Izu, Shizuoka Hot Springs, Cool Beaches and a Warm Atmosphere
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Izu, Shizuoka Hot Springs, Cool Beaches and a Warm Atmosphere

Sunday early morning in late July as well as it was time to board The Superview Odoriko train from Yokohama terminal to Shimoda at the southern suggestion of the Izu Peninsula. It didnt take long to understand the reason behind the train name, as the home windows were substantial, from seat to ceiling. With some…

Secret Rice and Sacred Fish
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Secret Rice and Sacred Fish

Somebody informed me the other day that under the financial institutions and office buildings between Mitsukoshimae Station and Otemachi Station, covert deep underground, the Japanese federal government growssecret rice. Someplace along the Ginza Line mytrain simply powers down.All the lights goout, all of the computer displays turn off. The traindrifts for some time in the…