Club Activities

The first day I arrived at AIU we had a campus tour guided by student volunteers. On this tour I was able to see what is called “Kanto” for the first time, one of the traditional festive performances of Akita held every August, which is performed by the AIU Kanto Team. I would quickly fall in love with Kanto. I knew I had to try it out for myself, and felt really welcomed by the Kanto members upon joining. The more people I came to be friends with other members of the Kanto team and the more I joined their training sessions the more I became hooked. Kanto and the friends I made during Kanto practice are now some of the things I will miss the most on the sorrowful day when I have to leave Akita. It has been easy to get to know people during my stay in AIU, not only the people in the Kanto team but also the other students. I cannot state enough how lucky I have been to be able to meet so many beautiful people.

ー Birk SOERHUS, Exchange Student from University of Oslo