Synopsis

"Awake, my lost dream, awaken." The residents of the student dormitory at Hokkaido University—a structure steeped in over a century of history and housing four hundred students—are among the few self-governing residences in Japan managed entirely by the students themselves. Rent is approximately ten thousand yen a month. Within its walls, some linger late into the night with friends, while others dedicate themselves to their studies. Increasingly, students are drawn to the dormitory for financia