{"id":106781,"date":"2023-03-31T10:00:40","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T01:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/?p=106781"},"modified":"2023-03-31T09:24:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T00:24:23","slug":"99773-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/news-en\/2023\/03\/31\/106781\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring the treasures and memories inside of student clubrooms"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are about 500 official clubs at Waseda University. They cover a wide range of types, including sports, academia, art, international exchange, volunteering, and music, and were founded at various times. Waseda Weekly reporters Takumi Hasegawa and Hiroto Yamamoto have gone undercover in the clubrooms of the Student Center (Building 30) on the Toyama Campus, which is usually open only to club members. We visited the clubrooms of five clubs and asked about their activities and how they used their clubrooms. Furthermore, we asked each club to show us their treasures! Regardless of school year, everyone is welcome to join these clubs at any time. Which club\u2019s \u201cdoor\u201d would you knock on?<\/p>\n

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On the 2nd floor of Building 30 on the Toyama Campus, in front of the Student Center\u2019s clubroom guide. The Waseda Weekly reporters in charge of the interviews, from left to right: Hasegawa-san and Yamamoto-san<\/p><\/div>\n

INDEX<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u25bc1.Waseda Photo Society<\/a>
\n\u25bc2.Waseda University Aikidokai<\/a>
\n\u25bc3.Waseda Karuta<\/a>
\n\u25bc4.Waseda University Latin America Association<\/a>
\n\u25bc5.Waseda Society of Geography<\/a><\/p>\n

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1. Waseda Photo Society<\/h2>\n

Serious-minded photography club. Film development is also possible in the darkroom<\/h4>\n

Tomoyuki Harada, Secretary-General, 3rd year in the School of Advanced Science and Engineering
\nKeito Masuoka, Deputy Secretary-General, 3rd year in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences<\/h6>\n
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Harada-san, Secretary-General (left) and Masuoka-san, Deputy Secretary-General (right)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2015\u2015Please tell us about your activities and appeal of the club.<\/h6>\n

Harada:<\/strong> On weekdays, we hold workshops after class, where we go out to shoot around the university and study photography in conference rooms at the Student Center. There are at least 3\u20134 participants in each session and about 15 at most. On holidays, we also hold little photo outings, and recently we went to Kamakura, Nagatoro, and Mt. Takao. About 20 members participate on these trips, each taking pictures and appreciating those taken by others. Moreover, we hold photo exhibitions eight times a year, both inside and outside the university. We take a lot of photos on a daily basis, so we don\u2019t have to worry about not having enough for the exhibitions.<\/p>\n

I suppose that most club members don\u2019t simply think of photography as \u201crecords\u201d or \u201ctools to connect with people\u201d but rather want to shed light on photography itself and think about technical and artistic aspects. It\u2019s very easy to take pictures, but it\u2019s actually a deep world. Beginners are also welcome, so please take the chance to step into this world.<\/p>\n\n\t\t