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Find your beach By Robert Maxwell

Shonan, or South Beach, is an area that is a popular summer attraction for Tokyo-Area residents. Being in , it is a short trip away from both Kanagawa and the 23 wards of Tokyo... continued on page 2

google+ Looking to relax? a road trip to an izu onsen By Cory Sparks

As a foreigner in Japan, from time to time I want to escape the hustle and bustle of Tokyo. The best way to do this is to take a nice road trip to find a Japanese onsen to to enjoy. I find this to be the best therapy for me, and I recommend everyone to do the same if they find themselves in a state of mental chaos from spending too much time among the city’s concrete... continue on page 4 Education The Hoot is a student run positive way to express information please don’t hesitate and contact us. newsroom that allows Temple as well as opinions. All content is You can also contact us directly at one Find more University Japan students to write individualized by the specific writer of our meetings or contact us via email, about current events on campus, and may not express the views of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Thank articles online! politics, world news, local news, the Hoot as a whole. If you would you for reading! Enjoy! food, fashion, and much more. This ewlike to join our team or if you have student media club is meant as a any questions to submit to our team We Give a Hoot About You! 2 Feature Tuesday, April 24th, 2018

Find your beach By Bobby Maxwell ...continued from page 1 change to the Zushi line at Tokyo or accessible from Tokyo. To get There are many beach at Kanazawa- Hakkei. The , but it there, take the Tokaido Line communities among station names are JR Zushi is more time and money from Tokyo or Shinagawa this beautiful stretch of St and Shin-Zushi station, efficient to take the JR station to Chigasaki, then coastline, including the respectively. Tokaido or main change to the Enoden line communities of Chigasaki, line from Shinagawa) to and get off at Enoshima Fujisawa, Zushi, Hayama, St. and walk, station. and Kamakura. For the or change for the Enoden **As a note, please drink purposes of this article, plenty of water, and be sure to we are going to talk about wear sunscreen. how to get to the beaches at Zushi, Kamakura, and Enoshima. These are generally the most popular TUJ Student Created of the three beaches in the whole area, and generally Comic the most accessible. While by Yu-Tung Wang (Miyako) they’re not the most (TUJ Art Major) picturesque beaches that can be found in the Kanto area - that honor goes to View of Mt. Fuji from Yuigahama Beach, Kamakura. the beaches on the Boso penninsula in Chiba - Kamakura (Enoshima Electric they’re the most fun. Kamakura is my vote railway line) and get off for the prettiest beach, at Yagihama or Haze St. Zushi and the one with the Zushi is the beach that best atmosphere. This Enoshima most people think of beach is part of the Last, but not least, when they think of historically important is Enoshima Island. Shonan. It has a large city of Kamakura, but Enoshima is a beautiful and well developed beach beyond the giant Buddha island that is slightly culture, often has surfing and the 1000-year old offset from the shore competitions, and has a temples built into the that has a nice shopping bunch of temporary beach mountainside, there area nearby, with nearby bars that get setup for is a really nice beach nice places to eat or the summer. Some things front here. Also, if drink nearby. Also on the to keep in mind: It is not you search around the island is a large Shinto the most tattoo friendly station, you will find shrine, which covers the place in the world, in that plenty of traditional majority of the top of there was a city law that Japanese goods and the mountain that forms was enacted in 2014 that nice restaurants and the island. This beach mandated “tattoos that cafes in the shopping is probably the most could scare children” be street adjacent to JR famous of the three, and covered at all times. It is . To consequently, draws the accessible by train via the access the beach, take largest crowds. A few JR Yokosuka line, or the the JR Yokosuka line years ago, MTV Japan Keikyu Zushi Line - take from station had its Beach House here. Publication compiled by the TUJ Journalism Club Journalism TUJ the by compiled Publication the Keikyu Main line, then (you can board the It is the most readily

