The business meeting with Jetro was a great experience where we learned about the way that the Japanese government is attempting to promote foreign direct investment in Japan. We received a presentation as well as a tour of their offices and temporary work spaces that are given to companies for a brief time to allow foreign business to get used to the Japanese market firsthand at little to no cost.
For lunch we adventured to Yoshinoya (a Japanese lunch/dinner franchise), where we learned that in many of these establishments they focus on turnover and you are expected to eat as fast as you can (which is difficult while learning to use chop sticks). We then toured the Imperial Palace (where the emperor lives), and took in the beautiful architecture and sights as part of a guided tour. It was a very educational tour and packed with historical facts about the emperor's residence, but I think that it will be more interesting to see the original in Kyoto.
After touring Hibiya park and exploring some of the Ginza district we had what in my opinion has been the highlight of the trip so far, an all you can eat/drink dinner with an old friend and classmate who lives here as well as with a couple of locals who work for Avaya. After the soju and Sopporo started to flow there were many laughs to be had and memories to be made from the experience.
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