Campus, tatami mats, vending machines

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This is the main administration building.
(That's my bookbag on the bench.)
This is the library and media center.

Here is a shot of the common area. My room is past the TV in the back left corner.
Here is the kitchen area. During orientation, all the pots, pans and utensils were locked up, and we were only allowed to boil water, and use the microwave and refrigerator. I ate a lot of sushi and cup-o-noodles.

Here is an environmentally friendly toilet in the seminar house that allows you to wash your hands with the water filling the tank.


This is where I sleep. Those are futons on top of tatami mats, traditional Japanese floor coverings.

This is a shot of how close our quarters are. That's my futon on the left...I figured out that this is a condom machine. Apparently you can choose condoms by blood type.

There are many vending machines with drinks. When I saw this one, I thought that the Japanese had invented some sort of Kit-Kat drink. After I paid 100 yen for it, I found out that it was just a glass jar with 6 Kit-Kats inside.