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further 8% discount if you show up with a foreign passport. Kobe in Summer: The difference between both malls is the locale, with the Mitsui Outlet being located by the water and in view of the It’s not just the beef Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, and Sanda located behind Mount By Preetpal Kaur Rokko among beautiful mountain scenery. Kobe. When people hear this name, they either think of For the Instagrammer : Meriken Park / Kitanocho the basketball player or the famed beef. But the Kobe I think These days most young travelers are looking to fill up of – pronounced ko-bay – is where the mountains meet their instagram, And Kobe delivers on plenty of picturesque the sea in harmony to create my beloved home. As summer moments. One of Kobe’s key defining features isKobe Port approaches us Tokyo dwellers, consider Kobe a place to Tower, a must see for the shutter fly. Also located at the visit during the hot months. With sandy beaches, cheap port are interesting sculptures including giant carp as well shopping, and gorgeous hiking routes, Kobe is a city for as the Maritime Museum. Inside the surrounding Meriken every sort of person. Park, there is the giant ‘BE KOBE’ sign, a preserved portion of the damaged port from the 1995 earthquake, and evening For the Sunlover : Suma Beach / Dekapathos Water Park illuminations that all make for great shots. Summer can be excruciating in Japan. With the heat of Kitanocho is the historical district of Kobe, showcasing the bright sun and humidity of the concrete jungle, the only its centuries of maritime importance. This part of Kobe has way to cool off is to go to the coast. Head to Suma Beach some of the best preserved foreign residencies of the Meiji to enjoy crystal clear water and walk through the beautiful, era, making a walk down this area reminiscent of walking in soft sand. You can also enjoy different types of water sports a European town, rather than a Japanese city. such as paddle boarding and other activities at the beach. If you tire from the beach there is an aquarium that features a For the Foodie : Nishimura Café / Modernark Pharm Café penguin and dolphin show. In this section, it would be too easy to mention Kobe beef. If you don’t like the salt water or sand, go to Dekapathos So, from a local perspective, I’d like to share some of the Water Park on Rokko Island and enjoy cooling off without unique cafés. Nishimura Coffee is a classic café chain that getting dirty. has a rich Kansai history since 1948. My personal favorites from Nishimura are the Marron (chestnut) Parfait or the For the Adventurer : Mount Rokko Pizza Toast. While it is expensive, it is definitely a worthwhile One of the gems of Kobe are its beautiful mountain visit. ranges. The mountains provide stunning views of the city Traveling while vegan in Japan is notoriously hard as stretching out of the foothills and merging with the sea. well, luckily – in the land of beef – there is the vegetarian You can take a gorgeous cable ride up to Nunobiki Herb Modernark Pharm Café. A haven for vegetarians and vegans and Flower Park. You can also hike up to the park and alike, Modernark offers plenty of delicious options. They also see Nunobibki Falls on the way there. If you want to soak have tasty baked goods available for takeout. after an arduous hike, go to the Arima Hot Spring and enjoy special Gold and Silver onsens. There is a traditional In the end, I want people to know that Kobe is a fun city shopping street near the onsens as well. The mountains and to consider enjoying what it has to offer as we embark make you understand where Kobe got its Kanji – 神戸, on our summer vacation. Hope you enjoy this unique part of God’s Gate. Japan! This list was compiled with help of Kobe Public Relation For the Shopaholic : Sannomiya District / Harborland Ambassadors Paramjeet Singhprasong and Vesna Lavtizar. Umie / Nankinmachi / Kobe-Sanda Outlet Mall / Mitsui Outlet Mall There is a lot of shopping in Kobe. Sannomiya District, Harborland Umie, and Nankinmachi are among the best locations. They have the usual stores, such as Zara, H&M and Uniqlo, but there are also great boutiques hidden within. The Sannomiya district is really the Shibuya of Kobe, a fun hub of entertainment, shopping and food. Nankinmachi is Kobe’s very own Chinatown, a sprawling area full of delicious food. Finally, the mall at Harborland Umie has the hottest shops, the best deals, and also has an adjoining amusement park. There are also two stellar outlet malls around Kobe: Mitsui Outlet Park Marine Pia Kobe and Sanda Outlet Mall. Both malls offers great prices on popular brands and a Suma-dera Temple, Kobe.

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Onsen road trip By Cory Sparks ...continued from page 1 Earlier this month, a couple of my college mates approached me saying, “We should rent a car and go somewhere.” Of course I agreed, but under one condition, “We must throw a Japanese onsen in the trip itinerary.”

With a lot of debating we decided to head to Izu Peninsula, located southwest of Tokyo on the Pacific coast of the island of Honshu. If you’re looking at a map, it’s the peninsula shaped like a fish’s fin.

What really motivated this trip was to take full advantage of driving along the scenic routes that stretch along the Japan’s Pacific coast. If you have integrated Bluetooth feature so that I access to a vehicle or know someone that does, this could enjoy my music on the road was is a highly recommended driving route. Driving in an added bonus. Japan is something that most foreigners don’t get to experience, but with the right vehicle and the right As for the onsen, the goal was to find scenery, it can be a pleasure that is not easily equaled. one that had two things: an open air bath and a view of the pacific coastline. Before I begin talking about the onsen of choice, let As I was doing my research online me talk about my companion on the road: the 2015 through google maps - a lifesaver for Lexus RX 450h Hybrid. I will admit, every time I go on us foreigners - I came across an onsen these “road adventures,” I like to ride in style. Think that would later forever hold a place in of it as a reward-yourself-program, something I feel is my heart. DHC’s Akazawa Onsen was necessary after a long week of stress from work. Why everything I wanted. It fully met my not treat yourself? expectations, earning the right to be titled a “heavy-hitter-bath.” I rented this stunning vehicle from a rental agency called Orix. Acquiring a Japanese drivers license is the In order for a place to receive this title, subject of another article, but sometimes foreigners it must check four boxes. First, it is very can be slapped with a beginner tag on their licenses - important to me to have an open air as mine has - which makes it hard to rent from certain bath as I am a person who likes to enjoy rental agencies. Orix rents to those with beginner tags, the bath outside with a view of the which makers them my recommended rental agency. scenery. Two, it must have a relaxation space, because who doesn’t want a place where they can relax for Excusing that tangent, let’s talk about the car. The a while after a nice bath? Three, it must have a great restaurant. Lexus 450h features a 3.5L 6-cylinder gas/electric Having a nice meal without needing to leave the resort and with hybrid motor, providing hours of driving time on the a choice to return back to the bath afterwards is icing on the road without spending too much at the gas pump. proverbial cake. Lastly, a private bath is necessary. The private What immediately attracted me to this vehicle was bath is what really lets you relax. Ultimately, Akazawa Onsen has the nice interior and its spaciousness - I am a tall guy, all this, and I loved every minute of my time there. so space is essential. The vehicle had a black interior with grey accents and comfortable cloth seating, So, hop in your rental car, bump your tunes, and enjoy the which definitely made it a smooth ride for my three relaxation of a heavy-hitting Japanese onsen. As a final word of other passengers on the six-hour-plus round-trip. advice, be sure to wind down the traditional Japanese way after Publication compiled by the TUJ Journalism Club Journalism TUJ the by compiled Publication When I drive I like to have music going, so having the your bath, with a glass of cold milk. Cheers!

