2001 Participants
Over the course of the two-week trip, students journey all around Tokyo and surrounding areas. Pictured below are a few of the fantastic places visited.
Standing at the base of the Japanese Alps. Left to right: Amina Bennett, Anna Bromberg, Jessica Deutsch.
Group photo with Professor Levi after a traditional Japanese Bento box lunch. L-R: Jessica, Anna, Jay, Amina, and Ned.
Amina, Anna, and Jessica in yukata at a traditional Japanese dinner of many courses.
The group with the servers after lunch.
Bill Severud's wonderful pictorial of an ancient bridge at one of the temples visited in Takayama along one of our tours.
Jay Levi poses with his imaginary Japanese dictionary and two servers in the garden.
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A group picture in the yukata at the ryokan (complete with split-toed socks) |
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Group picture before dining at a Japanese BBQ |
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At the Japanese BBQ |
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This is the Daibutsu at Kamakura. It was once housed within a temple, but a tsunami washed the entire structure away, leaving only the Daibutsu. Bill Severud in front of Buddha. |
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Dr. Tanaka welcomes Carleton College to TECHNOS College. The group was given a welcoming ceremony. |
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Bill Severud with one of his many fans/acquaintances during our trip. The Matron of the ryokan served as our hostess and surrogate mother who aided in dressing us in traditional yukata and preparing us for dinner. |
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Josh Vang and Bill Severud visit the nightlife in the electronic district in downtown Tokyo. |
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The 2000 group poses in front of the Imperial Palace. Pictured from bottom to top, Josh Vang, Amy Bauerly, Lauren Melo, Alison Kettering, and Bill Severud. |
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Here, the boys stand in front of Matsumoto Castle once owned by a shogun. |
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Our group was fortunate enough to witness the peak of Mount Fuji in the mist of clouds. This is considered a good omen in Japan. |
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Carleton College with other foreign and Japanese students. |
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