Semester in Tokyo

It is nearing the end of finals season at Waseda and I have begun preparations for my return to Hawaii! Upon reflection of my time...

Last weekend, I had the very special opportunity to visit Seoul, South Korea! This trip was my first experience of visiting a country on...

Last weekend, I had the opportunity to visit Universal Studios in Osaka with some friends. Even though we were unable to get the express...

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to visit the town of Kamakura and Enoshima island. Although it was quite overcast on the day I...

This weekend, I took a quick trip to Kyoto and Osaka for some sightseeing! In Kyoto, I stayed at an onsen hotel where I was able to relax...

I had the opportunity to attend a baseball game between my host university, Waseda University, and its rival school, Keio University. The...

I visited the Tokyo Starbucks Reserve Roastery for the first time and it was by far the largest and most extravagant Starbucks I have...

This weekend I went to one of the bigger May festivals in Tokyo called Kanda Matsuri! I learned that the festival has not taken place...

Golden Week (in Japanese: ゴールデンウィーク), or Ōgon Shūkan, is a week of holidays starting from April 29th through early May in Japan that...

Although promotional posters and merchandise for anime, manga, and games can be seen in almost every corner of Tokyo, some of the biggest...

One of the best things about living in Japan that you absolutely cannot find anywhere else is the experience of convenience stores. In...

I had the honor of receiving a scholarship for my semester abroad from the Honjo International Scholarship Foundation which offers a...

My first week in Japan was full of surprises, starting with the weather. It was a lot colder in Tokyo than I had planned for, and I ended...

At my academic orientation with the School of Commerce (SoC) at Waseda, I registered for my classes to take during my Spring semester and...