For the purpose of cultural and educational cooperation from 15 to 20 January 2023, Oriental Studies students visited Waseda University. The event was made possible by the participation of students from October to November 2021 in an online forum on the revival of the Japanese village of Minano using the experience of Kazakhstan. After some time, a selection was made among the forum participants for an all-expense-paid week-long trip to Japan, namely to Minano, funded by Waseda University's Sakura Science. Specifically, there were 10 places for 14 participants. The selection was made through the assessment of the sakubuns (essays) written and read by the students.