Written by Sanne & Mihai Today we finally learned what ReisCo meant when they said the company visits would include a lot of travel time. Since it would cost us so much time to go to AIST with public transport, we got a direct, private bus and it still took us more than an hour …
Tokyo triple A’s: from AIST to Akihabara to Asakusa. Read More »
Written by Wouter & leonard The day started with a visit to Meiji Shrine that was surrounded by a big park. Especially because of the heat stroke alarm (again) the group enjoyed a walk through the shadows of the trees. From this place everyone had the afternoon free to explore Tokyo.Few days after going to …
Written by Anouk & Valérie This is our first full day in Tokyo. The nightco already had a taste of Friday nights in Shibuya, as well as taking the first metro back to the hostel at 5:01.After a light breakfast we traveled towards Ueno park where everyone could chose what to do: walk around the …
Written by Harry & Pavél After a good night, where everyone was able to show off their vocal skills, during the karaoke. Today it was a free-day, so everyone could make their own plans. Some people arranged a visit to the Nagoya institute of technology, some people went for a baseball match, a group of …
Free day: Exploring Nagoya and visiting DisneySea Read More »
Written by Florian & Thimo New day new blog post. Today we got to visit the Tokugawa art museum where a lot of the Tokugawa’s family art is being exhibited. The Tokugawa shogunate are considered the millitary leaders to have finally unified Japan and marked the end of the sengoku jidai (time of warring states). …
Written by Gialesi & Radu Today we had to say goodbye to Fukuoka. In the past few days we have been exploring the city and we have managed to squeeze in some really nice activities, such as visits to the Kyushu university, Kyulux (a company that researches OLED technologies) and some tourist attractions within the …
Written by Niek & Renate University & company day! Today we had the privilege to visit the Kyushu University and the Kyulux startup. Now you might think, how is that related to beer? We’ll get there! Because it was quite a long trip, it meant getting up very early to be on time. Unfortunately, it …
Written by Anouk & Joel Reisco invited us on a gruelling hike to Iimori mountain today. Which me, Anouk, and my co writer, Joel, politely declined.When the more diligent part of the group left for Iimori, me and Anne headed for Across Fukuoka. This building looks from a distance like a hillside forest in the …
Written by Bram & Sanne After a short and rough night by the river of Kyoto, we headed to Fushimi-Inari shrine in the morning for a hike up the mountains. This particular shrine is known for its many torii (red gates) and beautiful roads. Even though the temperature and humidity, were very high, the torii …
Written by Radu and Leonard Today we had a free day in Kyoto.It felt nice to have some time off and relax, but of course we didn’t just stay in the hotel all day.Some people went to see the Nanzen-Ji Temple and have a nice walk in the morning, while others (myself, Radu, included) slept …