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The Yomiuri Shimbun Kyoto University students attend the university’s graduation ceremony on Tuesday.
The Yomiuri Shimbun
12:43 JST, March 27, 2024
Some Kyoto University seniors dressed up as famous animation characters, such as the Super Mario Bros., during their graduation ceremony on Tuesday. They listened to a speech by Nagahiro Minato, the university’s president, who encouraged the students, saying, “I hope you will spread your wings freely, brightly and vigorously [toward the future].”
A total of 2,787 students from 10 faculties graduated the university on the day. Dressing up as characters is a “tradition” among the university’s seniors.
These seniors entered the university in spring 2020, during the early spread of COVID-19. Minato said, “I think you must have felt lonely and anxious in a situation where the future was so uncertain. The fact that we are all able to gather here for your graduation is deeply moving.”
A 22-year-old female student who will continue her studies at the university’s graduate school from April said, “With renewed spirit, I want to do my best in my research to help children around the world.”
Students attended the ceremony in a solemn manner, with about 10% of them wearing costumes, including characters from the “Super Mario Bros.” and “Pikmin” video games and a dinosaur over 2 meters tall.
