TRAVELS NOW AND THEN

© Christopher Earls Brennen

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JAPAN 2003

In Matsumotos Office??

Sat. Mar.1
Fly UA897 from Los Angeles to Narita, Tokyo.

Sun. Mar.2

Mon. Mar.3

Tue. Mar.4

Wed. Mar.5
Fly UA890 from Narita, Tokyo, to Los Angeles.

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Fri. Oct.31
Fly UA891 from Los Angeles to Narita, Tokyo.

Sat. Nov.1
Fly AN 8233 from Narita, Tokyo, to Itami, Osaka.

Sun. Nov.2

Mon. Nov.3

Tue. Nov.4
Fly AN 32 from Itami, Osaka, to Haneda, Tokyo.

Wed. Nov.5

Thu. Nov.6
Fly UA890 from Narita, Tokyo, to Los Angeles.

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Sat. Dec.6
Fly UA891 from Los Angeles to Narita, Tokyo.

Sun. Dec. 7
3.55pm Arrive Narita on UA 891
Train to Ueno. Ginza line to Shibuya.
"Shibuya-Excel Tokyu Hotel" (Tel.no. 03-5457-0109)
Booked single use in Double room, normal rate 20,000yen, but
special discount 16,270yen (incl.Tax + service)
http://www.tokyuhotels.co.jp/en/TE/TE_SHIBU/index.shtml

Dec 8 Mon
Toyoko line from Shibuya to Hiyoshi (12 stops?)
12.00pm Kataoka will meet me at Hiyoshi Station
Meet with the Dean - sushi lunch
1.30pm Meet with Hishida
2:00pm Lab tour and Keio facilities
6.00pm Dinner at Hiyoshi Faculty Club
7.30pm Leave for Tsuchiura via Shin-Kawasaki JR station
(Hishida will take me by car – 10min)
7:50pm Shin-Kawasaki (Yokosuka line, train named "Air-Port Narita”)
8:07pm Shinbashi (transfer to Yamanote-line)
8.12pm Shinbashi -> Ueno (by Yamanote-line) - 8:24
8.30pm Ueno (Jyouban-Line, train named "Flesh-Hitachi" Track no.17). "Fresh-Hitachi" is limited express, so you have to pay extra.}
9:16pm Arrive Tsuchiura Station. Dr.Iino will meet me
and take me to Hotel Marroad Tsukuba

Dec 9 Tue
9.10am Dr. Iino will pick me up at the hotel
9:30am Arrive Mech. Eng. Research Lab.(MERL),Hitachi
10.00am Review of research on
Cavitating flow (Dr. Fukaya)
Vortex cavitation (Mr. Nagahara)
Ultrasonic mixing (Dr. Kato)
11.00am Lab tour, Mr. Nagahara (PIV)
Mr. Yamashita (Laser Beam Printer)
12.00pm Lunch with Iino, Ikegawa, Kaiho, Fukaya, Minato, Mitsuya
1.00pm Lecture on
"Bubbly cavitating flows: modeling issues including
cloud cavitation effects and bubble fission"
2.00pm Discussion
2.30pm Leave for Tsuchiura Station w. Mitsuya
3.16pm Train to Omika Station, Hitachi w. Mitsuya
4.29pm Arrive Omika Station, Hitachi City (Dr. Minato)
4.45pm Check into Omika Club guesthouse, Hitachi City
6.00pm Dinner at Omika Club (Minato and Mitsuya)

Dec 10 Wed
9:30am Minato will pick me up at Omika Club
9.35am Arrive at Power & Indust. R&D Lab Hitachi
10.00am Lecture on
"Cavitation in biological and bioengineering contexts".
11.00am Research at PISL: Turbomachinery (Mr. Mizumi)
Gas-liquid flows (Dr. Minato)
12.00pm Lunch at Hitachi (Mizumi, Minato, Mitsuya)
1.00pm Research at PISL: Bubble oscillations (Mr. Katouno)
1.30pm Discussions
2.00pm Leave for Omika station
2.21pm Train to Sendai.
Stay Hotel Sunroute, Sendai (tel: 022-262-2323)

Dec 11 Thu
Lecture on "Strange world of shifting sand"
Evening. Celebration at IFS (and Karaoke)
Stay Hotel Sunroute, Sendai

Dec 12 Fri
9.30am Get to Kamijo’s office
10.00am Ceremony and lecture at IFS: "Bubbly cavitating flows: modeling issues including
cloud cavitation effects and bubble fission"
Evening in Sendai.
Stay Hotel Sunroute, Sendai

Dec 13 Sat
Taken ill - trip to Zao cancelled.

Dec 14 Sun
Travel to Tokyo
Fly UAL890 at 4.25pm NRT-LAX. Arrive LAX 8.45am

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Last updated 7/30/99.
Christopher E. Brennen