Hi everyone, and welcome to my Japan trip blog!

Let’s start with a little info about me. My name is Jeff, and I am a senior/alum of Michigan State University, studying Telecommunications, Information Technology, Web Design, Management, and a bunch of other topics.

I’m taking a two-week trip all over Japan as part of a study abroad program. Our plane takes off this weekend! I’m really excited and a little nervous because I have never traveled overseas before. I’ve also never been to a city as big as Tokyo.

I just got a new digital camera for this trip, and I’m planning on taking a lot of pictures and maybe even capturing some videos as well. I’ll be updating this blog while I’m in Japan and a little bit afterward too.

Here’s the rundown: we’re spending a week in Tokyo visiting various technology and telecommunications companies. After that, we’re using Osaka as a home base to visit a bunch of different cities, monuments, and historical sights in order to experience different aspects of Japanese culture.

Pagoda overlooking Mt. Fuji

A street in downtown Tokyo

A torii in the water

There are a couple things I am really excited to experience. First, I think downtown Tokyo will be completely amazing because it is so futuristic. Second, I would like to visit a video game arcade, because they are much more popular and expansive than in they are in the United States. Third, I am really excited to go to the headquarters of Square-Enix because they have created some of my favorite video games.

Tidus and Yuna in a scene from Final Fantasy X

And finally, I really want to see the Honda Asimo, arguably the most advanced robot in the world. I’m going to own one of these some day!

Thanks for reading. Dewa mata!