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 watch the sumo demonstrations.

Friday was another busy day of running activities & preparing for the IST to depart for Hiroshima early the following morning & for units to begin arriving.

Today we were up at 5 preparing to load over 800 members of IST onto 4 bullet trains. First they had to check out, then group on to carriages before walking the short distance to the station ready to board the train, 100 to a carriage, complete with luggage in only 90 seconds! The team pulled it off though & the photos & videos look great, all this before breakfast! I am now on my way back to Narita airport to welcome some of the units arriving this afternoon!