Around 20 students braved the wind and rain to collect litter in the West End to thank generous city residents who donated to their Glasgow For Japan appeal.
The students have raised around £10,000 for victims of the devastating earthquake and tsunami which struck in March this year.
They held street collections in Glasgow as well as staging fundraising events such as cake bakes and charity concerts.
Noriko Tanishima (31) is studying for a Phd in Nursing at Glasgow University and helped organise the clean up.
She said: “We wanted to thank the people of Glasgow who have donated to the Glasgow for Japan appeal.
"I saw the Clean Glasgow campaign and thought it would be a great idea to do a clean-up as I used to do them in Japan when I was in elementary school.
“We wanted to give something back to the people of Glasgow who helped the earthquake victims and also to encourage more people in the city to take part in Clean Glasgow litter picks.”
Glasgow Community & Safety Services (GCSS) is one of the key partners in the Clean Glasgow campaign.
It helped students organise their litter pick around Glasgow University. Japanese people who study and work in the city were joined by other international students.
Despite horrendous weather, they spent two hours (last Saturday, 21st) collecting 25 large sacks of litter.
Councillor Jim Coleman, Chair of GCSS and Executive Member for LES, said: “This was a wonderfully thoughtful gesture by the students who were keen to repay the kindness and generosity of Glasgow’s residents.
"I hope their actions inspire others to organise a community clean-up or to sign up to become a Neighbourhood Improvement Volunteer.”
Glasgow University laid on sandwiches and hot drinks for the weary workers.