In 2020, almost all universities students enrolled in on-campus programs started implementing remote learning due to the influence of COVID-19. Data were collected from 514 university students enrolled in on-campus programs (352 students in the Kanto area and 162 students in the Kansai area). Various aspects of their remote learning experiences were examined, including their understanding through remote learning; difficulty in maintaining self-motivation when learning on one’s own. The results revealed a positive relationship between learning motivation and understanding, which implies that there is a need to examine the motivation level when providing and implementing remote learning lessons for students enrolled in on-campus programs.