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Katsura Campus: A Golden Cage?
Posted by chrmina on June 29, 2009
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.
Giancarlo said
Disagree about the no existence of recreational areas.
Just one picture to prove my point:
http://twitpic.com/71x2j
;-P
See ya, my caged friend!
chrmina said
I will answer to that with a post!
namazu said
A very good comparision ‘A golden cage’,
it reminds me a story ‘The the goose and the golden eggs’. ^_^. But i think, with the current management system in Katsura, there is a few good goose, who might not produce golden eggs as well.
The map looks nice
But few things within a mile
Girls are not so nice
they don’t often smile ^_-
You cannot enjoy life
Soon gonna die
he he he
Ranen.
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