Osaka University Toyonaka Campus — Attraction in Toyonaka

Full of brutalistic architecture and very post-WWII feel. Could use a lot of renovations to modernize; some buildings feel very somber and uninviting. It's very green, nature wise, but hardly any esthetic quality. The ginkgo trees in the autumn are beautiful though but that's about it. All in all, just purely maintained on pragmatic considerations only.

I like that they hire people living with disabilities to help with park maintenance. I also like that it's an open campus, so visitors with dogs are a common delightful sight.

I don't like how unfriendly it is to bicycles (no bikes on campus allowed during office hours). The little pond near the Health Center is sadly abandoned with lots of trash in it. Those poor fish and turtles. Even the lake looks kind of disgusting.

It's true that the Hankyu Ishibashi-Handaimae station is far so the name of the station is a deception, and I hate this. The monorail station is closer, but it is not a very connective line. The notorious slope isn't that bad. It's not even a steep incline. But walking uphill in the summer or when it rains is a character-building exercise. You will arrive at your lecture already at half HP.

The campus is lively during terms. Lots of undergrads pursuing their non-academic passion on campus grounds, so it isn't as eerily quiet as the Suita campus where most postgrads are. You'll see dance, music, a capella, baseball practice etc.

One thing that strikes me as cool is the student body–Handai undergrads are generally intensely smart and industrious. Conversations with them are invariably interesting. The postgrads tend to be just as smart but a bit less social.

There is a full-service post office on campus, and only one convenience store. The canteens offer affordable student meals but the taste is somewhat bland. A coffee chain would have been a great addition but there isn't one.

The university museum is actually worth visiting. Entry is free. You'll learn that the hill is actually a massive grave from the Yayoi Period and the Wani Professor's fossil was...

This is one of three campuses of Osaka University, called Toyonaka campus. This campus contain several faculty such as Science, Engineering, Economy, Law, etc. good environment for education and activities. beautiful place to visit in...

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