Today I　got up up very early, especially since my room-mate set the alarm at 3:30 (Besides this, he woke up at 1:00, to check his bag and a discussion on Indian curries) After a quick wash we set out to the fish market and it really was a spectacular sight. The tuna auction was very interesting! Besides this I saw a lot of fish and especially Fugo (which was kept alive) was interesting. This is the type of fish that can be deadly poisonous, and is only allowe...

After a first meeting　with the group we set out on a short orientation trip, amongst others to the gardens of the imperial palace. Since there was not much time this visit turned out a bit shorter than expected, but the gardens were very cool. After this we went to Harajuku street; the place to be for young and hip teens, where you will find people dressed up as their favorite manga-character or as elegant gothic lolita's, Visual Kei or just particular. (see w...

Konnichiwa, so I finally arrived in Tokio, Japan! The difference between China and Japan are striking, but I will go into this a bit later on. Upon my transfer to the hotel the subway was absolutely crowded with people amongst whom lots of people wearing kimono`s or yukata`s. This was due to the summer festival, where everybody traditionally goes wearing these clothes to watch the fireworks: pretty cool! As I arrived pretty late, so I missed the tour meeting ...