Kansai Gaidai Campus

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hello! i'm sure i've told everyone this already, but kansai gaidai is such a beautiful campus! coming from MC where you can walk anywhere on campus within 5 mins and there's only like 1200 students, this is definitely a change. the campus is HUGE! there's so many different buildings i haven't even been in them all yet. there's also a mcdonald's, a convenient store, a book store, and 2 banks on campus. not to mention the garden in front of the library and media hall and the huge fountain at the entrance. it's pretty much amazing!

the building where i usually am at is called the CIE (center for international exchange). in this 4-story building there's just about everything the international students need. you really don't have to leave the building all day! all of our classes are in that building, which is nice since it's cold outside. all the professors are in that building too. there's also a huge computer lab, the mail room, and a student lounge on the first floor. a lot of students go hang out in the student lounge between classes because the seminar houses are too far from campus to go back during the day.

and right now since winter's just ending, everything's kinda dead on campus. but i can't wait until the spring when everything blooms! it's going to be even prettier once everything's alive again! then i'll have to take pictures all over again 😊

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Photos

kansai gaidai
view of campus from the main gate entrance

student services building
this is where students come to hang out. when it's warm you can eat outside on the steps. you can also see the mcdonald's, and the convenient store on the second level, and the bookstore on the third!

other side
this is the view from the steps. not exactly sure what the colored pillars are for...maybe just decoration??

cafeteria
the building on the left is the cafeteria and then there's also a little area to eat outside.

walkway
just one of the walkways on campus

another walkway
this is the other direction. that's a cool little bridge but i haven't figured out how to get to it yet!

field
here's the huge field. people usually play sports here and there's basketball goals on the left. i walk across this field every day to get to the CIE.

vending machine
our vending machines! they're practically everywhere in japan

flowers
some pretty flowers right beside the field...hopefully a preview of spring!

water?
not sure what these are for. perhaps for washing hands??

trash
even the public trash cans have separate sections...trash in japan is crazy!

library and media hall
the building with the library and media hall, which is a little auditorium. we had our orientation meetings there.

fountain
here's the water fountain. it had just turned on though so it does get bigger!

CIE building
this is the CIE, where i usually am the whole day

walkway
cool little walkway

tanimoto memorial hall
i've never been in this building before so i'm not sure what goes on there

main administration building
view of the main admin building from the library and media hall building

garden
the garden in the center of campus...i can't wait to see it in the spring! you can also see the city in the background

getting to campus
after entering at the east gate, this is the long walkway i have to go down to get to campus! there's a baseball field and tennis courts on the left

bicycle parking lot
yes, a parking lot for bicycles! this is where i park my bike