To explain: Awa Odori is a famous festival in Tokushima (formerly Awa Province), "tori" = chicken, 大鳥 = "great chicken" (and it was TASTY)
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this morning I caught the first train out of Awa-Kainan at 6:41 AM
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Rode to Mugi, then picked up the limited express Muroto for Tokushimapic.twitter.com/Jz1hbWCVUa
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At Tokushima I switched to the Uzushio, which I rode to Utazupic.twitter.com/vur3Nvs63U
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at Utazu I finally put diesel trains behind me for a bit and caught the electric Shiokaze for Saijopic.twitter.com/xumPtnWmLt
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since it was first class, I had a huge comfy seat w no adjoining seat between the train, scenery, food, and music, I was teary-eyedpic.twitter.com/Y5go04D8Hf
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Saijo, home of Sogo Shinji to my dismay, I picked the one day of the week that the museum was closedpic.twitter.com/Wib35q4ftn
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Karaoke parlor, there was faint singing coming from insidepic.twitter.com/4SoyW3BnrC
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on the streetcar in Matsuyama--a glimpse of the hilltop castlepic.twitter.com/vT2yojOlEK
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I assume this is about Shikoku wanting its own Shinkansen line...godspeed fellaspic.twitter.com/v8brCYd2H2
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Shimonada Station the most unexpected part was the butterflies, all black and yellowpic.twitter.com/0VfBdlAPQI
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lots of people were there to take photos, some were on dates--an elderly couple was willing to take my photopic.twitter.com/7uWlGFKswb
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"With much love from Massachusetts to Shikoku,
#TrainTwitter by@380kmh sends their regards Always
Railways"pic.twitter.com/Cn5BjxGCXV
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we were treated to a stunning sunset on the ride back to Matsuyamapic.twitter.com/4L3IJ8OVlg
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arrival in Hiroshima on the Hikari Rail Star, was surprised to see a poster for Kumamoto and Oita here, loved the art installation thopic.twitter.com/SjdxdItTTd
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and with that, it's time I slept...currently 1 AM and I have a 6:40-something departure tomorrow morning おやすみ
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