Overseas program(s):
Fuji Summer 2017
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Debris and Dams: The Science of Flows and Sabo Engineering - The greater Fuji region is no stranger to mudslides and yukishiro (slush flows), especially places near mountains. When we stayed in the town of Nemba by one of the five great lakes of Fuji, Lake Sai, I was awestruck by the rolling hills covered in thick forest. At first the town struck me as a […]
Fuji through Different Lenses: How My Perception of Fuji was Molded by Experience - Since coming to Japan, my studies of Mt. Fuji have led me to think of the mountain as primarily a site of religious and cultural significance. Yet since I have been studying Fuji for six weeks, there are differences in how I perceive Fuji compared to how other tourists do. During the climb, I was […]
Japanese Attitudes Towards Nature - Before I came to Japan I had the perception that the country had an intimate relationship with nature due to films and anime I had seen during my childhood. Our assignments and site visits, however, changed this view soon after I arrived. What really caught me off guard was when one of our speakers, Seiichi […]