Getting settled

Today the Japanese demonstrated how super effective they are!
In half a day the leased furniture was set up in the apartment, a bank account opened and we signed up for our Alien registration card (that’s the official name for ID-cards to foreigners) at the prefecture.

Another observation that made our settling in seem promising is the fact that we can get everything here in Koriyama - even things we never imagined existed! And as soon as we can speak Japanese, we can be sure to get what we want as quickly as possible. If we ask at a shop for something (and they understand what we say), the staff will literally start to run until he or she has found what we asked for. Now, that is service!

Our first day in our new apartment turned out to be a success. We managed to arrange us in the apartment and shop for pretty much all we needed to start our lives here.

The picture shows the worlds highest located Planetarium, which is to find here in Koriyama.