It was heavily raining in the morning because of the typhoon No.13, but to my lucky it stopped raining when I got to the venue and I did not get wet at all.
I have attended MIPIM which is like an Expo of the Real Estate Industry. I visited many booths and listened to two lectures.
There was a demonstration for the Japanese tea ceremony to rest at the corner and a man was serving tea.
In the evening there was a cocktail opening party at the Ritz Carlton Hotel. After the series of adresses, there was an opening sake barrel ceremony called "Kagamibiraki (鏡開き). "
There was a tuna cutting show, music show, and kimono fashion show. There were 10 models whose kimono represent countries.
I think it was a good experience for foreign participants to know Japanese culture.
