On Feberuary 21st, travelling back to Tokyo took most of the day, but we still managed to squeeze in a visit at the Canadian embassy before our reporting session in the afternoon that took place at our hotel.
Another person from the University of Ottawa and I presented our action plan which we titled いっしょうに, les amis (Together, friends) to JICE and Ministry of Foreign Affairs representatives. We managed to make some people laugh, so we called it a success!
After dinner, our group had some free time and we scattered in Tokyo to see some sights. The small group I went out with got lost. We walked left and right in the hope of seeing a subway station or anything that might resemble a landmark we remembered, but we didn’t see anything that looked familiar, although this did give us the chance to pay attention to our surroundings and see some impressive things. Thankfully, we stumbled upon a kōban (police box) before panic had time to settle in and the policemen there were kind to point us in the right direction!
We took the train back to our hotel… only the train had no driver! It was fully automated. This left the seats at the ends of the train with a full 180° view and because the train ran on elevated rails, we had quite the beautiful view of the city to enjoy.
Once Upon A Bridge 