FAQ

Yes. Nadeshico Cafeteria is open not only to students, faculty and staff of Ritsumeikan University Biwako-Kusatsu Campus (BKC) but also to people from the surrounding area. As we are inside the campus, please also check the university's guidance on entering the grounds.

Yes. Alongside students, faculty and staff, people from the surrounding area are welcome too. We are laid out as a food court, so you collect your dish and then take a free seat. There is also a covered lawn terrace.

It is a food court where six lanes share one floor. Each lane serves a different genre — Asian dishes, iron-pot dishes, spice curry, ankake pasta, cafe-style plates and more. Please check at the counter for the line-up on the day.

Yes. We are inside Ritsumeikan University Biwako-Kusatsu Campus (BKC) in Noji-higashi, Kusatsu, and we welcome students, faculty and staff as well as people from the area. We are open Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 16:30, and closed on Saturdays and Sundays.

Each lane has its own speciality: Tiger Hanten for Asian dishes, Tetsunabe Shokudo for rice dishes served in the hot iron pot they were cooked in, plus lanes for spice curry, ankake pasta and cafe-style plates. The line-up changes from day to day, so please check the notices at the counter or our Instagram.

We are a food court, so a great many people come on their own. You collect your dish first and then choose a seat, so there is no need to secure a table before queuing.

We are a food court, so you collect your dish and then take a free seat. There is also a covered lawn terrace. Please ask at the counter for details on how seating is managed.

We do not publish a seat count. Please check at the counter, along with how busy we are.

Yes, you are very welcome. Please ask our staff at the counter about facilities for children. Coming outside the busiest hours will give you a more relaxed meal.

It can fill up between classes and around lunchtime. How busy we are varies from day to day, so if you would like a relaxed meal we recommend coming outside those hours.

Please check at the counter about taking reservations. You are also welcome to contact us and we will help as far as we can.

It is operated by nadeshico. We hold to three words — safe, delicious and stylish — and cook with seasonal produce from Shiga Prefecture.

We are open Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 16:30, and closed on Saturdays and Sundays. Hours vary with the university calendar, so please check our Google Business Profile for the latest information.

We are open until 16:30 on weekdays. Hours vary with the university calendar, so if you are arriving close to closing time, please check the latest hours in advance.

We are closed on Saturdays and Sundays. We look forward to seeing you on a weekday.

Our opening days vary with the university calendar. For public holidays, please check the latest hours on our Google Business Profile.

Opening hours may change in line with the university calendar. Please check the notices at the counter or our Google Business Profile before visiting.

Last-order times are announced at the counter. If you are arriving close to our 16:30 closing time, please check with each lane.

We open at 9:00 on weekdays. What we serve can differ depending on the time of day, so please check at the counter for details.

We close at 16:30 and do not open in the evening.

Some lanes may take orders during different hours. Please check the notices at the counter.

We may close temporarily for university events. We will announce this in our news.

We are in C-Cube at Ritsumeikan University Biwako-Kusatsu Campus (BKC), 1-1-1 Noji-higashi, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-0058. Once on campus, follow the signs to C-Cube.

We are in C-Cube on Biwako-Kusatsu Campus (BKC), at 1-1-1 Noji-higashi, Kusatsu, Shiga. You can also see the location on the map on our Access page.

We are in C-Cube inside Ritsumeikan University Biwako-Kusatsu Campus (BKC), 1-1-1 Noji-higashi, Kusatsu. Students, faculty and staff as well as people from the area are welcome. The price range is 1–1,000 yen.

We are in C-Cube at Ritsumeikan University Biwako-Kusatsu Campus (BKC), 1-1-1 Noji-higashi, Kusatsu, Shiga. Please check a map app for the route and how long it takes.

We do not publish walking times from the station. Please check a map app for the route. Our address is 1-1-1 Noji-higashi, Kusatsu, Shiga (C-Cube, Ritsumeikan University Biwako-Kusatsu Campus).

Rules for entering the campus are set by the university. Please refer to the university's guidance, or contact us in advance if you have any concerns.

You can check on Google Maps. There is a map on our Access page.

