I started Thursday, September 6th, with a trip to the local fish market at 6:30 am. I had fresh tuna and salmon roe over rice, miso soup and chilled tea for breakfast. The whole meal was absolutely amazing and only cost me about $10.00usd. 
The menu for another restaurant at the fish market
The crowd overflows out the door (even at 6:45am) 
Steve looks over the Tokyo subway map! Waiting for our first train in Tokyo
I get in front of the group on the way to the subway station
Buying subway tickets
I met the rest of the group in the lobby to mentally prepare for the LONG day ahead of ourselves. We were about to begin the "ironman triathlon" of the college admissions world. Our first visit was at St. Mary's International School, an all boys school in a residential area of Tokyo. Steve (El Capitan) mapped out our subway route to the morning visit.
Waiting for our first train in Tokyo
Stephanie and I pose during the ascent to our first school visit. We all were sweating profusely by the time we reached St. Mary's.
We met some friends on the way to the school. 
A sight for sore eyes (in front of St Mary's)
After a productive visit, we were driven to our next school visit! This was a huge relief because this leg of the trip was to be our most difficult on the subway system. Big thanks to Peter!
Mark is big in Japan
We arrived to our next school, American School in Japan, just in time for lunch. I enjoyed a nice bowl of Udon noddles. After a satisfying meal, we met with some great prospective students!
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Bowl of Udon for lunch at ASIJ
We left ASIJ and took several trains back to the hotel just in time to catch the bus back to the airport. A typhoon was scheduled to land in Japan at the same time we were scheduled to leave for Hawaii.
After sitting on the runway for almost two hours, we were able to take off for Hawaii. We landed in Hawaii at 8:40 am on Thursday, September 6th.
We checked into the hotel and gathered ourselves for two more school visits at Iolani school and La Pietra
A much needed lunch at Iolani. Thanks again Todd!
A courtyard at La Pietra
Ground hog day; September 6th twice
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Looks like you made it,
all through the city,
You even got through the subways,
looking quite pretty.
The day, you lived twice,
Though you had it quite easy,
Only two Tokyo schools?
That makes me quesy!
I long for the days of cranky counselors and such,
Or the past bungled visit that angered us much!
So on to the land of "Aloha!"Hang Loose!"
Beware of chick salad, dropped on your caboose!
Happy travels to all, smiling students for all.
At Skidmore we make plans which are never called small.
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