International Seminar and Company Visit
INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNEMENT TO REVIEW THE BEST PRACTISE IN JAPAN
Dewi Melina Pardosi 120820160071
PROGRAM STUDI MAGISTER MANAJEMEN FAKULTAS EKONOMI DAN BISNIS
MARKET ANALYSIS
Japan is a country famous for its unique food and souvenirs. Behind the modern city of tokyo apparently
there are a lot of tradition and history. Asakusa has a different atmosphere when compared with other areas in
tokyo such as Shibuya, Ginja or akhibara. Asakusa is the most One thing that attract the tourists. In Asakusa is the
great legendary Kaminarimon gate and the Senshoji temple. Every year more than 30 million visitors from many
countries for the spiritual affairs to the Sensoji temple.
Sensoji temple has the largest lanterns in tokyo and becomes a tourist center for photography. If we enter
the gates of the Asakusa door there is a Nakamishe Dori road that connects the Kaminarimon gate with the sensoji
temple. A very interesting that is along the road Nakamishe Dori there is a hawker paradise and souvenirs typical
japan. Nakamise Dori Street is a place that attracts tourits and visited many people because has a special sights in
Tokyo, Japan. The interesting thing is the shops in Nakamishe Dori filled with traditional japanese goods combined
with decorative lanterns, seasonal decoration creating a traditional feel of japan which is very viscous.
Nakamishe-Dori is one of the oldest shopping centers in japan and has been a busy street since edo era. There are
about 80 stores that have been lined up along Nakamishe Dori Street. There are many shops lined up on this side
of the road, some of them lined up on the east side, and the others lined up on the west side. All of shops old and
historic buildings.
There were souvenirs in the form of small to large shaped. Besides that there is also food for souvenirs
that we can take home for relatives and friends . Here, we will find a lot of stores that sell unique souvenirs
including Japanese food. All souvenirs are beautifull and unique, so we can make hand-greeted to our family and
friends. This is some kind of souvenir that we can represent Japan which we can buy in asakusa street :
1. Key Chain with Japanese Theme
These key chains have many themes such as Fuji mountain, Sushi, Tokyo Tower, Tokyo Skytree, and many
other. It costs 250 – 350 yen / pc.
2. Yukata Set
Yukata is a kind of Kimono with a thin cotton fabric. We can buy many various kinds of Yukata with beautiful
colours and unique motif. The price starts from 1500 yen/ set. We can also rent a set of Yukata with make-up
5. T-Shirt with Japan Themes
Along Nakamishe Dori street you can find many tshirt with various Japanese Themes such as Kanji Writing
(Japanese calligraphy), Tokyo theme, Japanese Map , Japanese women wearing Kimono with her complete
accessories and many others Japan Themes. The colours of that tshirt are dominant black, white and red. The
price start from 1000 yen / pc.
6. Chopstick
These chopsticks from Bamboo stems and are made tradionally. These chopsticks have many beautifull motive
like typical Japanese Calligraphy and other Japanese Symbols that packed in interesting little boxes.
7. Mini Kokeshi
Is a typical Japanese doll that depicts a Japanese girl with a cylindricaly body shape and a round head that
wearing Kimono. These Kokeshis have many interesting colours and packaged with a little box.
8. Japanese Ceramic
A variety of unique and beautiful Japanese ceramis are also sold here, such as as bowl soup, ocha bowl, noodle
bowl , sushi plate and many various other forms.
9. Snack and Candy
Various types of snacks and candies are sold at Nakamishe Dori Street
10. And many more souvenirs that you can look like wallets with many various shapes and colours, Furoshiki and
Washcloth (made as a cloth to wrap things, and you can even turn it into a cute handbag by tying it around
handles), umbrella, shocks and ect.
Some of several types of souvenirs that you can see at Nakamishe Dori street , you can’t find in other
places in tokyo like shibuya, ginja, takeshi street. Shopping souvenirs in this sensojhi temple include the cheapest
price although some items cost the same as in narita airport. Payments can also be made using a card with a visa
and mastercard logo. Most of souvenir s have the same price but sometimes the same souvenirs have a more
expensive price if they wrapped better.
Artisans bake rice crackers and doll cakes one by one at these shops on Nakamise-Dori. Most shops here
have quite a long history, and it is an ideal place for purchasing some traditional. Japanese snacks are affordable,
CULTURE ANALYSIS
Train is the main transport in Japan. As tourists we pay attention to the Japanese habits in the train.
Activity of the people in the train are saw their handphone, read books, and speak in a low voice. Unless the
rail-way line to Disney Sea or Disney Land (Disney Resort Line). The atmosphere in he train is rather noisy. The
ath-mosphere in the train is rather noisy. They talked each other. The passengers are mostly families who wants
vaca-tion together and also foreign from many countries like China, Indonesia and other countries. In Tokyo we never
saw anyone smoking while walking. Local government regulates the rules of smoking in the street. If someone is
caught smoking, that is not the place to smoke, he/she will fined. Tokyo City is also very clean. We never see
rub-bish lying carelessly. Although in this city is very difficult to find a trash can, but the habits of Japanese people is
always keep their own garbage in their bags or pockets.
Japanese are very obedient to the rules including queuing affairs. The queue is already becomes a
japa-nese culture. We can see at the restaurants, at shopping center, or at cashier, they all line up orderly and no one
breaks through the queue. Even when the train stopped, they lines up in and waited until all the passengers came
out the train then they got in.
