A day at Waseda U. After a quick morning laundry and breakfast, we leave for Waseda. The offices are very big, and there is easily room for 4 in Noe’s office: there is the “office” section but also a big table where 6 people can easily sit and work. This one is probably intended for the teacher-sensei to discuss with students and guests. Noe and Samuel get to work, the children alternate between learning a little to write Kanji, reading, and their logbook.
At noon, or rather at 2pm, we go to the cafeteria. The choice of the dish and the order goes well, but at the cash desk we are asked a question that is difficult to identify. After some efforts, we understand that we have to answer if we are members of the Waseda COOP (no, of course). The anti-covid rules are strict. There are plexiglass plates at all the tables, and we are asked not to talk during the meal to avoid contamination, and to hide as soon as the food is finished.
Back to the office via the café. The children not consuming, they are not welcome, so we quickly finish the coffees. After an hour and a half of work, and an unsuccessful call to the training site of the Sumos, Gadea, Eyquem and Samuel leave to explore the district, and especially the parks of the district. We start by Okuma Garden, which is the park of the university. Then we leave in direction of Kansen-en Park. Along the way, we discovered the terminal of the last Tokyoite streetcar, a streetcar that we saw in action a few days ago. A light rain starts to fall.
After Kansen-en Park, we passed by the Ana-hachimangu temple, which we had visited in the evening during our first evening in Tokyo. Two tayakis as a snack, and it’s back to the office. Back to the house, where the challenge will be to make the rice cooker work, because we have planned a home-made meal.
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