7 Months in Japan

This page is an attempt to keep my family and friends informed during my 7 months stay in Japan as a participant in the "Japan Prizewinners Programme". Some of the pictures were taken by fellow students. My e-mail address is A.J.vanderVegt@planet.nl.

week 30, 2003
July 21-27
week 29, 2003
July 14-20

pictures

week 28, 2003
July 7-13
week 27, 2003
June 30-July 6

pictures

week 26, 2003
June 23-29

pictures

week 25, 2003
June 16-22
week 24, 2003
June 9-15

pictures

week 23, 2003
June 2-8

pictures

week 22, 2003
May 26-June 1
week 21, 2003
May 19-25

pictures
shinjuku (video, 6.1 MB)

week 20, 2003
May 12-18

week 19, 2003
May 5-11

pictures

week 18, 2003
April 28-May 4

pictures

week 17, 2003
April 21-27

pictures

week 16, 2003
April 14-20

pictures

week 15, 2003
April 7-13

week 14, 2003
March 31-April 6

pictures

week 13, 2003
March 24-30

pictures
hakkeijima (video, 2.8 MB)

week 12, 2003
March 17-23

pictures
video:
roller-skating monkey (0.2 MB)
dance machine (2 MB)
shibuya (1 MB)

week 11, 2003
March 10-16

pictures

week 10, 2003
March 3-9

pictures

week 9, 2003
February 24-March 2

pictures

week 8, 2003
February 17-23

pictures

week 7, 2003
February 10-16

pictures
panorama:
nikko 1 (1.6 MB)
nikko 2 (1.1 MB)
nikko 3 (1.2 MB)
nikko 4 (0.7 MB)

week 6, 2003
February 3-9

pictures
sumo wrestlers (video, 2.7 MB)
the national diet (panorama, 1.4 MB)

week 5, 2003
January 27-February 2

pictures

week 4, 2003
January 20-26

pictures

week 3, 2003
January 13-19

pictures

To view the videos download the latest version of Windows Media Player or QuickTime. My pictures were made using the Kyocera Finecam S3L digital camera. The original resolution is 2048x1536 but the pictures were scaled down to 800x600 to be viewed over the web.

Interesting links regarding daily life in Japan: