After leaving Sendai I headed to Fukuoka, the main city of Kyushu island and home to Kyushu University. I spent a day at the university with Toshi, Professor Setsuo Takaki and the members of the Takaki lab, heard about their research and gave a presentation on mine.
The following day Toshi and his family took me sightseeing in and around Fukuoka.
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| Toshi by the gatepost of Kyushu University | Akari, Toshi and Tomoko's daughter | Vicky, Tomoko and Akari outside a 'famires' (Family Restaurant) |
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| Vicky, Toshi and Akari at Hakata Station (the main railway terminus for Kyushu) (200 kB) | Toshi, Akari and Tomoko (200 kB) | Toshi and Akari having fun on the slide. |
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| Boating on the lake | A 1000-year-old tree (100 kB) | Japanese koi carp and turtles (nice background for your desktop, maybe?) (150 kB) |
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| Dinner with Toshi and his colleagues from the Takaki Lab., Kyushu University (200 kB) | Toshi demonstrating his kendo skills. | Toshi posing with a traditional Japanese cart |