Public transportation is uniformly good (great?) throughout Japan, and I'm just as comfortable taking it in Bunsui (pop. 16,000) as I am in Tokyo (pop. 1 gazillion). I like not having a car here and yet being able to travel either locally in the city or anywhere in the country. Mike said he hasn't driven a car in ... well, I don't remember, but for many years.
That doesn't mean there aren't inconveniences, like getting from one mode to another or trying to get the timing right. So sometimes you see that "double time" type of walk or even a run to catch a bus or train, or the converse, people sitting around trying to kill some time.
And I've mentioned the occasional sardine experiences. And then, like this morning, I was heading out of the hotel for breakfast, but I took one step outside and immediately turned around and found a cafe in the hotel. It was already hot and humid in Tokyo this morning ... I don't mind hot and humid, but I'd rather get a little further into the day before feeling like I need another shower.
I've heard there's a festival happening in Tokyo tonight and tomorrow, and fireworks (?) tomorrow night. I need to find out more. And there's also that museum, the Yamatane Museum of Art, that was closed last time I was in Tokyo but it's open now ... it's on my itinerary.
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