So one time I went to Kumamoto Castle, here are some pictures!
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If you know anything about the Japanese corporate structure, you probably know that Japanese organizations are all about meetings, all the time, about everything.
Anyway, I ended up finding myself in a planning meeting for the kumamoto downtown street art plex jazz open, despite the fact that I basically knew nothing and hadn’t yet been involved.
The average meeting begins with round the table introductions, including name, title, something else, something else, lots of bowing, and clapping. Kind of embarrassing, to be honest. My speech went something like “I actually don’t know anything about Jazz, but Hayama brought me here in order to listen to how you talk and take notes about it for my research. However, I would love to help out in any way I can!”
From there, talking. Lots of talking. Talking of the sort that I would tend to think is unnecessary or could be accomplished by sending out a few emails.
After the meeting, I discover something like the real purpose for the meeting: to go hang out afterward. So, afterward we go hang out, eat, etc and have a jolly good time. It was also my first experience with natto. I think I drank a whole 400 yen glass of oolong tea to get the natto taste out of my mouth.
Japanese meetings, good times, after all!
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