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While the price is comparable to the killer you just read about. Then you The indisputably best more popular kaitenzushi restaurants, the and your buddies decided to go down the street quality is surprisingly higher. If you’re on and check out the game center. Then someone a budget – and let’s face it, we all are – I gets the fantastic, yet fatal, idea to sing some places to chow down highly recommend ordering Negi Toro. karaoke. Next thing you know dawn is creeping The minced, almost creamy tuna is piled up across the skyline. You’re tired. You’re a tad before, during, and high on two generous pieces of gunkan incoherent. You’re hungry. Enter Koshuichiba style rolls. As an added bonus, you get an Gotands and its wonton mein. after a night in Tokyo extra portion of tuna that overflows like What is wonton mein you might ask, savory, pink magma onto your plate. If mouth agape and eyes glazed over? Allow me you want some quality, light food in your to elaborate my dear, burnt out friends. Think By Tanner Schroeder belly before hopping onto the Yamanote , but rather than fatty, ultra-rich broth line for a night of debauchery, standing with hunks of even heavier chashu, you’re will never do you dirty. graced with a bowl of clear, delicious and slightly fishy chicken soup. But wait! There’s DURING: Bond Izakaya – GOTANDA more! You’re also getting wonton dumplings, all Going out with friends in Tokyo snug inside of that beautiful bowl. without hitting up your favorite izakaya This spot is also located in Gotanda is a lot like showing up to Japanese class and a big steaming bowl of it’s wonton mein is, without your Genki book. Pointless, without question, my absolute favorite thing to disappointing, and needlessly stressful. In eat before I pass out – only to wake up full of my humble gaijin opinion, there’s nothing self-loathing and regret, but that’s a different quite like nestling around a wobbly story. The soup itself is oddly familiar, yet table that’s probably a bit too small, unique. The noodles are not as thick as what “Tokyo is famous for being one with a group of friends that’s probably you would find in a typical bowl of ramen, but a bit too large, and sharing some fear not! They provide that satisfying slurp of the best places to eat on the nonetheless. The fermented bamboo shoots, or planet.” delicious traditional food that perfectly complements a cold beer or highball. , provide another subtle layer of flavor as This joint gets my seal of approve well as a much-needed crunch to the party. Last, and most certainly not least, is the wonton. We’re lucky to live here, but it can for a few different reasons. First off, the This is not the wonton soup you remember. be overwhelming trying to decide location is prime. is These are real-deal Chinese style dumplings, where, or what to eat on a night out. about ten minutes away from school in plump and full of delicious pork, ginger and Hopefully this list of my favorite spots a cab, or if you’re feeling frugal, twenty garlic. The best part is that they get to chill out can help you make some delicious minutes by bus. Besides that, the food is in that soup, absorbing all of its goodness. They choices for every scenario. damn good, and reasonable on the wallet. will bless your soul with savory essence. I’m For perspective, each order of is waxing poetic here, but trust me, you haven’t BEFORE: Uogashi Nihon-Ichi about 180 yen per order. Beyond that, lived until you’ve crushed a bowl of wonton Standing Sushi Bar - they have warm, home style Japanese mein at a questionable hour of the morning. Standing sushi bars are food like and motsuni, as well Pass up ramen just this once and thank me later. something unique to Tokyo. The as refreshing cold bites like creamy silken point is you want to get in, eat some topped with and . sushi, then get out. While it may seem What they do here is simple, but they odd to westerners at first, it’s truly a execute on everything incredibly well. Tanner’s TopTen Summer Playlist beautiful thing when you’re feeling Bond is always full of red faced, chatty 1. Bombay - El Guincho peckish. You’ve got things to do and salarymen. That’s a good sign for any 2. Plastic Love - Maria Takeuchi izakaya worth its salt. The staff is 3. 私以外私じゃないの - ゲスの極み乙女 places to be, and sometimes your 4. Ode To Viceroy - Mac Demarco other plans don’t involve eating. Once attentive, making sure your glass never 5. ないものねだり - Kana-Boon you’ve embraced this mentality you goes dry, but they aren’t overbearing 6. In Hell I’ll Be In Good Company - The Dead South will soon discover that speed doesn’t either. I’ve spent countless hours in this 7. Generational Synthetic - Beach Fossils place. To be honest, I’m a bit reluctant 8. Not Enough Words - Action Bronson & Statik sacrifice quality. Selektah There are standing sushi bars to give this spot up. It’s my go to for 9. Still Not A Player - Big Pun Ft. Joe throughout the metropolis that is hanging out with the boys, and it never 10. Shiki No Uta - Nujabes Ft. Minmi Tokyo, however I’ve chosen this one lets me down. Scan here to check out The Hoot Radio in particular because of the perfect location – right across the street from AFTER: Koshuichiba Gotands -GOTANDA ’s east exit – as Allow me to paint the scene: well as the quality of the sushi itself. You started your night by going to that

