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From Kyoto, with love: homesick in Japan
Traveling is hard on the body, hard on the mind and hard on the heart. One of the reasons why I decided to go on this trip in the first…
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To Japan, with love
I'm just going to skip straight to the point on this one: this study abroad experience was one of the most important things that has happened thus far in my…
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The beauty of Hasedera
The main building of Hasedera. This is where the statue of Kannon is housed. This statue is 9 meters tall and has 11 heads. These are the trees over looking…
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Kyoto seen through street views
Restaurants and shops line the streets of Kyoto, this one is on a smaller side street. This makes it feel like there's always something to do. There is so much…
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Visual Diary of Japan
Throughout this journey I had many laughs and learning experiences. The sights ranged from city nights to seaside days. I tried to encapsulate the feelings and the memories from this…
Posted inFeature Story Tokyo
3 Favorite Areas in Tokyo
Throughout this journey across the globe, we got to see so many unique areas of Tokyo, and each of them were completely different than the other. Anywhere you go Tokyo…
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Kamakura captured
On June 12, our group took a day trip to Kamakura, the former capital of Japan, where we visited Hasedera temple and Daibutsu (the Great Buddha). See some of my…
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Images from Fushimi Inari
While in Kyoto, we visited the famous Fushimi Inari shrine, known for its thousand red gates. Though the shrine was extremely crowded with tourists, it was a beautiful place to…
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Japan through my eyes: a highlight reel
This trip had way too many amazing moments to condense down into a two-minute-video. But, I believe I did my very best. Check out my Japan trip highlight reel below. …
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Melody’s photos from Tokyo
These are some of the photos I took during my time in Tokyo, Japan. https://youtu.be/g1GYvfD-iMI All of these photos were taken by Melody Martinez.
