I am sure that many of my readers find Japan utterly fascinating for many reasons. My fascination is never stronger than when I examine their public transportation system. The Japanese Rail system is a model which we will all have to adopt, eventually. It is clean, fast, and efficient. It may be expensive, but the additional expenses to operate cars in Japan tend to offset the annoyance of having to pay between $2 and $10 for a one-way trip.

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I must apologize to my readers for the neglect to the trips and pics section. Unfortunately, the album software got corrupted, and as a result, I had to update the links to all my pictures.

The process is now complete, and you should not encounter any more broken links to pictures. If you do, feel free to leave a comment or email me.