Welcome partyA welcome party was held on that day when we met the new members.
To the welcome party, in addition to the new members, a lot of former members of Narita laboratory gathered in the welcome party. It was a very fun party!
OHANAMIOHANAMI is one of Japanese spring customs. Japanese people enjoy the beautiful cherry-blossom.This year we held OHANAMI at Tsutsujigaoka Park.
It was sunny on this day and we could see beautiful cherry blossoms in a pleasant climate. Beer drunk under cherry bossoms in full bloom was exceptional.
May
Baseball Tournament (BBQ)This year we played a practice match and went for a BBQ before the Tournament!
Our spirits were fostered by the BBQ so we made a breakthrough in the league!
Let 's aim for the victory with this condition!
Table Tennis CompetitionA table tennis competition in our lab was held this year!
There were many people who lost to the intense smashes of international students from China,
but it was fun to play the table tennis!
Jun
GYOZA PartyGYOZA is a Chinese traditional food.
Since there are many foreign students from China, we held a GYOZA party!
We ate a lot of GYOZA, drunk alcohol and had a talked with everyone so we had a good time!
July
Beer gardenIt is also a feature of the Narita laboratory that a drinking party is always held suddenly :)
OB · OG also participated and went to the beer garden!
Princess Nakajima also looks like happy ♪
Sep
Summer travelThis year I went to Fukushima!
Eating delicious food, enjoying hot springs, playing sports...
We were really satisfied with the summer travel which is full of fun things!
Oct
Ekiden (Marathon relay race)This year's Ekiden (Marathon relay race), we got 9th place prize!
It was painful but fun!
We will definitely get good grades next year!
International ConferenceWe participated in Sixth-Asian Conference on Mechanics of Functional Materials and Structure (ACMFMS2018) held in Taiwan.
And next time, the ACMFMS will be held by our Lab, in2020.
Let’s make efforts together for the coming conference!
Halloween PartyAssist. Prof. Kurita's wife organized a Halloween party!
Yummy food and tasty wine, the BEST Halloween ever.
The “Hello Kitty” is also cute!
Mar
NANIWA NO Symbol project at TsutenkakuWe attended the "NANIWA NO Symbol project at Tsutenkaku" in Tsutenkaku,Osaka.
We showed the energy harvesting devices developed by our Lab. to the visitors.
Besides, thousands of visitors played the indoor cycling and the electric power was collected as the same time.
Finally, the power collected by the cycling lighted the Tsutenkaku up during the night!
The translation from motion to electric power has been realized. That’s amazing!