Study Abroad Presentation - Japan

a compendium of photos from study abroad

© Victor Khramov 2013

japan 2012

victor khramov

my journey began at theMy name is Victor Khramov, and I am currently a senior industrial design student at the school of DAAP at UC. In the fall of 2012 I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to travel to Japan for a semester of study abroad. The following is a small taste of the things I found there along with some insights I was able to glean from my travels.

and I arrived toAfter one month in Tokyo and coming to grips with the basics of the language, I started classes at Chiba University. I took classes in Japanese at the Service Design Department in addition to more language study. Over the next five months I would travel around the city and its outskirts, back to Tokyo and beyond.


after my arrival it became clear that japan is a country of contrasts.


During the Day, the cities buzz with life


at night, serenity rules


cities are packeD with moDern builDings anD busy people


the countrysiDe is nature’s Domain


traDitional Dress Does not turn heaDs


but young people prefer moDern attire


getting arounD is simple, but can be a Difficult choice


ancient architecture is preserveD anD celebrateD


yet moDern structures fill the skyline


japanese activities still have an auDience


but young people finD moDern forms of expression


time-testeD Decoration remains to this Day


anD foreign curios abounD


a blizzarD may be on the forecast one Day then thaw by the next


citizens flock to temples of eastern worship


but western religion also finDs a home


anD everyone stanDs together to ring in the new year


thank you

A big thank you goes out to those who made this possible: Steve Doehler and Peter Chamberlain, two of my professors at the school of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning at the University of Cincinnati; also Ryan Meyer and everyone at the UC International Office; and everyone involved with the UC Honors Program. A special thank you to everyone in Japan, especially those I met in Chiba University.

ありがとうございます!

there is always something to be inspireD by

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Victor Khramov 2013

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