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09-29-2010, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Swordmaster View Post

I still can't get it through my head that Japan is actually pretty big... I mean... if you look at everywhere else, it's... squint-worthy.
Japan is about the same size as California. Would you walk everywhere in California? Here are some pictures of urban Japan:



Cities can stretch as far as the eye can see, and can be a confusing tangle of unlabeled streets that all look similar. I walked and biked quite a bit in Japan, but it really isn't a minuscule country... the trains are vital for getting around.


JET Program, 1996-98, Wakayama-ken, Hashimoto-shi

Link to pictures from my time in Japan
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