Category: In english
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Day 17
Another hot day. We go to Waseda for some work, and for the afternoon seminar. But the day has two highlights. First, for lunch, Róbert takes us to a Sushi place: Yahatazushi. Because we are 5, we get to go in the tatami room. The chef’s father is known for having invented the kappa maki…
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Day 16
After a long day full of cultural and sportive activities, and while the temperature is announced to be 37 degrees Celsius with a “real feel” of 42, Thursday is a real rest day. A short walk for Noe and Samuel to go shopping, otherwise work at home. But we also have to eat: objective: go…
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Day 14
Tuesday 28th of June. It is still heating up in Tokyo. After a morning at home, we brave the heat and arrive at noon at the office to join Noe for lunch. We go out directly to buy some bento boxes, go back and eat, then work in the office. At 4pm, Eyquem, Gadea, and…
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Day 13
It’s Monday, and it’s again going to be hot. We were told to bring rainy season clothes for the first few weeks, but rainy season has gone too fast. 35C, real feel 39, and it is not going to get any cooler quickly. We work and study a bit at home, doing a double laundry…
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Day 12
Gadea’s day. We wake up once more at 9am. It is hot and will only get hotter. Gadea has chosen to go to Yoyogi park in Shibuya to look out for cosplay, have a go at the KitKat chocolaterie, pass by a Ghibli store. For food, she wishes for Ramen at lunch and take-out sushi…
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Day 11
Saturday 25th of June. We wake up at 9am, the announced temperature outside is already 28C, real feel 33. It is expected to go up to 34C, real feel 38. Ouch. We will have to go in and out of shopping malls today. We start walking at 11am, in the heat. We get to a…
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Day 10
Friday, June 24th. It is getting quite hot. Thankfully, our air-conditioning units are working. We set them at 24 or 25 degrees Celsius, and mostly use the drying mode. This is more or less what we encounter in most places here. Well, maybe a tad colder. But not uncomfortably cold as it was often last…
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The bird, identified. L’oiseau, identifié; el parajo tiene nombre
Thanks to Google lens we found out that the birds that show up in the park in troves are white-cheeked starlings or grey starlings. Gracias a Google lens hemos encontrado el nombre de los parajos que vemos en gran cantidad en le parque: son estorninos gris. Grâce à Google lens on a trouvé le type…
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Day 9
After the effort of the previous day, it was a work and rest day. Noe went to the office in the morning, Eyquem, Gadea, and Samuel stayed at home to work and read. At lunch time, the three of us went to explore a bit the other side of the Okubo and find a discount…
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Day 8
Sumo, Sumida river, Hokusai, Unagi, Bridges and waterways. In normal times, one can go see the morning training of one of the Sumo stables in Tokyo. You better call in Japanese to make sure it is taking place, and there are rules to follow, but you can peek through the window and watch from 8am…