Waking up in a wonderful bed with a great view of Hibiya park… Then I realize that it is a work day 🙁 But we still had time to use the room service for breakfast.

Although I had to leave quite early to get to the office (guest from Sweden waiting for me), Chie had half the day off to enjoy the hotel. I had arranged for a late checkout (by 2 pm). So Chie enjoyed another round at the gym, pool and spa before she took a Rolls Royce limousine to where she had an offsite meeting.

In the evening I met with Chie at the Peninsula. We picked up her bags and went to a celebration party of my professor at the University of Tokyo (Todai), Kimura-sensei. He had got a medal from the Emperor for his honorable work in the Japanese and international standardization community. I was there as a guest and to take photos.

To my surprise I found an old friend from my time at the Todai. His name is Kobayashi-san and is now working for Fujitsu and have a wife and an 8 months kid.

I also could meet a lot of Japanese colleagues from my time in ISO standardization. And of course, it was great seeing and talking to Kimura-sensei again.