The 73rd Sapporo Snow Festival
The Sapporo Snow Festival was held for the first time in three years from February 4-11, 2023. These are my experiences in Sapporo.
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…
Experiencing Japanese Culture: My Trip to the Hotel Green Plaza Hakuba/Cortina Ski Resort
The weekend of February 9-12, 2018 was an undergraduate holiday at TUJ, meaning we had no school on Friday or Monday. While I am not sure why they decided to take Friday off, the reason we have no school on February 12 is because that’s Japan’s National Founding Day, or basically their Fourth of July.…
Snow-kyo!
Monday, January 22 marks a rare event in Tokyo. That’s right, it snowed today. I was super excited throughout the day as I had never seen snowfall in my life. And out of all the places in the world where I could see snowfall, I never expected the first place to be Tokyo. This is…