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  • IWATE PART 2
THE ROAD TO IWATE PREFECTURE, IN THE NORTHERN PART OF HONSHU ISLAND, REQUIRED TWO TRAINS. THE FIRST ONE WENT TO TOKYO.
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IT WASN'T A "BULLET TRAIN", BUT A LIMITED EXPRESS ON A NON-HIGH-SPEED RAIL LINE. STILL PRETTY SPIFFY, NO? AND PRETTY FAST IN ITS OWN RIGHT. NOTICE ALL THE MARKS ON THE PLATFORM...
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...FROM WHICH A LOT CAN BE LEARNED. DARK BLUE INDICATES WHERE CAR #1, OF A TEN CAR LONG TRAIN WILL STOP. THE LIGHT BLUE ALSO INDICATES WHERE CAR #1 OF A "SPECIAL" TRAIN WILL STOP. AND THE GREEN WHERE IT WILL ON A LIMITED EXPRESS. NOTE THAT THIS NOTE HAS ENGLISH, ASSUMING ENGLISH SPEAKING FOLKS TAKE ONLY THE FAST TRAINS....
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FROM TOKYO, IT WAS A HIGH-SPEED "SHINKANSEN" ('NEW TRUNK LINE) TRAIN. ITS LONG SNOUT WAS CREATED AS A WAY TO LESSEN THE COMPRESSED AIR IMPACT CAUSED WHEN ENTERING TUNNELS OR MEETING ANOTHER TRAIN MOVING AT HIGH SPEEDS.
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INTERIORS ARE CONSIDERABLY MORE COMFORTABLE THAN AIRCRAFT ECONOMY SECTIONS. INSEAT SCREENS ARE LARGER TOO! THE WELCOME SCREEN IS BI-LINGUAL WITH AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE TRAIN'S CONSIST.
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NORIKO YANADA AND I TAUGHT AT THE SAME SCHOOL IN DATONG, SHANXI, CHINA IN 1994-1995, AND ALTHOUGH WE HAVE REMAINED IN TOUCH, THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND TIME TO VISIT HER IN ICHINOSEKI.
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HER HOUSE IS RATHER LARGE, WITH...
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...AN ESTABLISHED GARDEN...ALL OF WHICH, SHE SAYS WEARILY, REQUIRES A LOT OF MAINTENANCE.
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AS DOES THE SHINTO SHRINE.
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BUILDING MAINTENANCE LEADS TO A MISH-MASH OF COMPONENTS...WINDOWS, WALL SURFACES, SMALL ROOFS VARY. THE ONLY CONSTANT IS THE LARGE TILE ROOF.
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A SURPRISING SIGHT WAS THESE INDIVIDUAL GRAVES.  IT SEEMS FARMERS DESIRE TO BE PERPETUALLY NEAR THEIR HOMES AND FIELDS.
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AUTUMN HARVEST IS A COMMUNAL ACTIVITY...HERE PICKING THAT LAST OF A SQUASH BED, AND REMOVING THE FRAMEWORK WHICH SHELTERED IT DURING THE HOT SUMMER SEASON.
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NORIKO PLANNED A NIGHT AT A HOT SPRINGS HOTEL IN HIRAIZUMI, WHICH IS FAMOUS FOR THE GARDEN AT MOTSU-JI. A TENDAI BUDDHIST TEMPLE, IT WAS FOUNDED IN THE NINTH CENTURY AND ROSE AND FELL WITH THE TIDES OF MAN-MADE AND NATURAL DISASTERS, BECOMING COMPLETLY DESTROYED BY THE 12TH CENTURY. ITS LARGE POND "PURE LAND BUDDHISM" GARDEN, AND THE FOUNDATIONS OF BUILDINGS, ARE OBJECTS OF ON-GOING ARCHAEOLOGICAL INTEREST OF THE HEIAN ERA.
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OF COURSE THERE ARE ON-GOING MAINTENANCE TASKS HERE AS WELL.
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