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Leo, Roving Reporter Report from: Land of the Rising Sun Story filed: Suzuki summer string workshop, in Japan? Hey folks hope you're doing well, I've got a lot to tell you. I've been meaning to write about this experience for a while now but never got the chance to do so as there's just been so much going on lately. Now is finally the time to write about it before it's too far gone. A short while ago, just about the second week of the school term, my mother and I both boarded the Japanese airline company ANA bond for Tokyo Japan and oh boy was that exciting. We were going over to attend a Susiki summer string workshop in Matsumoto Japan, which happens to be the birthplace of the Susiki method of music so we got to attend the Suzuki school set up there. We spent two whole weeks in japan which was much more than the actual workshop as that was only three and a half days long, the rest of the time we spent exploring, sightseeing and overall just enjoying ourselves. We started off in Tokyo where we did some exploring, a bit of shopping, I got some really nice items, and a lot of eating. Although Tokyo was a lot of fun and a little stressful at times, I really enjoyed going out to the countryside, where Matsomoto is. Our accommodation was a traditional style shared house in the city center, our accommodation in Tokyo was a lot more modern. Tatami mats are actually quite comfortable, it was a very nice shared house as there was barely anyone there, except the night of Mastomotos Bon Bon festival. That night we went out at night to see Matsomotos castle and walk the gardens, it was very pretty. Finally it was time to attend the Suzuki summer workshop and it was amasing, despite it being incredibly hot during the day in Japan every bit of the workshop was a great experience and I know I took a lot away from it. Ever since I got back to Australia I haven't been able to stop thinking about our trip, and I thought to myself, I have to go back someday. Until next time Leo Roving Reporter