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   [[img-nhi]]
   .My health insurance card, but some privacy bug removed my address ;)
  -image::http://youri.discovers.asia/images/settling/nhi.jpg[NHI]
  +image::settling/nhi.jpg[NHI]
   
   === Get a bank account
   The next day, Friday the 2nd of September, the 3 Fujitsu guys went to Shibuya to get a bank account. We chose to go to Shinsei Bank, since they are one of the only banks that offer English services (as already mentioned, you easily get confronted with language barriers when it comes to particular domestic services). We went to the Shibuya office, but got kicked out. We were advised to go to the Head office near Tokyo Station, half an hour from Shibuya, because this office wasn't familiar with dealing with a lot of foreigners at the same time. This was because there were already 2 Vulcanus trainees inside. The Head Office could handle us better...
  
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  [[img-visa]]
  .Look at this prety sticker, it has flowers and stuff written on it!
  image::http://youri.discovers.asia/images/settling/visa.jpg[visa] 
  
  For my flight, I chose to leave from Schiphol, the international airport of The Netherlands. During the period I wanted to book my flight, there were regular strikes and delays at the Belgian airport due to the recent terrorist attacks. Therefore, I wanted to choose an airport with more stability. Gautier, the lone French Vulcanus trainee who had an intership in Amsterdam back then, was also planning to leave from Schiphol. Therefore we booked tickets for the same flight and reserved seats next to each other. The day of the flight was one full of nerves and excitement. I checked my luggage 3 times, just to be sure I would take everything I'd need with me! I arrived at the airport 3 hours before departure, so I could go tranquilly to my gate without any issues. The plane I was going to board was already waiting for me.
  
  [[img-plane]]
  .This plane brought me to Qatar
  image::http://youri.discovers.asia/images/settling/plane.jpg[Qatar]
  
  First, Gautier and I flew to Qatar, where we had to transfer for our flight to Narita International Airport. In Qatar, we had to sprint since we only had an hour of transfer time and we needed to go through security checks a second time and queuing took a while. We got on time in our plane, so the real trip to Japan could start! I slept a couple of hours in this plane, so the 10-hour trip didn't feel this long luckily! When I woke up we were already flying over China. Two hours later, we were flying over Japanese soil. With a setting sun at the horizon, I was welcomed by Mount Fuji during the landing. This was for me a sign of the start of an incredible experience!
  
  [[img-fuji]]
  .This is how I was welcomed into Japan
  image::http://youri.discovers.asia/images/settling/fuji.jpg[Fuji]
  
  == Congratulations, you made it to Japan! Now what?
  === Get a Residence Card
  
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  [[img-bankcard]]
  .My cash card which allows me to withdraw money from my Japanese account, but those privacy bugs removed my account number ;) 
  image::settling/bankcard.jpg[Shinsei]
  
  [[img-reception]]
  .This is where we held the reception, neat huh?
  image::settling/reception.jpg[Reception]
  
  === Get a SIM-card
  In the first weekend, the 3 Fujitsu guys went to Shibuya again and entered a BIC CAMERA shop to get a Japanese SIM card. There are a lot of possibilities of SIM cards and plans to acquire depending on the duration of your stay and the amount of mobile data you want to consume. You can also choose whether you want a data-only SIM or would like to be able to text and make phone calls. The choice is up to you! A nice summary of the available SIM cards can be found on https://tokyocheapo.com/business/internet/prepaid-cheap-japan-sim-card-options/[Tokyo Cheapo] for short and long stays.
  