If this is true, then even the Shinkansen will look like a child's toy...

According to the Beijing's Review (in Japanese), China is developing a new MagLev train that travels inside a vacuum tube.

Since there will be no air resistance inside, the already stunningly fast MagLevs could move at insane speeds, e.g. 1,000km/h. In theory it could reach as much as 20,000km/h according to the report.

You read me, 20,000km/h.

That means you could travel around the earth (circumference around 40,000km) in just 2 hours.

Geez, 2 hours. That's the same amount of time I spend on public transport on an average working day.

As for the construction cost, they said the cross-section of the vacuum tube would be even smaller than an average underground tunnel, therefore it will be cheaper than conventional railways.

Well I guess they forgot the MagLev rails... plus the gigantic vacuum pumps... and the astronomical running costs...

Don't worry, the researchers said it is NOT vacuum inside the train compartments, so you will not suffocate while taking the ride of a lifetime.

Is it just me or it looks too good to be true?!

こんにちは。ヒロポンです。

さて、今日（きょう）も昨日（さくじつ）に引（ひ）き続（つづ）き東長崎（ひがしながさき）からです。
先日（せんじつ）、東長崎をそぞろ歩きしているとこんな看板（かんばん）を発見（はっけん）しましたよ。

 

 

！？

 

どこかで見（み）たような。

これ、いろんな所（ところ）でよくみるあのお店（みせ）やん！
さっきも通（とお）り過（す）ぎたし。

 

 

良（よ）くみると"しん"のフォントも同（おな）じなんですけど。。。

 

こんな似（に）たお店（みせ）を駅（えき）挟（はさ）んで構（かま）えさせてくれる東長崎の度量（どりょう）の大（おお）きさに感心（かんしん）しました！

 

ちなみに福しんのHPは下記ですが、一しんについてはなにも書かれていませんね。。。

http://www.fukushin.info/

そんなモヤモヤしたお店がある東長崎からでした。

 

http://www.sakura-house.com/english/premise/higashi_nagasaki_b.php

http://www.sakura-house.com/english/premise/higashi_nagasaki.php

 

Thank you Sakura House for a wonderful time and internship in Tokyo!

The internship has been such an interesting and exciting experience for us. During the last seven weeks at Sakura House we have learned a lot. We will always have good memories of our time at Sakura House.

We wish the Sakura House team all the best!

We hope to see you all soon again!

Your 1st interns, Christina & Inga

Hi everyone !

 

Were you ever in need of emergency money whilst in Japan?

 

Life can be quite tuff in Japan, students and people on Working Holiday usualy have one or severals small jobs that don't always pay very well ...

Something might happen and you are sudenly faced with the hard reality, money is scarce and you might not be able to make the 2 ends meet this month.

Other senario : you just arrived in Japan and you realise that your credit card does not work ! For our residents, it means that they can not pay their rent upon arrival and can't move-in .... It's always a hearbreaking situation for us and we always look for new alternative solutions when it happens.

 

Western Union finaly opened in Japan !

 

For those of you who ar not familiar with this service, Western Union allows people around the worl to send money to eachother in a blink of an eye. Western Union is worldwide, many branches exist around the world. Your loved ones will finaly be able to send you money almost instantaneously wherever they are. 

 

We are so happy to also let you guys know that Wester Union branches openned in the Travelex Foreign Exchange offices in Tokyo and that we have one very close to our office.This will be so much more convenient for all our residents !!!

The travelex office in Nishi Shinjuku is situated on the way back to Shinjuku Station, under the Mac Donalds, just beofre the "Odakyu Halc" department store.

 

 

A is Sakura House office

B is the Travelex with the Western Union Branch

 

 Please don't hesitate to ask u if you need more informations !!!!

 

 

 

It was so hot that I wanted to have some cool me down for friendship party at Sakura House office.

Thought about buying ice cream, but I had one in the morning and one at lunch already and thesedays my stomach is getting like a sumo wrestler I saw at McD*n*ld nearyby Monzen Nakacho Station.

 

 

 

             

 

Heading back to the office from Monzen Nakacho, I met a member of TEAM FRANCE who lives in Monzen Nakacho APT.

 

He is back from Mt. Fuji. Looks pretty exhousted, too. But anyway I desided to go with Japanese Summer dishes and I went to OTOFUYASAN (TOFU SHOP) nearby Monzen Nakacho Apt.

 

TOFU = SUMMER

TOFU =HEALTHY

TOFU = GOOD

BEER + TOFU = SUPER

 

 

   

I recommend this tofu shop because this shop is actually not a tofu shop you see in your town.

The cooking method is very traditional.  

No GAS!!

They use scrap wood for boiling and it taste different from any other tofu shops!!

When you have this tofu, you can tell no gas is used during the cooking process!!

 

If you want to try the difference, go to this store nearby Sakura House Monzen Nakacho Apt. If you have difficulty communicate with Ojisan (shop owner), please ring to the office. I can help you!

By the way, you can buy fresh soy milk, too!!

 

Or if you come to Friendship party at Sakura House office on every Monday evening, there might be one sometimes.