At the most Universities in Japan, new students are welcomed by attaining a formal ceremony somewhere on campus. While attendence is voluntarily, most students take part in the ceremony.
I still remember the one I had at Ryukoku University 龍谷大学 in Kyoto. That was a really nice spectacle involving Buddhist sutras and dancing cheerleaders. However, that ceremony was for undergraduates. The one I attended to this year was intended for graduates and had a more academic focus (with simultaneously less fun-factor).
The entrance of the building.
Students eagerly awaiting the ceremony.
The podium.
Of course, I was sitting in the last row. :)
The nyuugakushiki for the year 2009.
In preparation.
Looking to the left...
... and to the right.
More students gather.
The prestigious Sophia University's flag with logo.
Looking through the program.
The faculty staff enters. I remember, when they were all bowing in front, the guy sitting next to me, was bowing too. Japanese really inherit this habit, which shows respect to whoever is in front of them who bows.
Waiting.
First speaker...
... is the president of the university himself, holding a speech in English.
=Wide=
=Tele=
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The basic content of the speeches were also given away in readable form in Japanese as well as in an English translation.
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The funniest thing, however, is that often, Japanese sleep during those kind of events. The neighbor sitting to my left was one of the first one to fall asleep...
... while there was still somebody speaking.
The third speaker...
...and...
...more...
...people...
...who...
... fell asleep.
"The egg that will grow into a dream and then into a baby chick!" :D
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List of speakers.
Entrance ceremony for graduates.
Don't fall from your chair. ;)
This one is my favorite. Please note the guy yawning in the middle.
The two parents (to the left) that were proud of their graduate-child and therefore attending the ceremony were also sleeping.
I have to admit, I had my eyes closed for some minutes too...
...like this guy.
After about one hour then...
...the ceremony was over. It was actually not that bad, but I guess that there were far more people in the room than an adequate level of oxygen.
I still remember the one I had at Ryukoku University 龍谷大学 in Kyoto. That was a really nice spectacle involving Buddhist sutras and dancing cheerleaders. However, that ceremony was for undergraduates. The one I attended to this year was intended for graduates and had a more academic focus (with simultaneously less fun-factor).
The entrance of the building.
Students eagerly awaiting the ceremony.
The podium.
Of course, I was sitting in the last row. :)
The nyuugakushiki for the year 2009.
In preparation.
Looking to the left...
... and to the right.
More students gather.
The prestigious Sophia University's flag with logo.
Looking through the program.
The faculty staff enters. I remember, when they were all bowing in front, the guy sitting next to me, was bowing too. Japanese really inherit this habit, which shows respect to whoever is in front of them who bows.
Waiting.
First speaker...
... is the president of the university himself, holding a speech in English.
=Wide=
=Tele=
---
---
---
The basic content of the speeches were also given away in readable form in Japanese as well as in an English translation.
---
The funniest thing, however, is that often, Japanese sleep during those kind of events. The neighbor sitting to my left was one of the first one to fall asleep...
... while there was still somebody speaking.
The third speaker...
...and...
...more...
...people...
...who...
... fell asleep.
"The egg that will grow into a dream and then into a baby chick!" :D
---
List of speakers.
Entrance ceremony for graduates.
Don't fall from your chair. ;)
This one is my favorite. Please note the guy yawning in the middle.
The two parents (to the left) that were proud of their graduate-child and therefore attending the ceremony were also sleeping.
I have to admit, I had my eyes closed for some minutes too...
...like this guy.
After about one hour then...
...the ceremony was over. It was actually not that bad, but I guess that there were far more people in the room than an adequate level of oxygen.
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