School starts!

This morning I had my first in a series of lectures that will comprise one of my classes here in Tokyo. The first speaker was fascinating, a woman with a background in architecture explained the history of business in Japan. It was riveting.

Side note: Japan has 1/2 the population of the U.S., but in about 1/4 of the size of California! No wonder things seemed a bit crowded here.

We also had a lecture on Sino-Japanese relations, and then the impact on Japan if they were to host the 2016 Olympics. All in all an interesting day, if not a little long (three 1.5 hour lectures in a row, with a brief break in between each).

After the lectures, we set off again in search of the Japan National Store (a larger super market). Well after two days, and four hours of walking, we finally found it!! Thanks to the Sheraton who provided us with a map (The Sheraton is about 2.5 miles from here, whoops).

After the supermarket and cramped legs, we took the subway back to the hostel. What a neat experience. For now though, I'm wiped and off to bed.