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The aim of this study is to investigate the learning motivation of Korean language learners in Japanese universities. Especially we focus on non-majored Korean learners to explore how experience on Korea affects learners. We conduct a survey with 629 students in six different regions in Japan. They all attend non-major Korean class. As a result, Japanese university students tend to choose Korean class based on intrinsic motivation rather than extrinsic motivation: Interests in Korean food, Korean pop-culture, and Korean language affects their choice. In addition, learners prefer comprehensive proficiency to expression ability. From these results, we can conclude that we need to increase Korean experience in Korean classes to meet the requirements of Korean language learners in Japanese Universities.