Category: Japan

In the end of March 2012 I arrived in Japan as an exchange student at Ritsumeikan University (立命館大学) in Kyoto until February 2013.

はなみ — Hanami

17 Apr 2012  Japan  円山公園

In Spring the cherry trees in Japan start to blossom. During these days it is a very well-known tradition to go to parks and other spots and watch the cherry trees. The required pieces of equipment for this activity are very simple: some friends colleagues or family; a couple of drinks and snacks; a tarpaulin and […]

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Arrival in Kyoto and Orientation at Ritsumeikan University (立命館大学)

13 Apr 2012  Japan  立命館大学

On Thursday 22nd I took the night bus from Tokyo to Kyoto and arrived in the early morning. It was a rainy Friday and finding the right way from Kyoto Station to my student dormitory was quite challenging and took longer than expected. But eventually I had arrived there and the facility manager and his […]

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