In Japan everything near the road or on the road is opposite of what it is in America. That's what I thought, but one interesting thing I've observed is that that thought's wrong. This is largely due to the fact that roads in the more developed or population dense areas like Yamaguchi tend to be incredibly narrow by American standards, therefor there is only room for one vehicle of any type traveling in one direction at any given time.
As I ride my bike to school and from school I've also observed the lack of any sort of lines painted in the roads. This is again due to the the aforementioned characteristic, which also means that if two cars meet on one such road going opposite directions, then that encounter often results in some very skillful car maneuver-ship (a lot of backing up and the like). I have not once seen a one way road, though I have not seen any road as wide as most highways in Vermont. It's very intriguing. I will continue to observe the true Japanese style of on-road travel for as long as I am here.
My Japanese skill is constantly improving, and my English is likewise becoming cruder. I apologize for my future deficiencies.
Please enjoy these mostly unrelated pictures.
At Tokyo's Olympic Youth Center Day 2 - "Don't smoke kids." - Einstein.
In Asakusa Day 3. It's a Mangi.
Bird.
Tourists and Japanese bonding under the giant paper balls in Asakusa.
Still in Asakusa.
The ghetto of Asakusa. (Cars go here)
My house in Kurokawa, Hirakawa, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Birds.
Day 10? Sun.
It's bā-chan and the palm tree.
The front yard.
Again the sunset.
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