Tomenko-san: March 2010

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Tokyo.. Tokyo.. Tokyo..

Several pictures from Tokyo..

Metro..

Roppongi..

Roppongi.

Shibuya..

In izakaya..

Monday, March 22, 2010

EU-Japan centre Intermediate Session Report..

So we are in a half way of our stay in Japan. As it is stated in our contracts we were supposed to make a presentation about our internship. Thus, all Vulcanus students from whole Japan came to Tokyo. It was a good occasion to speak about and exchange our experiences with Japanese companies.

Intermediate Session Report in EU-Japan center.

We had a chance to meet and speak with Irish minister of Education and Irish delegation which were visiting Japan.

NTT !!

Preparing a presentation for Intermediate Session Report in EU-Japan center about my internship I took a lot of pictures in NTT facilities where I work currently.

My Japanese teachers.

Vulcanus students meeting place.

Food in NTT canteen.

Canteen.

Massage room. The best place to rest during a work. Some people sleep there if they miss the last bus home.

Massage room.

NTT - never ending corridor.

Sato-san - my supervisor.

My working place.

Sports hall. Usually it's empty. Sometimes we play there basketball or do other sports after work.

Gym.

Skiing in Hakuba/Happone..

Second weekend in mountains. With Tsubasa and other friends from Tokyo we went to ski to Nagano/Happone in the the south part of Japanese main island. This time the weather was better. Maybe in the lower parts of mountains the sun was still covered by clouds. However, the higher parts were marvelous, sunny and amazing. During the second day of skiing, finally I felt the powder and unlimited speed..

The most mogul slope.

The highest slope.

Picturesque view from a run.

Lifts..

On the top.

Covered with snow.

In a restaurant.

Happone.

Up to the top.

Inside..

Long time ago, winter Olympic games took part here.

On the top.

Amazing views.

Tokyo Możdżer..

Thanks to Polish embassy Leszek Możdżer gave a concert in Tokyo Main Dining.. A lot of Polish people (of course Japanese and other also) gathered there to watch a performance.

Polish table.. thanks to Kuba a whole table in a first row was booked for us ;)

Leszek Możdżer.

My apartment...

This is my apartment in Japan.. One thing not presented here is a picturesque view from a balcony ;)

Long weekend in South Korea..

Thanks to long weekend in Japan the opportunity to visit South Korea (and also a little bit of North Korea) became reality. At the airport we found out that plane had been delayed around 4 hours, so we had enough time to hang around Narita and check all fast-food spots. When we checked-in it turned out that our plane is really huge, almost like JamboJet. It wouldn't be surprising but the distance from Tokyo to Seoul is really short (around 3-4 hours). I have never seen such a big machine on a similar air-route in Europe. Usually they use small short-distance jets. Anyway, After arrival to Seoul we were welcomed by a freezing temperature..

All the pictures are placed in Picasa Album (link is on the right frame). Below you can find also links to Fabio's (my trip mate, Italian) Picasa Album containing pictures from the trip:

http://picasaweb.google.com/eldarfeatel/Seoul#

http://picasaweb.google.com/eldarfeatel/Panmunjom#

http://picasaweb.google.com/eldarfeatel/Suwon#

How is Korea? It is quite similar to Japan but everything is at least twice cheaper! If you come from Japan than Korea is like a paradise for you. You buy and buy everything you want.. You don't have to care about metro and last train, enjoy taxis ;) I met there a German guy living in China who told me that Korea is pretty expensive comparing to China.. So everything depends on a place you come from.

Street next to the hotel. Most of the buildings are quite low.

I was told that it is famous. Have no idea about that but it looks nice.

Do you still remember FIFA World Cup 2002?

On the first day we joined a one-day trip organized by local tourist agency to Korean Demilitarized Zone. It was unbelievable experience to see North Korean facilities and soldiers next to you and cross a border to North Korea inside one of the border buildings. There were a lot of safety instructions and rules. One of the most incomprehensible was a ban on wearing torn or faded jeans. Why? Because during the trip we were all the time observed by North Koran agents. They would use it as propaganda showing that people from west are so pour that they must wear old and worn-out clothes ;) Sandals were also forbidden just in case of emergency evacuation. We were lucky joining that trip because the following day all the trips were canceled due to bad weather conditions and poor visibility. Soldiers cancel the trips whenever they aren't able to see what North Korea is doing on their side.