Impressions of daily life in Japan
During our recent trip to Hokkaido (see post about Hokkaido) we covered quite some distance by car. At one point we drove all the way from Hakodate to Kushiro, about 585 kilometers in one day. A large part of this route included highway, which is closed off by toll booths at the beginning and end.... Continue Reading →
Today I visited the Toyota Technical Centre in Toyota City. It's an impressive grey building, where 'the engineering magic' is supposed to happen. The lobby is made up of shiny grey and white surfaces, filled with salarymen dressed in white, grey and black. Are you starting to get the picture? However, nobody notices these surroundings... Continue Reading →
The apartment where we live assigns parking spaces to the residents. The rent for these spaces is included in the rent we pay for the apartment. However, when we got home last night (we had gone to a sushi restaurant by car), another car was standing in our parking space. We were not sure what... Continue Reading →
The Japans 