Naganuma: The “Weakly” tests
The day started early – obviously. The rush hour was busier than yesterday and I bet I could have been
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Third day in school: The day before tomorrow
The third day in school and of course I had sat down yesterday to lern kanjis and grammar. Currently, new kanjis are introduced each day meaning that we should reach the magic 1945 number in no time.
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Starting my school year at Naganuma
Official start of my (hopefully) long school career at Naganuma. I barely made it before lesson start at 9 am
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The placement test
My first day at school. Well not exactly, because before they put you in a classroom, they have to test
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Recycling in Japan: I wonder if this UFO is burnable…
The Japanese take recycling as serious as the Germans. In Germany we have containers in every neigbourhood for glas (brown,
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Tokyo Tower – Don’t look down!
Since I’ve never been to Paris to see the Eiffel Tower I had to go to the Tokyo Tower which
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Watching Japanese TV
I have a small TV in my bedroom so to improve my Japanese and out of curiosity, I switched through
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Miraikan 2004: Robots & Space Stations
The reason for my trip to Odaiba – besides riding the Yurikamome – was a visit to the Miraikan (未来館).
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Apple in Japan 2004
This isn’t a post about the Apple Store in Ginza, I’ve covered it in an earlier post. Walking around Akihabara, I’ve noticed many smaller Apple stores. Maybe the iPod halo effect is working here?
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Akihabara: Super Potato 2004 – FamicomBox and Super Famicom Box
One store on my list for Japan was Super Potato in Akihabara. Super Potato (website) is a retro games store for everything from the Famicom (NES) to some failed CD-era consoles like the PCFX.
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Apple Store in Ginza 2004
In the evening I went to the Apple Store Ginza. Germany doesn’t have an Apple Store yet so it was the first for me visiting one.
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