Travelling

Let's talk about the following 8 topics.

1. Do you know how to drive? How did you learn to drive? What do you think about Tsukuba drivers? Aggressive? Kind? Do you have the Japanese driver licence? How was the driving test? Expensive? Long? Strict?   
2. Have you used the TX or bullet train in Japan? What do you think of it? How do you make the travel plan by train? Travel agency? Phone app? How is your country train? Can you make the reservation and purchase ticket for it using smartphone? What would you want to improve about the Japanese train? 
3. Have you used the Japanese taxi? Have you used the taxi service using a phone app, such as Uber? What do you think are the advantages of them? Have you used the Japanese long-distance bus? How was that?
4. Do you have a bike? Have you used the rental system of bikes, like hubway? Are bikes popular in your country? What do you think about the Japanese bike road and rule? What are some things people can do to be safer when riding a bike?
5. What ways do you like for transportation? If you had to go to Kyoto, which of these ways would you prefer to travel? Drive (6 hours), bus (9 hours), train (4 hours), plane (1 hour), bike (1 day), walk (1 week)? Why?
6. Have you ever travel abroad? What did you eat there? What was the most impressive trip for you? Where did you go, and who did you go with you? What was the purpose of your trip? What were some of the best part of trip?Do you recommend any places? Then, what is the most important for you? picture? food? people? 
7. Do you usually have any goods to bring for travelling? 
8. Where do you want to go? Which seasons? How do you go there? What do you bring? With who? Why? 

Organizer: Sayaka & Hiro

The number of participants was 6. We had a good discussion on the retirement and transportation system of Japan compared to the other countries. Thank you for coming.