Cherry Blossoms in Ueno Park

Monday, March 31, 2014


Today the weather was really nice (though ridiculously windy at times), so we decided to go to Ueno Park (上野恩賜公園), the most popular site in Tokyo for cherry blossom viewing (花見).

Cat Cafe

Sunday, March 30, 2014



Today we went out to an all-you-can-eat Thai lunch buffet, and stopped by a cat cafe on the way home. We paid 800 yen for one hour at the cafe, which was really more of a petting zoo with free coffee. 

Dorm Tour

Thursday, March 27, 2014


So this is where I'm staying. It's called Waseda University Exchange Student Dorm, or Soudairyou (早大寮), and this is the view from the street, down a set of stairs, and to the front door. My dorm is actually the South Wing, and the smaller North Wing is to the right of the picture.

From Virginia to Tokyo

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

I arrived in Tokyo the day before yesterday and have been pretty busy since I got here. I finally figured out how to connect to wifi in my dorm, so here are a few pictures I took before leaving Charlottesville and right after arriving in Tokyo.

New Camera

Saturday, March 1, 2014

                    
I took a few pictures with my new camera (Canon Rebel T3i) to test it out and to practice my photography skills.