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This study aims to recognize the change in consciousness of students studying South Korean culture in Japanese universities, by administering questionnaires at the beginning and end of the school term, and comparing the results of the survey. The survey consists of an image survey regarding South Korea, South Korean people, and theKorean language, and a knowledge survey regarding South Korean culture. The results showed that there was no significant difference between term beginning and end in the image survey, whereas at the term end culture knowledge survey, students considered that they were much more knowledgeable not only about contents learned in class, but also about Korean culture items other than class related subjects. The survey subjects were classified into two groups – students with experience in studying the Korean language, and students with no experience. Survey results showed that difference was seen between the two groups at term beginning, but there was little difference at term end, demonstrating that taking South Korean culture courses served as lessening the differences between the two groups.