It's only been twenty minutes since she arrived, and Yi Pan (Smith College) has already made friends with Minori Satake of the Center staff.

Nick DeMarino (Oberlin College) deplaning at KIX.

Bess Brander (Oberlin College) and Alex Kondo (Oberlin College) arriving at KIX.

Just look at that grin! Michael Vomacka (Oberlin College) already loves Japan... and he hasn't even left the airport!

Vicki Seak (Bucknell Univ.) arriving at KIX.

Dana Berte (Smith College) arriving at KIX.... not a bit worn down from the trans-Pacific crossing!

Ebonie Little (Williams College) and Lauren Myers-Wong (Smith College) at the arrivals lobby.

Sean Montgomery (Carleton College) watching his fellow classmates deplane at KIX.

Alison Yoneyama (Scripps College), Tiffany Chiang (Amherst College), Sam Mendez (Middlebury College) and Daniel Knowlton (Middlebury College) in the arrivals lobby.

Michelle Lefkowitz (Connecticut College), John Reed (Middlebury College), Ryan Kelley (Connecticut College) and Yakubu Budu-Saaka (Oberlin College) in the arrivals lobby.

"Now remember, Ebonie, you have to start doing this when they take your photo."

Seth Bahrenfuse (Carleton College) and Sean at KIX. Sean's almost got it right...

Yi's got it!

Tired from their long trip, but glad they made it in before the typhoon came ashore... Crystal Lindaberry (Whitman College), Emily Robinson (Brandeis Univ.) and Matt Magnuson (Whitman College) at KIX.

The Nemoto Year Group gathers for a photo.

Still going after a long day of travel... The Nemoto Year Group on their way to the Kyoto-bound bus.

Boarding the bus to Kyoto. You can almost see the jet lag starting to kick in...