tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3788205592366829678.post4487687208139661561..comments2008-04-22T06:26:59.572-07:00shizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06136442267562211198noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3788205592366829678.post-75103723432939500932008-04-22T06:26:00.000-07:002008-04-22T06:26:00.000-07:00I was in the Aikido circle they are all permenant people in there.We meet once a week for a few hours and sometimes there were other activities that the circle would do. Maybe going to eat or going to an onsen or something. It is a social thing for sure and I recommend people to join a club or circle.<BR/> I am going to try another circle (track and field). <BR/>No I didn't mean that foreign students are real parts of some of the circles or clubs but in some they definitely are not. For example the rugby circle or club- you can join but you can't play in the games on the Kansai team. I didn't get to try out many clubs. I would like to try some more out though.shizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06136442267562211198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3788205592366829678.post-22096350192901328482008-04-21T23:43:00.000-07:002008-04-21T23:43:00.000-07:00What circle were you in? It would have been interesting to hear about your experiences with that group. it would have been interesting to hear about the group dynamics among the Japanese students. From what you say, foreign students don't seem to be real or permanent members of the club/circles. But I suppose this depends on the club/circle as there are a wide variety of groups. Clubs/circles are an important part of the Japanese university experience for many students.visual gonthroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00441698021838798417noreply@blogger.com