East Asia – Page 54 – Journeys 3.1

Buying Hashi

Boni-moriya department store, Hakodate, selecting everyday, made-in-Japan hashi for our kitchen.

I wonder which of C and D’s 5 bad words are represented here. Maybe all there?! (Sign in Hakodate market/restaurant.)

Now in Hakodate on island of Hokkaido. Closer to Russia (note the Cyrillic script) than S Korea.

Posted Tokyo Hiking Trails (pix).

Will miss Japanese breakfasts. Today included: miso, smoked fish, fried squid (local), scrambled eggs, veggies, French fries, salad, rice.

Hey D and C. Imagine a tunnel from your home to my home. Tomorrow I travel in an even longer one (33 miles) from islands Honshu to Hokkaido.

Friday: “Mountains. Near Tokyo. Day 2.” C, D: this train climbed a mountain (Mt Mitake). Wish you rode it with me.

Gorgeous mountain hiking 70 miles/100 minutes from downtown Tokyo. You *can* escape the huge city for the weekend.

Hi D, Hi C. Post cards for you from Seibu-Chichibu, just west of Tokyo on the island of Honshu, Japan.

Chichibu, Honshu, in the mountains 50 miles west of Tokyo