My First of Two Years in Kyoto, Japan! Ally Kulvatunyou2025-2026 Tanaka & Green Scholar I have to admit; I thought that studying international relations for two years in Kyoto would be a breeze. For...

Finding My Place in Japan Ruby Thompson2024-2025 Tanaka & Green Scholar When I reflect on the past two years I spent in Japan, I feel truly lucky to have experienced it in such a...

Emma Cohen2024-2025 Tanaka & Green Scholar When I first landed in Japan, I had no idea what to expect. What would my life look like for the next 2 years? I didn’t have much...

Jourden Jones2024-2025 Tanaka & Green Scholar When I first arrived in Japan, like many others, I felt a whirlwind of various emotions about my first time abroad. Excitement, happiness, fear, even a bit of...

Confusion and Contextualization in Osaka Sydney Chen2024-2025 Tanaka & Green Scholar “Phlbbdegashhmm no de, go chuui kudasai.” the McDonald’s worker cautioned. She scooted the tray of food into my hands, gestured methodically toward my...

Alanis Stapelfeldt2024-2025 Tanaka & Green Scholar Having never traveled alone internationally before, deciding to arrive a few days early in Sapporo before the start of my program was a significant decision. Despite this, drawn...

Adam Gruner2023-2024 Tanaka & Green Scholar Studying in Japan for a year was a life-changing experience both personally and academically. This experience marked the first time I have lived away from my parents, and...

Joseph Lind2023-2024 Tanaka & Green Scholar While completing the extensive amount of paperwork required by the Japanese bureaucracy prior to embarking on my studies at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, I was thrilled to finally...