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Sue Perkins continues her journey though Japan, exploring a nation caught between the traditional values of the past and challenges of the future.:Sue Perkins starts her journey in Tokyo, home to 36 million people. She trains with a female sumo wrestling team and meets a family who live with robots.:
What places were visited?
Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Hell Camp (Mount Fuji)
Outside Tokyo, in the shadow of Mount Fuji, Sue takes part in Hell Camp, Japan's toughest business school. Here she sees how Japan’s strict corporate culture has created some of the world's most successful companies, with its traditional values of hard work and discipline.
Exercises consist of:
- screaming “Hai!” at top volume
- leaping up to a standing position from sitting
- cross-legged on the floor
- running around in circles, bowing and shouting
- speedwriting, singing, and abject confessions of personal inadequacy
Exercises consist of:
- screaming “Hai!” at top volume
- leaping up to a standing position from sitting
- cross-legged on the floor
- running around in circles, bowing and shouting
- speedwriting, singing, and abject confessions of personal inadequacy
Mount Fuji, Kitayama, Fujinomiya, Shizuoka 418-0112, Japan
Kii Mountains
Sue has a go at shinrin-yoku or forest bathing. n. The landscape outside the city is a revelation - forests, mountains and islands.