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Today, thinking about the people of Kumamoto. A kind old man insisted on showing me the castle and nearby gardens.

Google did this, unasked, to a photo I took today. I’ve just learned about a health problem, and take this to heart.

On my walk round Lake of the Isles: the skating rink warming house being removed. Strong evidence Spring is here.

Posted Uncomfortable Scene, Comfortable Food.

Pumped up tires, cycled to the Co-op, first time this year.

Unpacked my boots.

Worn shoes and 35 liter backpack on MSP carpet.

Bloody Mary at SFO after a night in a hotel (to avoid a red-eye) and a night in flight. No need to rush the journey.

My first long-haul on a 787 Dreamliner (HND–SFO). Skeptical the LCD windows would be effective: they are.

12:30 a.m., Tokyo Haneda, about to board a flight to San Francisco, along with all the other jet-setters.

Six hours in Tokyo:☑ Walked across Tokyo Bay☑ Explored Imperial Hotel lobby☑ Sipped beer above Tokyo Stati

“My” street: ryokan’s, restaurants run by couples, homes. If the snow monkeys come out at night, I’ll be asleep.

Posted https://t.co/JMINHUkO67 A Small-Town Bullet Train Station

Futon on tatami. Traditional inn (Ryokan), Yudanaka, a small town near Nagano.

Japanese couple, Nagano.

The mountains taunted me as I walked around Matsumoto today: the trailhead bus I wanted doesn’t run until mid-April.