KIT Annual Bonankai

This year's bonankai was at one of Japan's most renowned onsens- Kagaya. It is an annual one-night retreat where the KIT staff goes to celebrate the school year, network and of course, enjoy unparalleled service that the hotel offers.
We arrived in the afternoon, slipped into our comfortable yukatas and relaxed in our tatami rooms while we were served clementines, green tea and Japanese sweets by lovely kimono-clad ladies.

Pictured above (from left to right: Carolyn, Hye-Young, Makiko, Ksenyia, and myself) in our yukatas.

Afterward, there was time to take a dip in the onsen (the natural hot baths). Then, the multi-course all-you-could-eat dinner began, after a few words from KIT's President.

This year's entertainment included a performance from a Okinawa based group. They sang, danced and were dressed in traditional Okinawa style.
Pictured below is the front page of our menu. Unfortunately for me, my kanji is poor, so what I was eating was still a surprise. The many courses included crab, sea cucumbers, abalone (which was still alive and cooked in front of us), sea urchin, sashimi, beef, noodles, soup, rice and French pastries.

Our night of food was followed by a night of karaoke, first in front of the 400 members of the KIT staff and then in the privacy of our own karaoke booth. Ah, it was a wonderful weekend.