Thursday 23 February 2012

Heading to Hakuba

22/11/12

Got up at about 8am, after 5 hours sleep.  The thought of snow boarding this afternoon is keeping me suprisingly refreshed. We're on the way to Hakuba at the moment and so far the 'let oscar navigate' strategy has worked suprisingly well.

Already holding the title of alpha male, Oscar has established himself as the group badass. Showing no regard for Japanese jay walking legislation, as he struts across the road. Holding up a bus and a police motorbike. Later he regails us with tales of how he once ate two mints at a time.


Photo: badass, oscar passes sam one mint


Australia could definitely learn something from Japan's public transport system. They have ten times as many people moving through half the number of gates, three times as fast. None of them struggling to scan their card, none of them don't have a ticket. Plus the machines eat the ticket when when you reach your destination. My only criticism being the dearth of bins. I searched in and out for 10 minutes before eventually giving up.


Photo: Shinjuku station's one and only bin


Photo: "That sparks my curiosity" - tesla trooper, reporting for duty



We're on the bullet train at the moment. And yes, it moves faster than 300 km/h but I know what you're really interested in.

The seats.

They can spin 180° both manually and automatically, they feature both a forward and back position. A coat rack and three different colour variations, immaculate stitching, drink holder, arm rest, optional food tray, hygieno head rest, drink stand, a view, perfectly contoured and heated seat, plenty of leg room. I. Could. Go. On
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Photo: "Automatically... Awesome. Am I Right?" -Sam









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