c199b88e_Hitchhiking_in_Japan_Log__Highlights_of_trip
[Date] 06/22/06 [Destination] Misawa City, Aomori Prefecture [Distance] 1118KM [# Vehicles] 22 [Highlights of trip] 
(Photos: Miss Shida and Mr. Sato, took me from Sakata City to Tsuruoka City in Yamagata Prefecture, A deer on the expressway near Noshiro City, Akita Prefecture.) This was a longer than usual trip heading north on mostly regular roads near the Sea of Japan. I allowed 2 days to get to Misawa to be on trip for my appointment, but was able to return in 1 day. Among the 22 vehicles, 3 were trucks. One of the truck drivers was only 19 years old! Five of the vehicles took me a considerable distance of at least 120 kilometers (75 miles) which is very good on a normal road. On on return trip I thought to take a different route, an expressway going toward Sendai. This is a considerable distance from North to South but not heading exactly my direction toward Niigata. After waiting a considerable time from 8:00AM to 10:30AM with no results, I opted to take the route I came down the Sea of Japan - slow but sure. I'm a firm believer in the principle of, "Where God guides, He also provides" - a principle which has proven true over and over again in my life of serving Jesus. Sure enough, once I headed the way the Lord wanted me to go, I got rides one after the other and was back in Niigata by 8PM in only 5 rides. Pretty good for a distance of 475 kilometer (297 miles). One of the drivers, Mr. Yaguchi, a retired high school teacher. said over and over again how fortunate he was to see me and pick me up! Mr. Yaguchi took me a long distance all the way to Sakata city in Yamagata. We were surprised to see a young deer on the expressway!
Hitchhiking in Japan Log
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