Endings & New Beginnings

Apologies for the delay, the jet lag kicked in quite heavily upon arrival in the Netherlands. The last day of the study trip has arrived already, these three weeks came and went so fast… While the most important part of this day would consist of goodbyes and...

Last day!

Dear Readers, If you have made it this far into the blog, well done! You made it! We made it! Today has been our final full day in Japan. As last night’s kareoke ended around 05.00 AM, most of us had a slightly slow start this morning. Some set out on their hunt...

Last Planned Day

Almost at the end of the trip, today was the last planned day… Our destination was the MORI Building Digital Art Museum by teamLab Borderless! We think that this was the most creative museum we have been so far. TeamLab Borderless is a group of artworks that...

Our first encounter with Tokyo

Yesterday we finally arrived at our final destination, Tokyo. Today was our first encounter with this big city. Since it was a sunday, no company visits were planned. So we had a cultural day. The morning started with a visit to the Sumida Hokusai museum. Here the...

Finally, some rain!

After a couple of busy and long days, the group finally had the chance to sleep in. At 9, everyone rolled out of bed to pack their bags and eat breakfast, before moving on to Kyoto’s main station. This was not a very easy task, as busses and lots of luggage...

Kyoto by bike: hot or not

Dear readers,Today we showed our Dutch cycling skills to the citizens of Kyoto, and navigated the sweltering streets by bike. Luckily we had a lovely Italian tour guide who showed us around the cities hotspots. On our way we passed Buddhist temples and shrines,...