Student Voice: A chance to explore Japan – Ho Yin (Gordon) LAU, Lingnan University, Hong Kong

This is the first time that I have come to Japan, and I would say the journey at AIU will be one of the most impactful experiences in my personal journey.

I have spent nearly four months in Akita.

Here, I could experience different surroundings, with many different views and people.

Here, I have seen snow for the first time in my life, and first experienced below zero temperatures.

Here, I have started to learn Japanese, which I wanted to try before but had never been able to.

One of the experiences that I want to highlight is the fireworks festival in August.

There are fireworks in Hong Kong, but I have never seen fireworks on this big of a scale before.

In particular, I have never seen something so amazing at a national scale.

I would also like to mention when I went on lots of travels in Japan during holidays. 

Not only is this the first time that I have been to Japan, but this period of time provided me lots of chances to explore Japan. Not only Akita itself, I could also explore other regions and the diversity of Japanese culture.

I could explore the nature views in Akita and Aomori, and I could feel the busy urban culture in large cities like Tokyo and Osaka.