It is +81-77-561-2772. Please call during opening hours.

We do not provide parking information for the cafeteria itself. Please refer to the university's guidance about parking on campus.

We can explain the facilities at the counter. Please contact us in advance if you have any concerns.

We are a food court of six lanes, with lanes for Asian dishes, iron-pot dishes, spice curry, ankake pasta and cafe-style plates. Rice plates, noodles, bowls, pasta and curry — choose whatever suits you that day. The selection changes with the season and with what we source.

Six lanes share a single floor, so you can pick between Asian dishes, iron-pot dishes, spice curry, ankake pasta and cafe-style plates. That is the joy of a food court: the queue you join is not the only lane open to you.

Our price range is 1–1,000 yen. For the price of each dish, please check the notices at the counter or the Gakushoku app.

Tiger Hanten is our Asian lane. Rice plates topped with a fried egg, noodles in a black sauce, bowls of slow-cooked meat — one plate takes you across Asia. Some sets come with a soup or a small bowl.

Yes — that is the Tetsunabe Shokudo lane. Rice dishes are served in the hot iron pot they were cooked in: hamburg steak, pork kimchi, melted cheese, egg-simmered and more.

Yes, we have a spice-curry lane, built around turmeric rice. Classic plates — slow-simmered beef, a curry topped with a cutlet — are here too.

Yes, we have a cafe-style lane serving on white china. Soft-egg rice dishes lead the way — demi-glace, white sauce, a soft-boiled egg on top — the same plate wears different faces.

It is pasta finished with a thickened sauce poured over the top. Chicken and mushroom cream, bolognese, a Japanese-style mentaiko and more.

That is right — this site introduces five of the lanes. Please check the notices at the counter for which lanes are open and what they are serving.

We cook with seasonal produce from Shiga Prefecture. Our watchwords are safe, delicious and stylish.

The line-up can change with the season and with what we source. Please check the current selection at the counter or in the Gakushoku app.

Please ask the staff at each lane about ingredients. We will help as far as we can, but we cannot guarantee complete separation.

Availability varies from day to day. Please ask our staff at the counter.

It depends on the lane and the dish. Some lanes offer combinations that come with a soup or a small bowl. Please use the photos and notices at the counter as a guide.

Please check at the counter about drinks — what we have varies from day to day.

Yes. You can order through our own Gakushoku app. Ordering ahead and collecting your dish helps a great deal when you only have a short break between classes.

You can order ahead and collect, pay, and send money to another user — handy for families sending an allowance. Please ask our staff at the counter if you are unsure how it works.

It is distributed on the App Store as “Gakushoku App”. Please ask a member of staff at the counter if you are unsure.

The Gakushoku app has a money-transfer function, so a family can send an allowance to a student's app. We can walk you through the steps at the counter.

Advance ordering is available through our Gakushoku app. For how to order in person on the day, please check the notices at the counter.

We accept credit cards, electronic money and QR-code payments, and you can also pay through the Gakushoku app. Please check at the counter for the brands we handle.

Yes, we do. Please check at the counter for the brands we handle.

Both are accepted. Please check at the counter for details.

Please ask at the counter about issuing a receipt.

Please check at the counter about taking food away. Some dishes may not travel well because of packaging.

We do not provide Wi-Fi information for the cafeteria itself. Please refer to the university's guidance about the campus network.

We had our grand opening on Biwako-Kusatsu Campus in November 2021 as “Forest Dining nadeshico”, and a later renewal gave us the lane-based layout we have today.

For the renewal we worked together with Ritsumeikan University's College of Gastronomy Management.

Safe, delicious and stylish — that is what we hold to. We cook with seasonal produce from Shiga Prefecture and serve plates that make sense for somewhere you come to every day.

We post the day's line-up and announcements on Instagram (@nadeshico_cafeteria). For up-to-date opening hours, please see our Google Business Profile.

We run @nadeshico_cafeteria on Instagram, where we post the day's dishes and announcements.

Please contact us or speak to a member of staff at the counter.

Please get in touch via our contact page. We will reply after reviewing your enquiry.

You are welcome to tell our staff, use the contact page, or reach us on Instagram.