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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

UNIVERSITAS PADJADJARAN

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MARKETANALYSIS

Japanisacountryfamousforitsuniquefoodandsouvenirs.Behindthemoderncityoftokyoapparently

therearealotoftraditionandhistory.Asakusahasadifferentatmospherewhencomparedwithotherareasin

tokyosuchasShibuya,Ginjaorakhibara.AsakusaisthemostOnethingthatattractthetourists.InAsakusaisthe

great legendaryKaminarimon gateandtheSenshojitemple. Everyyearmorethan30millionvisitorsfrommany

countriesforthespiritualaffairstotheSensojitemple.

Sensojitemplehasthelargestlanternsintokyoandbecomesatouristcenterforphotography.Ifweenter

thegatesoftheAsakusadoorthereisaNakamisheDoriroadthatconnectstheKaminarimongatewiththesensoji

temple.AveryinterestingthatisalongtheroadNakamisheDorithereisahawkerparadiseandsouvenirstypical

japan.NakamiseDoriStreetisaplacethatattractstouritsandvisitedmanypeoplebecausehasaspecialsightsin

Tokyo,Japan.TheinterestingthingistheshopsinNakamisheDorifilledwithtraditionaljapanesegoodscombined

with decorative lanterns, seasonal decoration creating a traditional feel of japan which is very viscous.

Nakamishe-Doriisoneoftheoldestshoppingcentersinjapanandhasbeenabusystreetsinceedoera.Thereare

about80storesthathavebeenlinedupalongNakamisheDoriStreet.Therearemanyshopslineduponthisside

oftheroad,someofthemlinedupontheeastside,andtheotherslineduponthewestside.Allofshopsoldand

historicbuildings.

Thereweresouvenirsintheformofsmalltolargeshaped.Besidesthatthereisalsofoodforsouvenirs

thatwecantakehomeforrelativesandfriends.Here,wewillfindalotofstoresthatselluniquesouvenirs

includingJapanesefood.Allsouvenirsarebeautifullandunique,sowecanmakehand-greetedtoourfamilyand

friends.ThisissomekindofsouvenirthatwecanrepresentJapanwhichwecanbuyinasakusastreet:

1. KeyChainwithJapaneseTheme

ThesekeychainshavemanythemessuchasFujimountain,Sushi,TokyoTower,TokyoSkytree,andmany

other.Itcosts250–350yen/pc.

2. YukataSet

YukataisakindofKimonowithathincottonfabric.WecanbuymanyvariouskindsofYukatawithbeautiful

coloursanduniquemotif.Thepricestartsfrom1500yen/set.WecanalsorentasetofYukatawithmake-up

andhairstyleforaday.AlsowecanwearthisYukatatotakepicturesandwalkalongNakamisheDoristreet.

3. MiniLantern

YoucanfindasmalllanternsuntillthelargerlanternsfromthemainhallofSensojiTempleuntilltheKami-

narimongate.

4. RefrigatorMagnet

Refrigatormagnetisalsooneofthefavoritesfortouristforsouvenirs.TheseReffrigatormagnetshavevarious

formsandJapanesethemesuchasMountFuji,AsakusaTemple,TokyoSkytree,Japanesewomenwearing

kimonoandmanyotherthemes.

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5. T-ShirtwithJapanThemes

AlongNakamisheDoristreetyoucanfindmanytshirtwithvariousJapaneseThemessuchasKanjiWriting

(Japanesecalligraphy),Tokyotheme,JapaneseMap,JapanesewomenwearingKimonowithhercomplete

accessoriesandmanyothersJapanThemes.Thecoloursofthattshirtaredominantblack,whiteandred.The

pricestartfrom1000yen/pc.

6. Chopstick

ThesechopsticksfromBamboostemsandaremadetradionally.Thesechopstickshavemanybeautifullmotive

liketypicalJapaneseCalligraphyandotherJapaneseSymbolsthatpackedininterestinglittleboxes.

7. MiniKokeshi

IsatypicalJapanesedollthatdepictsaJapanesegirlwithacylindricalybodyshapeandaroundheadthat

wearingKimono.TheseKokeshishavemanyinterestingcoloursandpackagedwithalittlebox.

8. JapaneseCeramic

AvarietyofuniqueandbeautifulJapaneseceramisarealsosoldhere,suchasasbowlsoup,ochabowl,noodle

bowl,sushiplateandmanyvariousotherforms.

9. SnackandCandy

VarioustypesofsnacksandcandiesaresoldatNakamisheDoriStreet

10. Andmanymoresouvenirsthatyoucanlooklikewalletswithmanyvariousshapesandcolours,Furoshikiand

Washcloth(madeasaclothtowrapthings,andyoucaneventurnitintoacutehandbagbytyingitaround

handles),umbrella,shocksandect.

