Poseidon’s Projects

I started my day at 3:30 am. I was trying to beat the traffic into the baths so I could take pictures. As I walk into the bath two guys are walking out. Which I think is a little unfair due to the fact the bath opens at 4 am. I at least waited until [...]

On day seven we went to the town of Shibata. I immediately like the look of Shibata’s station. The buildings surrounding the station and connected to the main street were in the traditional style. However, these buildings appeared to be very new. Kind of like the beautification project that Murakami had going. Regardless I was [...]

It isn’t the sake you are thinking of. I’m referring to this sake.

Can you guess what “sake” means in Japanese? Yes, it means salmon. From the moment we got off the train, we were deluged with imagery of salmon. I started to wonder why. I assumed it meant that this town had a tradition of [...]

In two hours time I’ll be back in Tokyo. I’m sad to be leaving Niigata. But I have lots of pictures and things to write about. It will be nice to sit at home and collect my thoughts.

Last night I had to go to sleep immediately. The reason? I had to wake up at 5 am again so I could get pictures of the baths. And this place was definitely worth it. But this also means that I came back to the room and just fell asleep. Day 6 will get posted [...]