Week 5: Last few days in Tokyo!
During our final week in Japan, we went on our last few field trips, and focused on wrapping up any final souvenir shopping and sightseeing we wanted to do before our flight home! To kick off the week, we did some shopping in Shibuya and Ginza, where my friends and I found some fun souvenirs to bring home to our family and friends. We also started working on our final projects this week, which included a sequential art piece, and a group project where we designed an international student center. The group project was very fun, as we got to carry out a full architectural concept, starting with an actual site near our classroom, developed a concept and floorplan, and presented our work! I’ve enjoyed learning more about architecture during this trip, and I will definitely bring back a newfound appreciation for built environments. We also went on our last site visit, which was to the Edo Open Air Museum. This museum hosts a whole arrangement of recreations of buildings and small towns from...
