A Yankee in Zushi City, Japan

Us, at the Daibutsu (minus Kyler)

 

Daibutsu

 

Riding the trains

We went to Tokyo yesterday.  A friend of mine needed to get her 9 week old baby a US Passport for their trip in 4 weeks.  

I didn't get many pictures, because really we were on the run the entire time with 3 kids it took us several hours to GET there, several hours THERE, and then 3 hours to get home.

But, first take a look at this:

Japanese train riding 1

Japanese train riding 2

and this,

Japanese train riding 3

Well. Now not only have I SEEN this... I've been part of the middle mass. It was TIGHT!!

Home to train to base

I've had several requests to know where we live, and where the base is.

We'll be getting a car a week from tomorrow, but for now we mainly take the train.

We live in Zushi City, in the Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan.

逗子市

Our US Navy housing area is called Ikego (ee-kay-go)Hills.

We live in the Ise (ee-say) Tower.

View of our entrance:

View from our entrance:

View of our tower from the Mini Mart and CDC (Child Day Care) building:

The blue lines show the route we walk to get to the train.

If you walk a short distance and stand with your back to the Mini Mart this is the Train Gate, which STILL isn't opened!!

This is how close the unopened gate is from our tower, note the orange 7-11 sign:

From just outside the main gate and across the train tracks, now we walk back along the tracks:

Side street along the way:

Looking back at the street we just walked:

Remember that orange 7-11 sign from the unopened gate....here we are!

We walk from home to Jimmuji Station.

Cross the train tracks...

View of our tower from the platform:

Then go via train about 10 minutes to Kanazawa-hakkei Station. We change trains and occasionally platforms...

...and travel on to the Shioiri Station, about 20 minutes.

Then a 15 minute walk...

...past an:

...down a few small streets:

Until we reach the 16:

Cross the street and there is the Daiei (die-ay) Mall and Wendy's:

A long block down and at the walk-over is the Main Gate!

...and we're at the base!

Kris