Today marks one whole week that we have been in Japan. It has gone by quickly, and we have done so many things! So far, I have walked a total of 126,438 steps (55.5 miles), and have climbed 111 floors/flights of stairs. With 2 full days of sight seeing to go, these numbers will continue to climb (pun intended).
Yesterday (after 2 lectures and lunch at IKEA) we visited a hospital and a community pharmacy where we learned how each operates. One major difference between Japan and the US is the law allowing a pharmacist to fill only 40 prescriptions a day. Because of this, most pharmacies have several pharmacists working at a time (the one we visited had 5 pharmacists working). They also do not have technicians like we do in the states, so the pharmacist does everything in the prescription filling process; however, they are equipped with advanced counting machines which are able to count, package, and label tablets or powders with the push of a button.
After our site visits, we met with some students and faculty at Kobe Gakuin University where they hosted a takoyaki party for us. There were several different kinds of takoyaki to sample including cheese, corn, kimchi, sausage, original octopus, and even chocolate. All students in our group also tried on Japanese Yukata. After the festivities, we visited a local park and set off fireworks and sparklers with a beautiful city-light backdrop.
All of that in one day helps to illustrate one very busy (but fun!) week in Japan.
Andria
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