If you don’t know your mizugumo from your kunai, then I’m afraid you might not be Mie University material.
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- Japan
- (college • education • entrance exam • Iga City • Mie Prefecture • Mie University • Ninja)
Statue of “Kirby” Orita-sensei welcomes university entrance exam takers at Kyoto University
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Krista Rogers
Feb 28, 2016
This exam season, a statue of an important historical figure at Kyoto University has gotten a Kirby makeover as part of a now yearly tradition.
- Japan
- (entrance exam • Kirby • Kyoto University • Orita-sensei • prank • statue • tradition)
By now, students in Japan have completed the entrance examinations required to enter high school and college, and until this past week, they had been diligently studying for the early March test. The tests, which cover core subjects such as math, English, and science, require hours of studying for several months to pass. Sometimes, students study for so long that they become burnt out, falling asleep right at their desks.
In a video taken two weeks before the big test, a little Shiba Inu is making sure her master doesn’t become a ronin. This term literally means, “wandering samurai without a master to serve,” but in modern times the term is used to describe a student who is waiting for another chance to pass the entrance exam. Watch the adorable video after the break.
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