{"id":24002,"date":"2026-06-16T17:08:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T21:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/?p=24002"},"modified":"2026-06-17T07:30:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T11:30:20","slug":"spc-japan-gave-me-memories-that-i-will-never-forget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/spc-japan-gave-me-memories-that-i-will-never-forget\/","title":{"rendered":"SPC Japan: Gave me memories that I will never forget!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Japan was an incredible experience and gave me the opportunity to see places and learn things that I never could have learned in a classroom. Throughout the trip, we explored Tokyo, Kyoto, and Hiroshima. We visited historic temples and shrines, participated in a tea ceremony and calligraphy workshop, and walked through the famous bamboo forest. Seeing these places in person made me appreciate Japanese culture and history in a way that reading about them never could. One part of Japan I already miss is the change of pace. One day we were standing in the middle of the world’s busiest crosswalk in Shibuya, and another day we were sitting along a quiet Zen garden. Being able to experience both sides of Japan made the trip feel unique and gave me a greater appreciation for the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


My favorite part of the trip was visiting Miyajima Island and seeing Itsukushima Shrine. The floating torii gate was beautiful and seeing it in person was even more impressive than I expected. Another experience that stood out to me was visiting the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and the Atomic Bomb Dome. Seeing these sites in person was eye-opening and helped me better understand the impact of the events that took place there. Reading about it in a textbook is nothing compared to walking through the museum and seeing it for yourself. This trip taught me a lot about Japanese culture and history and gave me memories that I will never forget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Morgan, SPC Japan Study Abroad Program, May 2026<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Japan was an incredible experience and gave me the opportunity to see places and learn things that I never could have learned in a classroom. Throughout the trip, we explored Tokyo, Kyoto, and Hiroshima. We visited historic temples and shrines, participated in a tea ceremony and calligraphy workshop, and walked through the famous bamboo forest. … Continue reading SPC Japan: Gave me memories that I will never forget!<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1966,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[940,950,961,878,7,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-japan-2024","category-japan2025","category-spc-japan-2026","category-scholarships","category-study-abroad","category-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1966"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24002"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24004,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24002\/revisions\/24004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}