Waseda University — Attraction in Tokyo

Waseda University, a private university, in Shinjuku, Tokyo. While the University has 141 years, its campus is mixed of various old and new buildings. The campus has a statute of Ōkuma Shigenobu, who was the University's principal of early years and one of the former Prime Minister of Japan. But for Waseda University and Japanese, it was Ōkuma Shigenobu time that American Major League Baseball [MLB] had its first visit and had game with Japanese baseball player which is Waseda University baseball team.

Compared to students at Tokyo University and Kyoto University, it seems that students at Wseda University are more relaxed and have more smiling face when they are walking on campus or rushing for another classrooms.

When visiting the campus, I was surprised how crowded was the campus convenience store of Family Mart. Because it was NOT allowed for photo inside, I merely took a photo outside the store. I was NOT sure whether the store was overcrowded and I doubt that its overcrowdings might not meet municipal building firefighting safety codes. Probably, Waseda University administrators have to offer a few more lunch meal or dining options, such as cafeteria or campus diners, for the students and faculties, when their lunch time is...

Waseda University is located not far away from Tokyo's center. The school is a private university and is one of the most prestigious universities in Japan as well as all over the world. The school campus is not large, yet it still managed to cover all facilities necessitated for students' well-rounded development. There are several over-10-floor buildings in the school territory, which afford you fantastic views of Tokyo city from above. Modern buldings are well-situated among a huge traditional-style garden, giving students and visitors a sense of mental peace. School canteen is clean and well-organzed and offers a wide range of foods, from traditional Japanese dishes to Western-style dishes, thus meeting all students' demands. In the school there is also a souvenir shop which provides a lot of cute items, from clothes to...

From Waseda 2012 Alumni's point of view, Waseda is a university where knowledge, freedom and humanity were combined. There's no racism here at Waseda, whether you're native speaking of Japanese, English or others languages. All students have freedom to do what they want as it's very hard to find a place like this in Japan. I was studied in others university before and I can say that Waseda provides very strong academic. I, myself fluent in both English and Japanese, so I've choose to took classes in both languages and submitted my thesis in Japanese while other friends chose all Engish or Japanese. See? where else will give you a freedom like Waseda. Everyone is really friendly here and professors are surely came from prestigious school like MIT etc., I love this school so much. I dare you to...