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From July 3 to August 17, 2002, I participated in the Summer Courses in Japanese program offered through International Christian University (ICU) in Mitaka-shi, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan. I stayed with a Japanese family in Suginami-ku and commuted to campus every day. These are my experiences, my opinions, my records, and my advice.

July

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August

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Each of these articles represents my experiences on a particular day. Most are between 700 and 1500 words in length.

key dates

  • July 3: Arrive in Tokyo, meet host family, move in
  • July 4: Independence Day, register for classes, continue to adjust
  • July 5: Placement test
  • July 6: First trip to Akihabara
  • July 8: Classes begin
  • July 11: Typhoon 6 hits Tokyo; Younger brother David (in New York) turns 14
  • July 13: Second trip to Akihabara
  • July 14: First earthquake ever experienced
  • July 16: Typhoon 7 grazes Tokyo
  • July 17: Older brother Nori (in Japan) returns to Tokyo for a vacation
  • July 20: Umi no Hi (Ocean Day); trip to Kichijoji; Japan's secondary schools start summer vacation
  • July 22: Trip to Odaiba with older brother Kei and his friend Shell
  • July 27: Sumida River Fireworks Festival
  • July 28: First trip to Shibuya
  • August 1: Midterm exam
  • August 2: Class trip to Harajuku, Greater Tokyo Festival 2002
  • August 3: ICU trip to Asakusa, Senso-ji temple; Trip to Todakoen Festival with Shell and nine other friends of hers
  • August 4: Trip to Shibuya, Koto-ku, and Hibiya -- and the Godzilla statue located in Hibiya
  • August 6: 57th anniversary of the atomic bomb being dropped on Hiroshima
  • August 12: Meeting a friend's father's friend
  • August 14: In-class presentation
  • August 16: Last day of classes
  • August 17: The flight home, which took zero time after accounting for the time zone difference

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Festivals

Capitalism

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