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Mr. Ashwin Radhakrishnan

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Karnataka
Degree

4th year of Department of Architecture, Musashino Art University

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Please give a short introduction of yourself.

My name is Ashwin Radhakrishnan. I am from Bengaluru, India.
I am a fourth year student, currently enrolled in the undergraduate architecture program at Musashino Art University in Tokyo.

What is your favorite thing about Tokyo?

My favorite thing about °®¶¹´«Ã½is the sheer number of people who live in the city. I enjoy people watching and °®¶¹´«Ã½never ceases to amaze me. All kinds of people from many different parts of the world have made °®¶¹´«Ã½their home and it's always a joy to go to crowded places like Shinjuku and Shibuya to see all sorts of people going about their lives.

In what way has your impression of °®¶¹´«Ã½or Japan changed since coming here?

My impression of °®¶¹´«Ã½hasn't really changed much after coming here. I knew what I was in store for and °®¶¹´«Ã½has been pretty much what I expected it to be.

What attracted you to choose Musashino Art University as a place to study?

During middle school I was a fan of the Japanese comic ' Honey and Clover ' and later I learned that the comic was based on the lives of art students at Musashino Art University. This was what initially attracted me to the university. The university also had a good architecture program and the university buildings were designed by famous Japanese architects. I decided to enroll here because of these reasons.
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In what way did you adjust yourself to Japanese culture?

I had a year of Japanese language training during my first year here in Japan and that helped me understand the culture a lot. Also immersing myself in the culture by making Japanese friends, speaking the language and living here has helped me get past that initial culture shock.

Please give a message to students or researchers in your home country who may be thinking about studying in Japan?

I think Japan is a great place to study and do research. I've recently learned that quite a few universities in Japan have started offering some of their programs in English for foreign students. If one has the resources and the interest I think studying in Japan would be a great experience.
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