November is a festival season, which means the 65th Tohoku University Festival was held!
The Kawauchi Campus was filled with so many booths. At each booth, students cooked something special. Here are some shots.
This booth is run by students from Aomori prefecture. Here they cooked and sold Senbei Jiru (せんべい汁), the most famous local dish in Aomori. The ingredients include lots of vegetables (and chicken in some case), but the major one is Senbei—round rice crackers! Except crackers, everything is placed in a huge pot and cooked for a while, and the crackers are added last. Even though they are cooked in hot soup, they do not become too soft. |
| At this booth, boys tried cooking an Italian dish—risotto. Original amusing leaflets were put all over their tent, and the likeness looked similar to both male students. |
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| At the plaza, performers showed their talents on stage. The Mr. and Ms. Tohoku University contest was held there too. |
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| The cosplayers were in bloom! These students were selling Chinese-style chicken. |
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| International students did a great job too. For halal eaters, the Indonesian students showed their strong solidarity. |
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| They cooked and sold nasi goring for 300JPY. Egg and shrimp were added to it, and professors stopped by to buy it. |
If you become Tohoku University students in the future, please open up a booth at the University Festival and cook your national food to give us a chance to experience different cultures!