Japan is a develop country but never leaves their tradition. Although, we know Japan is also famous for its
advanced technology but they strongly uphold the culture inherited from their ancestors. That’s the reason why
little of Japanese people are fluent in English. They are very respectful of local culture and practice in their daily life.
They also really keep the trational culture that have been inherited from their ancestors. The evident, we can see
the Japanese tradition and art of Japanese performances are still exist everywhere.
Japan also famous with Harajuku style. This style usually used by a group of young people and identical to
the hit of colour / contrast colour and experimental style. Usually a group of young people who gather, hang out
and discuss with a variety of unique and interesting style.
Most Japanese religios are Shinto then Buddhism and then followed by Protestant Christian as well as
Catholic Christian and a little for the others religion.
We know that Japan is a country that has sophisticated technology especially of transportation. Japan has
shinkasen that is a bullet train that can travel 200km/ hour. This shinkanse has sprea across all of Japan from
Fireworks Festival Sumindaga
There is a fireworks festival held every summer in the middle of tokyo city – Fireworks Festivals
tokyo sky tree to ryogoku. We can watch the huge fireworks shining on the Tokyo sky between skyscrapers. The
festival is held every summer, the end of July at 19:00 to 20:30.
The Japanese fireworks technique is the best in the world. "Starmine", "Shikakemono", "Pokamono", and
"Katamono" there are many types of fireworks in Japan. Especially "Warimono" is a big firework with lots of
Japanese techniques in it. Besides that, there are some unique fireworks, such as snails, fans, butterflies, fish,
shapes that show seasons to popular shapes like Smile, Anpan-man and Pokemon. Lately Repeaters of fireworks
that erupt continuously and increasingly, their shape is constantly changing depending on the visual angle, it will be
great fun as you walk around looking for a place to see its perfect shape.
There are about 200 fireworks launched for the contest. 7 fireworks companies associated with the
Sumida River, and 3 firms firms with a good grade total there are 10 companies that compete with each other. We
as an audience assess their fireworks. The system in this competition to improve the improvement on Japanese
fireworks techniques. On summer evenings, about 1 million people come to the "Fireworks Festival on the Sumida
COMPANY VISIT (SHIN-KOTO INCINERATION PLANT)
Influence exerted on the environtment by human activities has become one of the global issues. Waste
Disposal is part of such an issue. In ooder to bring a solution to the issues, it is important to reduce waste as little as
possible and promote the recycling of waste as a resource. Waste is, nonetheless, produced, which must be
pro-cessed in an adequate manner.
Burning is an excellent way of processing waste and recycling energy snce combustible waste is burnt in a
hygienic manner, reducing the volume to 5% while heat generated serves to generate electricity for energy
recy-cling. Shin-koto Incineration Plant equiooed with the sate-of-the-art air pollution preventive facilities plays an
im-portant role of processing waste produced within 23 cities in Tokyo, enjoying a much longer service life as
avalua-ble final disposak site.
Waste Management offices in each of the 23 Cities collct and transfer waste.
1.
Collection – each city sets collection days areas depending on the type of waste, and conduscts efficientoper-ation drafting operoper-ation plans that correspond to seasonal changer and regional trends in waste amounts.
Waste processing in th r23 Cities is free of charge for household waste (excluding the disposal of waste 10 kg
2.
Transfer – To ensure efficient transfer, transfer methods are determined on the type of waste (combustible,incombustible, or large-sized).
Combustible waste is loaded onto collection vehicles (such as compaction type vehicle) on collection sites, from
which it is directly transferred to an incineration plant.
Incombustible waste is transferred to either the Chubo. Incombutible Waste Processing Center or the Keihinjima
Island. Incombustible Waste Processing Center. Since both are located on the waterfront, some Cities established
land or boat transfer stations, where waste is reloaded onto container vehicles or vessels for relayed transfer. Such
relayed transfer contributes to improved transfer efficiency, reduce traffic congestion, and alleviation of air
polu-tion due to exhaust
Large-Sized waste is delivered to the Larg-Sized Waste Pulverization Processing Facility. Cities that have a transfer
station conduct relayed transfer by reloading it from smaller collection vehicles onto larger vehicles. Such relayed
transfer contributes to improved transfer efficiency, reduced traffic congestion, and alleviation of air pollution due
to exhaust.
Processing Combustible Waste
Combustible waste is incinerated at 19 incineration plants (as of December 2016) in a safe, stable, and efficient
manner. Incineration prevents bacteria, vermn and foul odor, and maintains a sanitary environment. By
incinerat-ing waste, its volume is reduced to approximately one-twentieth. By recyclincinerat-ing a part of bottom ash in to cement
materials, and by melting it into slag, the amount going to the landfill is further reduced.
Major Facilities in an Incineration plant (Stoker Furnace)
1. Waste Truck Scale – Measure the weight of waste
2. Platform – waste collection vehicles dump waste into the bunker
3. Waste bunker – waste is temporarily stored here until incineration
4. Waste Crane – Waste is mixed, leveled and sent to the incinerator
5. Forced Draft Fan – Air is sent from the waste bunker to the incinerator
6. Incinerator – Burns waste at a high temperature of over 800°C (1,472°F)
13. Stack – Exhaust that is free of hazardous substances or odor is released into the air.
14. Wastewater Treatment Facilities – Solids and heavy metals in wastewater produced from the incineration
plant are removed to the limit or below, before wastewater is released into the sewer.
15. Central Control Room – Controls and monitors facilities including the waste bunker and the incineratr. Each
facility continuously sends information to the control computer system, and operations across the entire
