Club Activities

Club activity is one way of enjoying a richer life here in Japan. Working up a sweat with Japanese students not only brings you new friends, but is an excellent way to get to understand Japanese culture a bit better. About 150 athletic, academic and cultural clubs exist at Seinan Gakuin.

Major Athletic Clubs

Aikido, American Football, Archery, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Boating, Boxing, Field and track, Golf, Handball, Ice Hockey, Judo, Karate, kendo, Kyudo, Lacrosse, Rugby, Shorinji-Kempo, Yachting and more.

Major Academic & Cultural Clubs

Guitar Ensemble, Japanese chess(Shogi), Orchestra, Painting, Photography, Poem singing(shigin), Rakugo, Shodo (Calligraphy), Speech, Tea Ceremony, and more.

Short-term homestays

Short-term homestays may be arranged during winter and spring recesses, providing international students with the opportunity to experience the home atmosphere of a Japanese family.

University Facilities

Library

With a collection of 800,000 volumes, the Library also accommodates a United Nations depository and an E.U. documentation center, in the international organization's document room. Audio-visual materials can be used in the Library's AV rooms, and the satellite TV broadcasting available in the lobby lets students easily check up on news overseas. Library PCs are connected to the Internet and available for free use to students: ideal for sending E-mail to family and friends.

Rankin Chapel

Embodying the founding philosophy of Seinan Gakuin, this structure hosts chapel three times a week. Organ concerts are also held with the chapel's pipe organ.

Seinan Cross Plaza Cafeteria

This café terrace, opened in 2004, features a modern brick exterior, with a 250-seat cafeteria and a 72-seat student lounge on the first floor, with space for lectures and receptions on the second. It is open from 8:00 until 19:30, and offers an extensive menu available even outside regular mealtimes. The name Cross Plaza was chosen from student submissions, and as the name suggests, the students make good use of it in interacting with each other.

Gymnasium

Spectator seating for about 800 people is provided along two walls of the main and sub floors, and the gymnasium is equipped with six practice dojo for kendo or judo, a weight training room, locker rooms and hot-water showers. On the west side are a 50-meter, 8-lane swimming pool, small athletic ground and tennis courts.