Our IST arrived in Tokyo throughout the day on Thursday tired but excited! For those that arrived early enough there were activities planned including their evening meal at a sumo restaurant. The team there were fortunate enough to be able to eat with them. Dinner consisted of a cook your own broth with meat, vegetables, tofu & noodles along with some other condiments & side dishes. After the meal the large group all moved around the ring in order to wa...

Great first couple of days in Tokyo! Sarah & I arrived at the Prince hotel, where we, all of the IST & half of the units are staying, about 8pm on Monday evening & met up with the rest of the team already in country. We ate in the hotel & went for a bit of a wander. On Tuesday there was a list of things to get done in preparation for the arrival over 800 IST later in the week. In the evening we took the underground to Tokyo station to find a...