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The Sexy School Girl: used to sexualize innocence. This image ith the number of train DOES JAPANESE ANIME of a “sexy school girl” in anime legitimizes assaults on the rise, the sexual objectification of youth in the the Japanese govern- CULTURAL INFLUENCE community. According to the Association ment has attempted THE GROPING OF of Japanese Anime, the anime market to make an adjustment has grown to an astounding 1826 million Wthat would improve the situation and cre- YOUNG GIRLS ON THE followers as compared to just 1095 million ate a safe place for women riding trains. TOKYO TRAINS? in 2002. The anime trend keeps growing In 2005, select train lines introduced a and with it a large number of objectify- “women’s only” train car. This initiative By Rebecca Bender ing comics are being released. Although was suggested to combat lewd conduct With over 40 million the traditional school uniform has been and the growing concern of groping on passengers passing through around since the late 19th century, Japan packed trains. Although this was a step every day, the Powered (a popular Japan based history in the right direction, there were mixed often has issues with website) states that, the sexualization or reactions to the women’s only cars. Pas- overcrowding, which may fetishized attraction to the school girl sengers feared that the overcrowding in Slead to unwanted physical contact from uniform began around 1950s when there mixed cars would now put the women strangers. Women traveling on the was a large boom in erotic manga. They at more of a risk if they had to use them Tokyo metro system, the busiest train also explain that around the 1970’s and during rush hour. This fear seems to have systen in the world, have reported a 80’s, this fetish expanded to more violent become a reality as a 2017 report pub- record number of incidents of unwanted publications of rape by relatives and older lished by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police touching and assault in the past year. The acquaintances. stated that assault cases on the train have objectification of school girls in anime increased three fold in the past 8 years. and the tight conditions of a packed s Japan leads the world Other evidence shows that the Japanese train produces the perfect storm for the in school regulations and police processed 2,169 ordinance viola- male perpetrator of these horrendous conformity regarding tions this past year- the lowest number attacks.Considering all of this, Japanese such basics as dress, it in the past four years. Due to cultural government has taken certain measures is understandable that implications in Japan, many Japanese to try and improve the situation, however Aany legislation to change the standard women do not report to police after they the issue seems to remain an uphill female school uniform is met with have experienced an assault . This makes battle. resistance. With this in mind, the Japanese it hard to tell if the drop of ordinance vio- ut of all the sexual assault government should consider enforcing lations corresponds with a drop in sexual cases reported, almost a policy to insure that the school assaults on the trains. The Japanese Police 60% were female high uniform has an appropriate length. All attributed the fall to the 2005 introduc- school students. With things considered, the legislation to tion of female-only train cars. over half of the assault change a skirt length is only one small cross Japan, various train Ocases being high school students, it improvement. The policies currently companies are operating becomes apparent that the issue at imposed at the schools seem to be less “women only” cars in their hand has deeper roots then purely focused on the objectification of the girls attempt to decrease the overcrowding. When walking into an and more focused on the “put together” unwanted groping and “Otaku” shop in Tokyo, you are bom- appearance. Although each school has Asexual assault being reported on trains. barded by walls filled to the brim with different policies, the majority do involve 12 years have passed and the issue is still anime characters and figurines. One a clause which disapproves of girls rolling present and increasing every year. With of the popular “sexy” anime character up their skirts to shorten the length. the 2020 Tokyo Olympics right around figurines is Aoi Sakurai from Rail Wars. Even with this policy implemented, when the corner, Japan needs to insure that She wears a tight, short uniform which they are off school property, none of these important issues are addressed and is similar to the typical school uniform these policies apply. The bigger issue is a improved upon before their country is worn by many girls in Japan. This is just cultural phenomenon which idolizes and showcased to the world. one of the many examples, in Japanese sexualizes the image of a young school Publication compiled by the TUJ Journalism Club Journalism TUJ the by compiled Publication culture, of the schoolgirl uniform being girl.

