c199b88e_Hitchhiking_in_Japan_Log__Highlights_of_trip
[Date] 09/01/07 to 09/04/07 [Destination] Tokyo [Distance] 580KM [# Vehicles] 8 [Highlights of trip] 
Family who took me from Miyoshi SA to Ozumi PA in Niigata Prefecture to Kyoto Station. Yuna (3) The purpose of this trip to Tokyo was to meet a Christian sister I knew from 33 years ago but have only seen once before in the last 30 years. She and her husband are missionaries who went to Thailand in 1978 and are now in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Due to a late start in the morning and a bit of waiting at Sakae PA, I arrived at Takasaka SA in Saitama which at 6PM. Takasaka is relatively close to Tokyo. It gets dark early in Japan so rather than continue to try to hitchhike further down the expressway, I opted instead to walk out the back pedestrian exit and walked in the direction of the nearest town hoping to find a train station. I had never been to that area before and had no idea how far away the station was. Usually when walking down lonely highways, when a car comes toward me from behind I'll turn around and stick out my thumb hoping for a ride. A middle aged lady pulled up and asked me what was my problem. I explained that I just got off the expressway and was hoping to take a train the rest of the way to my destination, but had no idea where I was. I asked her for a ride but she was hesitant. However after a few minutes of talking to her, she agreed to take me to the nearest train station at Sakado City. It turned out she had traveled overseas many times and liked foreigners. Monica holding her Bible When visiting an International Family Home in Noda City just north of Tokyo, I met up with Monica, a lady who has been a Christian for a few years now. Monica of course is not her legal name, but a Christian name given to her by a Family International disciple named Ezra. It turned out that I intended to visit Ezra's home the very next day and so I took her picture to show him. The New Testament she is holding in the photo was given to her by Ezra! The two photos at the top of this section show the family who took me back to Niigata. The husband is a pharmaceutical researcher. I enjoy meeting scientists such as he is because they seem to understand best when I explain to them the false assumptions of Darwinian Evolution.
Hitchhiking in Japan Log
Highlights of trip