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The 13th installment of the "World Cuisine" project, "Onigiri Action: Taiwan Edition," was held at Itabashi Campus student cafeteriaItabashi Campus

From October 26th (Monday) to 30th (Friday), 2026, the 13th installment of the "World Cuisine" project, "Onigiri Action: Taiwan Edition," was held at the Goderecio student cafeteria Itabashi Campus of Teikyo University.

The "World Cuisine" project is an initiative that brings globalization into everyday life, offering representative dishes from around the world as event menus for a limited time. This time, the theme was Taiwan, and five different Taiwanese plates were offered each day.
During the event, we sold representative Taiwanese dishes such as "Lu Rou Fan" (braised pork rice), "Ji Rou Fan" (chicken rice), "San Bei Ji" (three cups chicken), "Da Ji Pai" (large fried chicken cutlet), and "Gong Bao Ji Ding" (Kung Pao chicken). Each plate was paired with Taiwanese-style soup and dessert, allowing customers to enjoy Taiwanese food culture. Initially, we planned to offer only 100 servings per day, but due to the overwhelming response from students and faculty, we added more servings every day, resulting in a total of 636 servings being sold over the five days.

In addition to serving Taiwanese cuisine, we displayed posters featuring testimonials from students who studied abroad at our partner university, “Taipei Medical University.” Taipei Medical University is one of Taiwan’s leading comprehensive medical universities, offering programs in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, public health, and other medical fields.Our university offers training programs at for students enrolled in the Faculty of Medical Technology and Department of Nursing programs. In these posters, students who actually participated in the training shared their on-site experiences and what they learned—including hospital tours, medical and nursing education utilizing VR, and insights into Taiwan’s long-term care system and disaster nursing.The poster also highlights Taiwanese culture and tourist attractions, such as Taipei 101 and night markets, providing an opportunity for students to experience not only academic learning but also daily life and local culture during their study abroad program.

Furthermore, this event was held in conjunction with the "Onigiri Action" organized by Table For Two. The Onigiri Action is an initiative where, by posting photos of rice balls on social media with the hashtag "#OnigiriAction," school lunches are delivered to children in Africa and Asia through sponsoring companies. Throughout World Cuisine Week, we were able to raise awareness of food culture and provide an opportunity to learn about social contribution through food.

Going forward, through international events such as the "World Cuisine" project, we will continue to provide opportunities for students and faculty to become familiar with global cultures and cuisines, deepen their understanding of our university's international exchange and overseas study programs, and widely promote their appeal.

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