Tokyo: Day 2

My study abroad in Japan is through a program called CIEE. I don't remember what the letters stand for. The program has orientation for two weeks. The orientation consists of the basic run-down of living in Japan. One of which is to visit a safety center to discuss what to do during a huge earthquake. Obviously, specifically thinking about the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011. The safety center sort of looks like a secret justice league base.   

You can't see it in the picture but there are also suspicious metal looking satellites. Essentially, the group was to run drills for earthquakes, fires, tsunamis, etc. The only one I have video of is the earthquake drill. It was pretty fun. 

  

The fire drill, was also quite interesting. They had simulated smoke and a fake building layout where you had to get out by keeping low and shutting all the doors to keep the "fire" spreading. If you left a door open or popped your above the smoke line you "died". There was also the storm simulation had real water, too.   

They even had a poster of Shin-chan explaining what to do in an emergency. It's cute, right?

Then there was lunch, it was a normal buffet but there were two cool things.

First, the melon soda which is neon and the cute little baskey for your bag or purse. 

In the group there was some people from areas not use to earthquakes but no one screamed. Just an FYI