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Cutlure Corner

When you’re big in Japan Clive Wood , President T oru lives in Yokohama and was kind enough to take us around all the sights which included a visit to the local police station. This was very interesting, the best bit for me was the observation floor on the 22nd level where you had excellent views of Yokohama all around. Toru then took us for a traditional Japanese noodle dinner. This was interesting because the noodles are served cold and I explained to Toru that normally in the UK we have them hot. Very tasty though. After quite a late night back to the ship, we were up next morning to disembark and transfer to our home for the last few days which was a very nice hotel in Tokyo. We arrived and were almost immediately met by members of the Tokyo Branch. Akio Uchida and Makoto Yamada spent the afternoon taking us around using public transport to visit the sights of Tokyo including the Emperors Palace which was very impressive. We ended up with dinner and drinks in a typical Japanese eating house where we were joined by Hiroshi Kawahara and Kenichi Hommb. Trying to ensure that we were given the full Japanese dining experience our hosts very kindly enquired if I liked fish? “Of course” I said. I do however normally in the UK have it deep-fried and battered.

I thought I would let you know how I got on with my final few days in Japan. As with the previous stops I had sent in a travel form prior to arrival. Excellent arrangements were put in place and I was met with Helen off the ship by Toru Warigaya the Secretary General of Section Japan.

I was a little unnerved by the raw fish that arrived on ice complete with the full filleted fish held in place by a skewer but I have to say when told how to eat it with either ginger or Wasabi in with the soy sauce it was delicious! Again a late night back to the hotel followed by a very early morning for our prearranged tour with our tour company. Mount Fuji, Lake Ashi and a return trip on the bullet train. The next morning our last in Japan saw an early checkout from the hotel as we were met again by Toru who had kindly offered to take us to see the ancestral home of the samurai Kamakura.

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POLICE WORLD Vol 63 No. 3, 2018