To go with 'JAPAN-STUDENTS-ARCHITECTURE' by Tomohiro OSAKI
This picture taken on February 4, 2026 shows (L-R) dormitory residents Rintaro Yoshida, Harumitsu Harada, Naoki Mizuno and Megumi Itaya posing on the balcony of Kyoto University's Yoshida Dormitory in Kyoto. The elite Kyoto University's "Yoshida Dorm" is self-governed by students, who treasure it as a space for free thinking away from the strict hierarchies that permeate many Japanese institutions. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP) / To go with 'JAPAN-STUDENTS-ARCHITECTURE' by Tomohiro OSAKI