Event Calendar
January 2019
Sports Night (Open Gym)
Start off the semester making new friends through playing sports and cheering on your classmates! Indoor gym shoes required to participate (separate from the ones you wear outside). We will meet at TUJ and walk over to the gym together (approx. 15 min walk).
Find out more »February 2019
Alumni Basketball Road Trip
Join the fun! A historic match-up between two Temple University Alumni now playing professional basketball in Japan! Wayne Marshall (Temple 2004-2008) SHINSHU BRAVE WARRIORS VS Andrew Randall (Temple 2008-2013) IBARAGI ROBOTS To secure tickets, please sign up here. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at tujalumni@tuj.temple.edu
Find out more »Akita Winter Festival Trip
Bundle up and step into the remote northern region of Akita to discover the beauty of its nature and folklore. The first day we will travel to the Oga Peninsula to learn more about the Namahage demons before stopping by the Oga Aquarium. At night, we will enjoy the Namahage Sedo Festival, where we will see the Namahage demons dancing around bonfires in the forest. The second day we will admire the nature of Akita from our own private train…
Find out more »Samurai Sword Workshop
Learn from the hand of a sword master, Sakaguchi-sensei, the ancient techniques of Japanese swords. In his dojo near the Imperial Palace, we will learn how to handle a Japanese sword and will finish the workshop by slicing through a rolled up tatami mat with a real katana. Seems easy... but only those who follow the sensei's instructions will succeed!
Find out more »March 2019
Paintball Day
Fire in the hole! Suit up, team up, and grab your gun to go to war - paint war! We will go to War Zone, located in Chiba for a day of paintball adventure! After paintball, we will go to a hot spring facility in the area to “de-paint” ourselves and relax. See trip overview on Tripline. This trip will be held on a UG Holiday (Wednesday, March 6th) Make sure to join us!
Find out more »Aizome Workshop
Aizome (indigo dyeing) is characterized by a deep blue color that is also called “Japan blue” and it has been treasured by Japanese people since ancient times. This workshop will take place in a small studio in the historic neighborhood of Iriya. We will use a white TUJ t-shirt so you will have your very own indigo dye unique TUJ t-shirt!
Find out more »Kusatsu Onsen Overnight Trip
In the mountainous region of Gunma, north of Tokyo, hides a village famous for its sulfurous hot springs: Kusatsu Onsen. On the way to Kusatsu, we'll stop to pick strawberries on a farm - you can pick as many as you can eat! Then we will discover the picturesque Mizusawa Kannon Temple. After lunch, we will have a workshop where we will be able to paint our own Japanese "omen" mask. Finally, we will arrive at Kusatsu, where we will…
Find out more »April 2019
Obstacle Course + Hanami
Enjoy beautiful cherry blossoms outdoors and swing into spring (literally!) at Japan’s largest field-athletics course in Chiba Prefecture. Be sure to bring spare clothes! After our Tarzan adventures, we will stop by an onsen and freshen up before returning to Tokyo. See trip overview on Tripline.
Find out more »Virtual Reality Experience
What's the only way to be flying on a magic carpet, and moments later hunting ghosts in a haunted mansion and then jumping from tree to tree in the jungle? Yep, Virtual Reality! Celebrate the end of the semester at VR Park Shibuya. We wil be renting the whole floor so you can enjoy this alternate universe together with your friends from TUJ!
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