Some first impressions of Japan...people generally are very polite and helpful. Japan of course is very clean and neat. That includes the way the grocery check-out ladies pack your basket after they scan the items! Food of course is excellent and there are many affordable places to eat as long as you don't have dietary restrictions and are willing to eat local. On the downside, people in Nagoya are quite conservative and reserved. They follow rules strictly and definitely do not cross any lines. In general, processes and procedures here are very complicated and paper-based. Some of the immigration procedures required for us "Aliens" are downright unneccesary in my opinion. Thank goodness I am here for less than 90 days, or else I would have to do the paperwork that all the exchange students would have to do! This is actually very surprising to me as Japan's technology is years ahead of many of the western world.
I am enjoying my week here so far, we will see what happens when class starts next week. For now, enjoy some sakura pictures.
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