Someof several typesof souvenirs that you can seeatNakamisheDori street , you can’t find inother

placesintokyolikeshibuya,ginja,takeshistreet.Shoppingsouvenirsinthissensojhitempleincludethecheapest

pricealthoughsomeitemscostthesameasinnaritaairport.Paymentscanalsobemadeusingacardwithavisa

andmastercard logo.Most of souvenir s have the same price but sometimes the same souvenirs have amore

expensivepriceiftheywrappedbetter.

ArtisansbakericecrackersanddollcakesonebyoneattheseshopsonNakamise-Dori.Mostshopshere

havequitealonghistory,anditisanidealplaceforpurchasingsometraditional.Japanesesnacksareaffordable,

tasty, and perfect as souvenirs. Also, they are perfect snacks for when you are walking around Asakusa.

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CULTUREANALYSIS

TrainisthemaintransportinJapan.AstouristswepayattentiontotheJapanesehabitsinthetrain.Dur-

ing7days,wegoaroundTokyoandsurroundingareaswithtrain,theathmosphereinsidethetrainisveryquiet.

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Activityofthepeopleinthetrainaresawtheirhandphone,readbooks,andspeakinalowvoice.Unlesstherail-

waylinetoDisneySeaorDisneyLand(DisneyResortLine).Theatmosphereinhetrainisrathernoisy. Theath-

mosphereinthetrainisrathernoisy.Theytalkedeachother.Thepassengersaremostlyfamilieswhowantsvaca-

tiontogetherandalsoforeignfrommanycountrieslikeChina,Indonesiaandothercountries.InTokyowenever

sawanyonesmokingwhilewalking.Localgovernmentregulatestherulesofsmokinginthestreet.Ifsomeoneis

caughtsmoking,thatisnottheplacetosmoke,he/shewillfined.TokyoCityisalsoveryclean.Weneverseerub-

bishlyingcarelessly.Althoughinthiscityisverydifficulttofindatrashcan,butthehabitsofJapanesepeopleis

alwayskeeptheirowngarbageintheirbagsorpockets.

Japaneseareveryobedienttotherules includingqueuingaffairs.Thequeueisalreadybecomesajapa-

neseculture.Wecanseeattherestaurants,atshoppingcenter,oratcashier,theyalllineuporderlyandnoone

breaksthroughthequeue.Evenwhenthetrainstopped,theylinesupinandwaiteduntilallthepassengerscame

outthetrainthentheygotin.

Japanisadevelopcountrybutneverleavestheirtradition.Although,weknowJapanisalsofamousforits

advancedtechnologybuttheystronglyupholdthecultureinheritedfromtheirancestors.That’sthereasonwhy

littleofJapanesepeoplearefluentinEnglish.Theyareveryrespectfuloflocalcultureandpracticeintheirdailylife.

Theyalsoreallykeepthetrationalculturethathavebeeninheritedfromtheirancestors.Theevident,wecansee

theJapanesetraditionandartofJapaneseperformancesarestillexisteverywhere.

JapanalsofamouswithHarajukustyle.Thisstyleusuallyusedbyagroupofyoungpeopleandidenticalto

thehitofcolour/contrastcolourandexperimentalstyle.Usuallyagroupofyoungpeoplewhogather,hangout

anddiscusswithavarietyofuniqueandinterestingstyle.

Most Japanese religios are Shinto thenBuddhism and then followed by Protestant Christian aswell as

CatholicChristianandalittlefortheothersreligion.

WeknowthatJapanisacountrythathassophisticatedtechnologyespeciallyoftransportation.Japanhas

shinkasen that is a bullet train that can travel 200km/hour. This shinkanse has sprea across all of Japan from

HokkaidotoKyushuexceptOkinawa.

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FireworksFestivalSumindaga

There is a fireworks festival held every summer in the middle of tokyo city – Fireworks Festivals

Sumindaga.FireworkspartyisheldalongtheriverSumida,alargeriverthatsplitsthecityoftokyo,inaskusaarea,

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tokyoskytreetoryogoku.WecanwatchthehugefireworksshiningontheTokyoskybetweenskyscrapers.The

festivalisheldeverysummer,theendofJulyat19:00to20:30.

TheJapanesefireworkstechniqueisthebestintheworld."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,

shapesthatshowseasonstopopularshapes likeSmile,Anpan-manandPokemon.LatelyRepeatersof fireworks

thateruptcontinuouslyandincreasingly,theirshapeisconstantlychangingdependingonthevisualangle,itwillbe

greatfunasyouwalkaroundlookingforaplacetoseeitsperfectshape.

There are about 200 fireworks launched for the contest. 7 fireworks companies associated with the

SumidaRiver,and3firmsfirmswithagoodgradetotalthereare10companiesthatcompetewitheachother.We

asanaudienceassess their fireworks.Thesystem in thiscompetition to improve the improvementon Japanese

fireworkstechniques.Onsummerevenings,about1millionpeoplecometothe"FireworksFestivalontheSumida

River".