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8 Last Word An Open Letter to Communication Studies Majors By Dave Cortez

Let’s face it, Communications Studies gets a bad wrap. these classes, so why not identify the themes that move you For some of the more ‘high-and-mighty’ majors offered at in the films and guarantee that what you say in your writing is TUJ, those studying Communications are the punch line of a impressive? Why not write about it in a blog – possibly submit pejorative joke. it to The Hoot as a column – so you can share it with the There certainly are ways that a Comms student can student body? With a little creativity, we can elevate the nature approach their education that do indeed make it somewhat of of our education into something truly valuable for our life a joke, but as someone who is in their final semester at TUJ, it outside the academy. I contend that in order to make the cost turns out that the ‘yin’ to that ‘yang’ is the most crucial bit of of college worth it, we absolutely must do this with our time at advice that I can give to my underclassmen. TUJ. I’m not writing this to give you some esoteric spiel In all honesty, it shouldn’t stop there. All Comms about how our major has some deep societal purpose and students should join a club or join a community that allows that employers are aching to hire students who discussed film, them to create and add to their post-graduation portfolios. social media and news for four years. I’m writing this to make Even though internships are not required for our major, clear that what we really are as Comms students are artists. consider it a must-do in order to get real world experience The secret to success in our major is to consider ourselves before graduation. We need to use the written word, the as the cousins of the Art Majors, but with media itself as our cameras, the editing software, the internships, and all of the paintbrush. That means what we ought to be doing in each other multitude of tools at our disposal to inflate the body of class is forcing the curriculum to make us better creators and work that will act as our résumés, and we need to do it outside critics of media. of the classroom. As artists, we need to create. In our major, more than Lastly, we should attempt to find cohesion in the work any other, we need to wrestle the education from the grip of that we do. If Professor Herrera assigns an article where we otherwise terribly unchallenging syllabi, and the way to do are allowed to choose the topic, and Professor Neubert let’s that is to make sure that we treat every class as an opportunity us create a film from scratch, we must ask ourselves, “How can to produce content. If you are taking a Comms core class or these relate? Do they fit nicely in the same portfolio of work?” elective and you are not creating something, you’re doing it We should have a research topic or a personal fascination wrong. that can be slowly explored through the various mediums of For many Comms classes this is rather straightforward. creation that we get to experiment within our major. Doing Production classes ask you to create short films. Journalism this allows us to feel that we are connecting the often random classes ask you to write articles. But if your final project isn’t strands of study that make up the Communications Studies something that you would be willing to show an employer, core curriculum. did you really use your time, talent and money wisely? Engage I have truly enjoyed my time at TUJ, but what I wish I every assignment like it is going in your professional portfolio, that I had realized all that I have written many semesters ago. because, in the end, why shouldn’t it? While I have compiled a decent portfolio, and I am continuing In other Comms classes, this task seems daunting. to do so in my last few months on campus, I know I could have Take for example one of the many film history classes where done so much more. I want all of my fellow Comms majors to we watch old movies and then receive lectures about them feel that they are leaving TUJ with utterly remarkable résumés. – for legitimate college credit. Seems easy enough right? So, heed my advice and create. Create high quality work, and Where is the chance to create something? There are always do it exhaustively. Don’t be the punchline. writing assignments or reflection/response assignments in

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