Gateway to New Encounters

A professor, researching Japanese society through local bars.
A student, captivated by Noh, a 600-year-old traditional art.
Another student, working to aid children in poverty in their home country in South America.
This program showcases a university professor and two students finding their paths in Tokyo at Sophia University’s "Global One Campus."

The professor's research into food and community began with a simple question: “Why work at a small, six-seat eatery where wealth is unattainable?”
His studies are revealing how connections between people can strengthen a community.

Noh is a traditional Japanese art, not widely understood even by many Japanese people. A student captivated by Noh perceives its essence as "Respecting others and depicting a compassionate heart." Though the student’s future path is undecided, he hopes to contribute to making society a kinder and more empathetic place.

A student with roots in El Salvador, founded a group to support impoverished children there. She also hopes to show Japanese youth, among whom suicide is a leading cause of death, that helping others, they can also help themselves. She hopes to establish a Social Work business in El Salvador in the future...

Although still taking shape, learning what feels true to oneself.
And an encounter with a platform to improve society.
This global campus in Tokyo serves as a gateway to another “self” they aspire to become.