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COMPANYVISIT(SHIN-KOTOINCINERATIONPLANT)

Influenceexertedontheenvirontmentbyhumanactivitieshasbecomeoneoftheglobal issues.Waste

Disposalispartofsuchanissue.Inoodertobringasolutiontotheissues,itisimportanttoreducewasteaslittleas

possibleandpromotetherecyclingofwasteasaresource.Wasteis,nonetheless,produced,whichmustbepro-

cessedinanadequatemanner.

Burningisanexcellentwayofprocessingwasteandrecyclingenergysncecombustiblewasteisburntina

hygienicmanner,reducingthevolumeto5%whileheatgeneratedservestogenerateelectricityforenergyrecy-

cling.Shin-kotoIncinerationPlantequiooedwiththesate-of-the-artairpollutionpreventivefacilitiesplaysanim-

portantroleofprocessingwasteproducedwithin23citiesinTokyo,enjoyingamuchlongerservicelifeasavalua-

blefinaldisposaksite.

WasteManagementofficesineachofthe23Citiescollctandtransferwaste.

1. Collection–eachcitysetscollectiondaysareasdependingonthetypeofwaste,andcondusctsefficientoper-

ation drafting operation plans that correspond to seasonal changer and regional trends inwaste amounts.

Wasteprocessinginthr23Citiesisfreeofchargeforhouseholdwaste(excludingthedisposalofwaste10kg

perday),whilelarge-sizedwasteandbusiness-generatedwastearecharge.

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2. Transfer–Toensureefficienttransfer,transfermethodsaredeterminedonthetypeofwaste(combustible,

incombustible,orlarge-sized).Combustiblewaste is loadedontocollectionvehicles(suchascompactiontypevehicle)oncollectionsites, from

whichitisdirectlytransferredtoanincinerationplant.

Incombustiblewaste istransferredtoeithertheChubo.IncombutibleWasteProcessingCenterortheKeihinjima

Island.IncombustibleWasteProcessingCenter.Sincebotharelocatedonthewaterfront,someCitiesestablished

landorboattransferstations,wherewasteisreloadedontocontainervehiclesorvesselsforrelayedtransfer.Such

relayedtransfercontributestoimprovedtransferefficiency,reducetrafficcongestion,andalleviationofairpolu-

tionduetoexhaust

Large-SizedwasteisdeliveredtotheLarg-SizedWastePulverizationProcessingFacility.Citiesthathaveatransfer

stationconductrelayedtransferbyreloadingitfromsmallercollectionvehiclesontolargervehicles.Suchrelayed

transfercontributestoimprovedtransferefficiency,reducedtrafficcongestion,andalleviationofairpollutiondue

toexhaust.

ProcessingCombustibleWaste

Combustiblewaste is incineratedat19 incinerationplants (asofDecember2016) ina safe, stable,andefficient

manner.Incinerationpreventsbacteria,vermnandfoulodor,andmaintainsasanitaryenvironment.Byincinerat-

ingwaste, itsvolumeisreducedtoapproximatelyone-twentieth.Byrecyclingapartofbottomashintocement

materials,andbymeltingitintoslag,theamountgoingtothelandfillisfurtherreduced.

MajorFacilitiesinanIncinerationplant(StokerFurnace)

1. WasteTruckScale–Measuretheweightofwaste

2. Platform–wastecollectionvehiclesdumpwasteintothebunker

3. Wastebunker–wasteistemporarilystoredhereuntilincineration

4. WasteCrane–Wasteismixed,leveledandsenttotheincinerator

5. ForcedDraftFan–Airissentfromthewastebunkertotheincinerator

6. Incinerator–Burnswasteatahightemperatureofover800°C(1,472°F)

7. Boiler – Produce steam fromheat geeratedwhenwaste is burned, to beused for heat supply and electric

powergeneration,

8. CoolongTower–Coolshigh-temperaturedexhaustemittedfromtheincineratortoaround150°C

9. BagFilter–Removessootanddust,dioxins,mercury,hydrogenchloridesandsulfuroexidesfromexhaust.

10. GasScrubber–Exhaustiscleanedwithwaterandchemicals,forremovingmercury,hydrogemchloridesand

sulfuroxides

11. CatalystReactionTower–Decomposesdioxinsandnitrogenoxidesinexhaustusingcatalysts.

12. InducedDraftFan–Exhaustissenttothestack

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13. Stack–Exhaustthatisfreeofhazardoussubstancesorodorisreleasedintotheair.

14. Wastewater Treatment Facilities – Solids and heavymetals in wastewater produced from the incineration

plantareremovedtothelimitorbelow,beforewastewaterisreleasedintothesewer.

15. CentralControlRoom–Controlsandmonitors facilities includingthewastebunkerandthe incineratr.Each

facilitycontinuouslysends informationtothecontrolcomputersystem,andoperationsacrosstheentire in-

cinerationplantcanbeobservedonthemonitors.

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