【第一章】村上春樹故跡探尋之旅 Following the footsteps of Haruki Murakami Chapter 1

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Not only was I fortunate enough to be chosen to go to Japan by my law school, I was also going to Haruki Murakami’s alma mater, Waseda University, where he spent seven years as an undergrad. As one of my favorite writers, I took this opportunity to explore the area where he might have taken classes and the dorm where he used to live in (also used as a backdrop for his Norwegian Woods). I further went to Kansai area and specifically, Nishinomiya and Ashiya, to see where he used to live before he went to college. I did go to Kyoto as well, where he was born, but I didn’t know where he might live back then. I didn’t have time to go to Kobe, but will save it for my next trip.
I have visited the following places, and will upload photos to this entry as time allows. Please check back once in a while.

1. 【1】Waseda University, this chapter
2. 【2】Wakeijuku the dorm, and the path leading to Waseda
3. 【3】Nishinomiya and Ashiya
4. 【4】Ashiya High School
5. 【5】Ashiya Uchide Park, where it used to be a zoo, now a monkey park
6. 【final】Ashiya Uchide Library, where he used to study for college entrance exam

No redistribution of the following photos are allowed without prior written consent. But such consent will be freely given upon reasonable request.
所以圖片都會上傳到這個地址
All photos will be uploaded to the this address.

第一章，早稻田大學
Chapter 1, Waseda University
說來這裡是他的母校，不過到底有什麼東西跟他有關，還很難講。校內唯一能算是跟他有關的，大概是書店裡有一排村上春樹的專櫃，除此以外還真沒注意。因為他是戲劇專業，所以照了一下戲劇博物館，下次再傳。這次先傳一點校內及跟校內相關的。
As his alma mater, there is really nothing here related to Murakami besides a special section in the university bookstore. Since he majored in drama, there will be some photos related to a museum of drama in the school. This time I have uploaded something related to the school itself.

大隈講堂，校內標誌性建築，其實也沒有什麼比這更氣派的了。
Okuma Hall, the landmark on campus.

通往學校大門的路，其實本來這條路上有個門，後來可能隨着市政建設被拆了
The road leading to the site of the school gate, which was gone already for some reason

學校創始人大隈重信的像，這裡可以說是早稻田校區的中心了
Statute of Ōkuma Shigenobu, founder of the school

另外一個角度，現在是假期所以沒人
Another angle, not so many people during breaks

校園主幹道，課間的時候人巨多，可惜太短，整個校園就不大
The thoroughfare of the Waseda campus, flooded with students during classes


8號館據說是以前的主樓，文學院也在這裡，現在是法學部的樓，地下是法學部圖書館
8th Bldg was the old main building, where used to house the School of Arts. Now it belongs to the Faculty of Law, and there is a library underneath.

主圖書館，在離校園有點距離的另外一個地方，外面氣派，裏面一般
Main library.
以下幾張圖片是戶山校區的，即現在文學院的所在地。查了下歷史，戶山校區是後開的，所以村上上學的時候是不是在這邊也說不定。沒有什麼特別的建築。
Photos below are Toyama campus, very close to the Waseda campus but technically separated from the main campus. School of Arts is now in Toyama, which includes the drama department. Not sure if Murakami had classes here. Nothing special but a big complex.






以下是早稻田的電車，整個東京都唯一的路面電車（當然還有個私鐵線路也許也算）村上經常提到坐電車去哪裡，也只能是這個了。
A tram line close to Waseda, the only line in Tokyo (well theoretically another private line also exists). As Murakami mentioned riding tram, this is it.






點以下鏈接前往第二章
Click here for Chapter Two.
A teaser of the old dorm.