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Five months in Japan

A November 2001 trip to Kumamoto by Sayul

Kytakyushu International Centre Photo - Kumamoto, Japan More Photos
Quote: I went to Komamoto because I was a JICA student in a course about the development of laboratory diagnosis’s of drug-resistant microbes. I was there and in other cities of Japan for 5 months.
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Overview

Kytakyushu International Centre Photo - Kumamoto, Japan
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The best place in Kumamoto is Suisengi Park, unbelievable in its beauty. Another good place is the unsen or Japanese bath.

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Kumamoto's streetcar is economical because you can buy a discount card.

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Story/Tip

Suizenji park Photo - Kumamoto, Japan
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I went to Komamoto because I was a JICA student, one of the eight participants in my course. My travel started when I departed from Mexico City for Tokyo and Kytakyushu. After 20 hours, I arrived to Kytakyushu International Centre for 4 weeks to learn about Japan-its history, customs, economy, and politics-and learn basic Japanese. We had to visit some commercial centers to learn how to ask and request any product. We didn't know how to pick a train because all the signals were in Japanese, so with the few words that we knew, we asked the ticket man for eight tickets from Yahata to Kurosaki. After all that, we asked for the number of the platform, but we missed the train because we didn't ask for the ...Read More

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Sayul

Sayul
Mexico city, Mexico

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