KCP Campus Virtual Tours
The KCP campus is located in Shinjuku, the business, entertainment, and shopping center of Japan’s bustling capital city, Tokyo. KCP is a mere five-minute walk from the Shinjuku Gyoenmae subway station (Marunouchi line), or a 10-minute walk from Shinjuku San-Chome station (Toei Shinjuku line). It is an ideal location to experience the thriving excitement of Tokyo as well as enjoy the relaxed and scenic atmosphere of the city’s many parks and gardens. A great way to start your study abroad journey!
The KCP Building
The main campus building of KCP was built only a few years ago offering all the conveniences with students in mind. The building has seven floors and is situated in a residential street. Several convenience stores and restaurants are within walking distance of the campus. The KCP building is also close to the subway and the popular Shinjuku Gyoen Park.
The KCP Classrooms
The KCP classrooms are perfect for learning. The desks can be easily moved around for pair or group work.
The KCP Tea Room
The Way of the Tea, the chanoyu (茶の湯) is a big part of Japanese culture. The tea ceremony is highly influenced by the principles of Zen Buddhism. A chashitsu is a room specially built for tea ceremonies in Japan. The tea room has a waiting area, tatami floors, a low ceiling, shoji (screens), an alcove for scrolls, a hearth built into the floor, and several entrances for guests and host. Check out KCP’s very own chashitsu!
The KCP Japanese Garden
Japanese gardens or nihon teien, are traditional gardens using Japanese aesthetics and philosophical ideas as designs. Japanese gardens avoid using artificial ornamentation and focus on the natural landscape. Karesansui, also called a “zen garden,” usually make use of gravel, sand, and rocks intricately arranged and looking like works of art, such as in the KCP campus. Gravel and sand are meant to represent water while rocks symbolize Chinese mountains. Some designs also incorporate trees, bushes, moss, and types of water features. Traditional Japanese gardens are often enclosed by a wall and made to be viewed from a single perspective, such as from the porch of the hojo (abbot’s quarters in a monastery).
To check out all the KCP campus virtual tours, visit our Virtual Tours page here.