Today was a busy day with our colleagues and friends at the University of Yamanashi. We kicked off the day with a visit from the Dean of the College of Life and Environmental Sciences. Following this meeting we made our way to a large lab area where we met students from the University of Yamanashi. We learned a lot about agriculture in Yamanashi and research projects at the university. Yamanashi is a strong agriculture prefecture including ranking number one in production within Japan for grapes, peaches, and plums. This, also, allowed our students time to share Iowa agriculture and natural resources with students from Japan.
For lunch we made our way to the campus cafeteria and enjoyed a peaceful lunch outdoors. Next, we ventured to the university farm where the group had the opportunity to operate drones and explore vineyards. We had the opportunity to learn about drone applications and uses within the university setting. This left a little time to explore the most famous shrine in the Yamanashi prefecture before dinner at a Japanese BBQ where we were able to grill our own meat via the grills in the middle of the tables.
