| Niitsu--home sweet Japanese home **pictures of my actual home pending... :-)** |
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| Around the town--What I see every day | |||||||||||||||
| One of the beautiful things about Japan is the simple fact that when I hop on my bike and ride around for a couple of minutes, scenes like this are commonplace. Even in Niigata City (pop. 500,000), you can see traditionally-styled buildings right in the downtown area, among the modern stores and apartments. | |||||||||||||||
| (Below) A local temple with a cemetary. This place is minutes from my house and seems to just appear from around a bend while you're riding. | |||||||||||||||