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Bidur Ghimire
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Katsura campus is the newest campus of Kyoto university. It’s the home of the graduate school of engineering and soon will host the graduate school of informatics.
Katsura Campus Map (Source: Kyoto University)
I’m always joking about what went in the minds of the university’s administrators when they decided to build Katsura campus:
- Hey, why don’t we move all the engineers there, alone on the top of the mountain, to do their experiments and don’t bother us.
- Great idea! Let’s also send the informatics there.
- Excellent!!! All the geeks under the same roof, far away from the main campus.
- It worked with Uji. It will work with Katsura!!!
Maybe the conversation went something like that 
But seriously, why complain about a new campus, with brand new buildings and equipment? Brand new is good, no complains there. Katsura campus happens to be one of the most sterile campuses I have ever been. I list what I think are the main problems. Each item of the list deserves its own post:
- The campus is disconnected
- There are no shops or restaurants in the vicinity
- There are no recreational areas
The result is a “golden cage”, a brand new campus with new equipment but no life!
Next post I will discuss the problems I mentioned above.
