City Highlights

Intro to Kyoto Uni

Hi, I’m a third year at Kyoto University and I have been asked to introduce my beloved school. Let’s start with rankings! We do love...

Get Over Here (To Fukuoka) Now!

Hello! My name is Eustacia and I’m currently a first year student at Kyushu University. This piece is really to try and persuade you all...

Mount Mitake: Off to See the Red Leaves

We are going to visit Mt. Mitake for Momijigari 2010, which brings me to the topic of my visit there in October 2009. Momijigari has many...

Osaka: A Brand New Language

Having stayed in Tokyo for a year, shifting to Osaka and settling down into Kansai life was no easy task initially. Kansai-ben, or the...

Hiroshima: Campus Life

While on a short summer exchange in Hiroshima University, I was lucky enough to be able to participate in their Yukata Matsuri. I was...

Kyoto: Understanding the Japanese Culture

Having Japanese Language and Literature as my major in university, and being involved in an outside-of-school activity that consists of...

Tokyo: Rush Hour Commute

Although I have lived in Tokyo for two years, Tokyo never fails to amaze me. There is order in disorder. Every morning, I take the fully...