Mountains Day
The last weekend with Mountain Day was very beautiful, but also quite exhausting. The nightlife in Japan was also very interesting to experience. I was able to see the sunrise...
Osaka (03.08-04.08)
This weekend, I met up with Florian, Alex, Hisham, and Max in Osaka. I arrived earlier than the others, around 12 PM. Since I only traveled with hand luggage, I got out of the...
22-28.07
During the week I worked mostly, and then on the weekend I decided to visit some sights near Sapporo. I had to take the bus there and I've never taken a bus in Japan before, so...
World Ocean Day
Monday was World Ocean Day in Japan, a public holiday. That day I hiked up Mt. Maowai near Sapporo. The view was really beautiful and it was really hard going up. I sweated...
12.07-15.07
I finally got access to the cluster and was able to submit the first invoices. After work, I went jogging and explored the surroundings. I must say that jogging in Japan is much...
11.07
Yesterday I was spontaneously invited to the conference organized, among others, by Prof. Maeda. The presentations were all very good, but I liked the first two the most. The...
10.07
On Wednesday after work, I explored a bit of Sapporo. I visited the Clock Tower, Odori Park, and Sapporo TV Tower. From the 19th of July to the 18th of August, the Beer Festival...
08.07 to 09.07
Monday and Tuesday were not really busy and I mainly rested because my stomach wasn't feeling well. But by Tuesday evening everything was back to normal. On Monday Jack from...
07.07 and Conclusion of the Week
On Sunday, I trained and rested for the upcoming week. Doing laundry also went surprisingly well in the washing machine in the common room. On Monday, I went to Japan for a...
06.07
On Saturday I slept in a bit and then went straight to look for a gym. My landlord recommended the Hokkaidōritsu Sōgō Taiiku Center, so I went there. Unfortunately, when I got...
Fourth and fifth day of work
At Hokkaido University, there is a baseball tournament every year, and since Prof. Maeda's group is participating, there were two games on Thursday. It's a knockout system, so...
Second and third working day
I didn't get a task for my second day at work. But since I still had a lot of things to do in Düsseldorf, that kept me more than busy enough. In the morning, I bought some...
First day of work
Since I was so tired from the journey, I actually slept well. I was surprised that the sun was already very bright at 7:30. In a conversation with a landlord, I learned that...
Arrival
The journey to Japan has been relatively smooth so far. After initial starting difficulties, such as a 1-hour delay on the flight from Düsseldorf to Frankfurt, the rest of the...
Preface
Welcome to Daniel's travel blog for the Japan trip from June 29th, 2024 to September 27th, 2024. Feel free to use the comment function and I hope you like my stories and...