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Daily archives for April 6th, 2008

Train ride to Osaka, then car ride to Nishiwaki

Apr06
2008 5 Comments

Written by Randy Corman

We arrived in Nishiwaki today, after a comfortable bullet-train ride across Japan.

Here are some images of the morning in Tokyo, the good-bye to our great friends in Tokyo (we shed a few tears when we left them), our arrival in Nishiwaki, and gathering some edible plants for a very special dinner.

We are really enjoying Nishiwaki, and it has been great to experience more traditional Japanese family life.

We joined the rest of our delegation from Renton tonight, as they each met up with their host families. Tomorrow, after everyone has a good night’s rest, we will join up again, do some touring, and then have some formal presentations in the evening. Right now, my host, who with his wife is extremely gracious and accomodating, is busy translating the speech I plan to give on behalf of Renton tomorrow (while we are both partially watching James Bond– Die Another Day).

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I liked this utility cover

fun with reflections in front of our hotel

Coffee with good friends at the Imperial Hotel before leaving for Toyyo Station
(For those who know them, this is Mutsumi’s family, and Koji’s family)

This is out our train window…all our friends waving good-bye to us

Inside the bullet train
2.5 hours from Tokyo to Osaka, at about 170 MPH

Susie is asleep in this picture

Nishiwaki!

More scenes from Nishiwaki

Nishiwaki

Our host shows us the BEST dinner!

A real bamboo forrest! He gets sprouts here!

Harvesting mushrooms that he farms

Cherry blossoms over Nishiwaki’s irrigation reservoir

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