Tokyo University of Agriculture ~ Fall Festival
Happy New Year everyone! Last year, I spent a Saturday at a university festival in my prefecture. In Japan, every November, universities across the country host school festivals to showcase students' work, attract new students and, by selling some foods or other small items, student groups earn money to support their club activities (such as a cheer leading team, for example). The university I visited is a well-established one: Tokyo University of Agriculture. This school is famous for training students to become farmers, bio-engineers, genetic experts, and chemists. Let's take a look around and see the elements of a typical school festival in Japan. School sign / Food stalls: Graphics added for privacy. The main reason most attend a school festival is for the cheap food. Students obtain licenses from the government to open a shop, prepare food and sell to customers over the span of 3 or 4 days. Most students choose simple, yet favorite items: yakisoba (fried no...