Showing posts with label uji. Show all posts
Showing posts with label uji. Show all posts

Monday, April 11, 2011

Picture Post - Uji

I haven't done any picture posts for a long time now; time to change that. Last month I held a seminar at my home department at Kyoto university's Uji campus. I work at NAIST, a fair distance away, so I rarely get to go there.

Shadow

Uji campus is, well, old-looking. Not "charming ivy-covered medieval buildings"-old, but "peeling paint and crumbling floors in Soviet era-style concrete boxes" kind of old. Nevertheless, in a certain light, and certain angles, some of the buildings can look downright good.


No Humanities Around Here

Uji is mainly home to a number of science research labs, and, evidently, home to few or no linguists or language scholars.


Shadows and Lights

Stairwell at my department. It's amazing how black and white can make things look good.


Not Actually Disgusting

As I wrote earlier, we had surströmming while I was in Kyoto. Here Dr. Honda demonstrates his culinary courage and ability to pose for pictures with a sandwhich without looking silly.


Obaku Station

Obaku station, Uji.