Learning what is necessary for children's development through supporting kindergarten events | Yamate Kindergarten | |
| 40 | Kobe was once the capital!? Promoting Kobe's history and local charm to inbound tourists | 神 戸 市 兵 庫区 | |
| 43 | "Selling Kobe Products to the World" Business Proposal Project | Kobe City (ShimaFuji IEM Co., Ltd., Kobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Motomachi Shopping Street, etc.) | |
| 44 | Kobe's project to solve issues facing foreign residents and visitors to Japan | KFC, Hyogo Latin Community, Multicultural Exchange Coordinator |
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| 45 | Activities to develop teamwork among children through outdoor play in the elementary school playground | Kobe Municipal Yamanote Elementary School |
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2024 Activity Report List
- [Service learning experience] "I learned the importance of working together as a group to achieve success."
- [Faculty of Education] Service learning "The issue of eating alone and poverty as seen through children's cafeterias" Children's cafeteria held on campus! ☆Further update☆
- [Faculty of Education] Service learning: "The issue of eating alone and poverty as seen through children's cafeterias" Children's cafeteria held on campus!
- [Faculty of Education] Service learning "Childcare support project in the community" Student-planned event implemented!
- [Faculty of Education] Service Learning "Eating Alone and Poverty Issues from the Perspective of Children's Cafeterias"
- [Faculty of Education] Service Learning "Local Childcare Support Project"
- [Faculty of Education] Service Learning "Local Childcare Support Project" 5th on-site activity held
- [Faculty of Psychology] Creating a society where the Internet can be used safely and securely - Performing skits at crime prevention rakugo shows and other events as an industry-government-academia initiative to raise awareness of the dangers of the internet society and how to deal with it -
- Learning with animals: Self-understanding through service activities at Miki Horseland Park
- [Faculty of Business Administration] Meaning of experiential learning
- [Department of Tourism] We held a music event in cooperation with the local community in our service learning class!
- [Faculty of Business Administration] Visited Kasuga-cho, Tanba City as part of the service learning “Miki City/Tamba City Regional Revitalization Project”
- [Faculty of Psychology] Service learning: Protect the elderly from special scams ~Teaching the elderly about tricks and prevention methods through original skits~
- [Department of Tourism] We will be holding a music event on Hanakuma Modern Street in collaboration with the local community!
2022 Activity Report List
- [Faculty of Psychology] 2022 Spring Semester Service-Learning Activity Report ~Learning Community Rehabilitation through BBS~
- [Faculty of Business Administration] We visited Tamba City as part of the Department of Business Service Learning A "Miki City and Tamba City Regional Revitalization Project"!
- [Faculty of Psychology] Service Learning A “Learning with Animals: Self-understanding through Service Activities at Miki Horseland Park” Activity Report
2020 Activity Report List
- "Community Coexistence Activities Aiming for Social Inclusion in Miki City" - Service learning at the Cultivation Business Development Office of Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. -
- Producing and presenting a video of disaster prevention drills at "Regional Disaster Prevention and Mutual Assistance"
- "Protect the elderly from special fraud" activity report
- "Learning with Animals -Self-Understanding through Service Activities at Horseland Park-" Activity Report
2019 Activity Report List
- Thinking about "life" - Through the memories of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake -
- "Fusion of Music and Knowledge in Libraries"
- We performed "Let's protect the elderly from special fraud" and appealed to local residents to prevent damage with a skit.
- Learning while experiencing support activities for children Activity report 3rd report
- Report on the activities of “Supporting learning and promoting exchanges with foreign children and students”
- "Learning with Animals: Self-Understanding through Service Activities at Horseland Park" Activity Report
- "Fusion of Music and Knowledge in Libraries" Local Activity "Parent-Child Exciting Night Library"
- Learning while experiencing support activities for children - activity report 2nd report
- Local activity "Fusion of music and knowledge in the library"
- Learning while experiencing support activities for children Activity report 1rd report
2018 Activity Report List
- Proposing a disaster prevention training program that fuses disaster prevention and outdoor techniques with "Regional Disaster Prevention and Mutual Assistance"
- Activity Report on “Learning Outdoor Techniques Anyone Can Use in Times of Disaster”
- "Nature Experience Activities and Children's Growth" Activity Report 3rd Report
- Reconstruction from disasters through healing music - Mini-concert held in Tamba City -
- “Learning with Animals” activity started
- "Nature Experience Activities and Children's Growth" Activity Report 2rd Report
- "Nature Experience Activities and Children's Growth" Activity Report 1rd Report
2017 Activity Report List
- A skit produced for "Protect Grandpas and Grandmothers from Malicious Visits and Telemarketing Sales" calls on the elderly in the community to take countermeasures against damage.
- Implemented "Town planning in Miki to protect children from crime"
- We carried out "nature experience activity and growth of child"
- Working in collaboration with facilities for people with disabilities
- "Learning with animals" was held
Inquiries & Contact Information
| Kobe Yamate Campus Building No. 1, 1st floor office |
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| Amagasaki Campus 3rd floor office |
661-0976-1 Shioe, Amagasaki 3-23 TEL:06-6496-4103 FAX:06-6496-4321 |
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| Miki Campus Building No. 2 1st floor |
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