Arriving in Japan

Interviews

The day started early. We had to leave the hotel at 5am in order to make sure we arrived at the airport on time to leave for Japan. The flight itself was uneventful. Thankfully it was only about 3 hours and I spent most of that time watching Wreck-It Ralph and listening to music. Once everyone arrived, it was time to head to the hotel. On the way, I noticed we were being followed by three people. A man, a women, and a guy with a camera. I asked about it and it turns out that, when the last group arrived, there was this camera crew there and they interviewed some of the students and the professors. Apparently, they were doing some sort of documentary and they felt like they hit some sort of jackpot finding us. So, while we were waiting to check into our hotel, they interviewed us outside. They even followed us to dinner after we got settled in at the hotel. They left after that, but I found out later they are going to be coming with us when we go to the sweet-shop and at one other visit to. So this would not be the last time I see them.

Anyways, a large group of us got dinner at an Italian place not far from out hotel. The atmosphere was really nice and, since everyone was done working for the day, there were large groups of men in suits all eating together. Everyone was really friendly and this table of businessmen near our table even came over and cheered us and gave us high fives as we were leaving. After just a little bit of exploration, it was nice to just be able to relax at the hotel for the rest of the night. My first impression of Japan: Busy, but it's going to be a heck of a lot of fun!

By the train station near our hotel