Another day, another new town. We're now in Imaichi, near Nikko. The hotel we're here isn't quite as nice as the Chisun, but it's very comfortable and it's nice to be in a hotel for a while. Much easier to get some rest!
After checking into the hotel, we were taken to the GlaxoSmithKline phama facility in Imaichi. They produce the usual meds for use in Japan - mostly allergy medicines and anti-depressants. Their biggest seller is the anti-depressant Paxil. This tour was kind of a kick, we got to get dressed up in their "clean" clothes. Hat, shoes and jacket. Of course the shoes and jacket were about a size too small - but hey - I could get them on at least!!! That was surprising!
Our second stop of the day was the Taishi Tofu Factory. This was so much fun! We got to make our own tofu - mine turned out smooth - not so tasty - but it looked good! We also got to try a variety of foods made out of tofu. Seriously - we ate about 10 different things. From regular tofu to cheesecake and donuts (yummy!)
Luckily we had time to head back to the hotel. I desperately needed a nap - I was able to sleep for about 45 minutes before we had to head back downstairs for our welcome reception. As usual - the dinner reception included a ton of food and alcohol. I couldn't eat much - I was still too full from the tofu. We got up to introduce ourselves, but they didn't want to hear our planned out speech, so we winged it (in English of course). We were seated at three different tables, each one with our own translator, so the translations were very easy.
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