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Kyoto to Nagano

Thursday, January 26th, 2006

I left Kyoto in the morning on Thursday, January 26 on the limited express train to Nagano. Although Kyoto and Nagano are linked by the shinkansen, one has to change trains in Tokyo, which is out of the way to the southeast. So although the shinkansen is much faster, the trip ended up […]

Kyoto

Wednesday, January 25th, 2006

This picture was taken on my way out of Minokamo. It’s a warning against digging because of buried telecommunication lines. So graphic.

Gifu city (”Gifu-shi”).

Train operator’s console on the way to Nagoya. Notice the area for the operator’s personal pocketwatch. Then, the high-tech LCD screen to the right of that. Yet […]