Category: Off to Tokyo!

A collection of stories from studying abroad in Tokyo, Japan

Off to Osaka! pt 3: Slow Day and More Namba

Off to Osaka! pt 3: Slow Day and More Namba

March 18 marks my third day in Osaka, which was a rather quiet day compared to the previous two. Yesterday, Mitsuteru and I explored Kyoto for 10 hours and the day prior we explored Osaka’s Namba (sometimes spelled “Nanda”) district. Today was one of extra sleep, catch-up work, and more Namba. I woke up at…

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Off to Osaka! pt 2: Kyoto!

Off to Osaka! pt 2: Kyoto!

Saturday, March 17, 2018 was Saint Patrick’s Day back in the U.S. In Japan, however, it was just another ordinary Saturday. Except this Saturday was still special. On this fine, fair-weathered day, Mitsuteru and I explored Japan’s cultural and historical capital: Kyoto. Kyoto is world famous for its many temples, shrines, and of course the…

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Off to Osaka! pt 1: Chapman Reconnecting

Off to Osaka! pt 1: Chapman Reconnecting

March 16-21 was yet another Undergraduate Holiday at TUJ, or as I like to call it, “Spring Break.” Just like the other study abroad students, I decided to spend a couple days in Osaka, along with a day trip to Kyoto, the cultural center of Japan. I could’ve gone anywhere in Japan but I chose…

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Trains! My Trip to The Railway Museum in Saitama (and to Marunouchi)

Trains! My Trip to The Railway Museum in Saitama (and to Marunouchi)

Sunday, March 11 marks the seventh anniversary of the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan’s Tohoku region, creating a tsunami (harbor wave) that damaged the Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, resulting in the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. Gee, that’s a great way to start off a…

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