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Sunday, June 1, 2003

I got to Okayama by the Shinkansen from Tokyo. This photograph was taken in Okayama. Shinkansen in Okayama

I stayed at the Youth Hostel Okayamaken Seinenkaikan. After I checked in, the hostel master said (in Japanese) something like, "You've got a friend in the kitchen." Indeed, I met a very fun guy, Naoki. Naoki is from Chiba, a place near Narita airport just outside of Tokyo. He works in his father's business, but was taking some time off for a long motorcycle trip. We talked for several hours until the hostel people came and asked us to go to sleep.

Here is Naoki on his way to bed.

Naoki on his way to bed
Here is Naoki again, just before bed. Naoki before bed
The first morning I stayed there, I had the breakfast they served. I had eggs, rice, fish, and pickled vegetables - a traditional Japanese breakfast. It was good. You see a picture here. (Sorry, the picture didn't come out too well.) breakfast at the youth hostel in Okayama
Here is Naoki with his motorcycle, at the beginning of another day of riding. Naoki with motorcycle

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