In this paper, the author compares two approaches in intercultural education developed for foreign students in Japanese universities. Both approaches emerge from the Generative Culture Theory which by the author specifically for the students who acquire more than the intermediate level of Japanese language. Along with the lines of the following discussions, the two approaches, Group Research Project (GRP) and Independent Studies (IS) are contrasted: (1) What are the necessary conditions for success in the GRP, (2) What are the reasons the author decided to use the independent studies approach instead of GRP in her programs, (3) What are the advantages and disadvantages involved in making the transition, (4) What are the conditions for success in the IS. The two programs are mutually exclusive; neither approach can be substituted for the other. However, given the conditions of foreign student education, educators must make their educational decisions based on the needs of the students. Inter-cultural understanding through, library research and fieldwork by foreign students is the main theme of this paper.