I’m healing fast from surgery so booked (frequent flyer miles) flights to northern Hokkaido, departing in six weeks.
Category: Japan
Cycling Around Hakata Station
I had thirty minutes to kill before boarding a bullet train, enough time for a bicycle-themed walk. I was outside Hakata Station, the busiest train station on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands. I tried to walk predictably so as not to confuse cyclists who shared the sidewalk with pedestrians. About 17% of…… Continue reading Cycling Around Hakata Station
Cycling Around Hakata Station
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Kumamoto Earthquake
Today, thinking about the people of Kumamoto. A kind old man insisted on showing me the castle and nearby gardens.
Uncomfortable Scene, Comfortable Food
Train stations in Japan can be busy places, but boarding trains is an orderly process. In mainline and subway stations, symbols on the ground show where to form lines. When a train arrives, each door aligns with the queuing passengers. Train stops are brief, trains run on time. But things can go wrong. I can’t…… Continue reading Uncomfortable Scene, Comfortable Food
Uncomfortable Scene, Comfortable Food
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Jet-Setting
12:30 a.m., Tokyo Haneda, about to board a flight to San Francisco, along with all the other jet-setters.
Micropost
Six hours in Tokyo:☑ Walked across Tokyo Bay☑ Explored Imperial Hotel lobby☑ Sipped beer above Tokyo Stati
Micropost
“My” street: ryokan’s, restaurants run by couples, homes. If the snow monkeys come out at night, I’ll be asleep.
A Small-Town Bullet Train Station
The last time I went through the town of Itoigawa (population 47,102) I was on an express to Kanazawa. Since then, the Shinkansen (bullet train line) from Tokyo to Nagano was extended to Kanazawa, and the new section opened in 2015. This week I rode the bullet train 97 km from Nagano to Itoigawa, just…… Continue reading A Small-Town Bullet Train Station