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Introduction	The courses that comprise Beloit College’s “Cities in Transition” program seek to provide students with a flexible, interdisciplinary framework to help them engage with the cities in which they are studying in contexts that extend beyond the formal setting of the classroom. The underlying premise of the program is that all urban areas are constantly undergoing transitions, and that these transitions can serve as a productive focal point of intellectual engagement on the part of students studying abroad. In order to facilitate exploration, exchange, and academic and personal growth between Beloit students who are experiencing very different Japanese cities (Akita, Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka), we have started a communal blog to help them explore the city as concept, the city in practice, and the city as imagined by its inhabitants. Through the experience of writing this blog, we hope all students in this class can understand more fully the rich diversity of experiences that await them.

Introduction

The courses that comprise Beloit College’s “Cities in Transition” program seek to provide students with a flexible, interdisciplinary framework to help them engage with the cities in which they are studying in contexts that extend beyond the formal setting of the classroom. The underlying premise of the program is that all urban areas are constantly undergoing transitions, and that these transitions can serve as a productive focal point of intellectual engagement on the part of students studying abroad. In order to facilitate exploration, exchange, and academic and personal growth between Beloit students who are experiencing very different Japanese cities (Akita, Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka), we have started a communal blog to help them explore the city as concept, the city in practice, and the city as imagined by its inhabitants. Through the experience of writing this blog, we hope all students in this class can understand more fully the rich diversity of experiences that await them.