Natsume Soseki's Tokyo, Part II

Exploring Tokyo University's Hongo Campus

Sanshiro Pond at Tokyo University

The day after visiting Soseki’s grave and birthplace, I made my way to Tokyo University’s original campus in Hongo. As with Zoshigaya Cemetery and Waseda, I had never been there during my childhood, when I lived across town. But even then I knew that Tokyo University—hereafter called Todai—was Japan’s most prestigious un…