Today, we were planning to do a field trip to Osaka and to visit the American Chamber of Commerce and attend a lecture about the Japanese style management. But unfortunately the swine flu in Osaka was spreading by a fast rate in the area and all schools and universities in that region closed what caused the cancellation of our program for today. As a backup plan, we visited the Hikone Chamber of Commerce and Industries (HCCI) where we had a meeting with the Associate Deputy Director of international affairs of Shiga Prefecture and with the Managing Director and Secretary General of Hikone Chamber. In the meeting we learned about Hikone's history and its major industries. After the lecture, our group visited the Hikone old shopping area which has a revitalized down town. There you can find all sort of small shops and restaurants which are really nice, it gives you the feeling of a new old town especially when you walk on the street which is very narrow and the buildings and shops are very close to each others. We visited a shop that sells samurai costumes; it was really fun we started trying those costumes on and took tons of pictures. Also, we visited Mr.Odagaki’s art studio which is located in his nice Japanese house. The Japanese Hospitality is more than great!
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