I had a series of business trips last week.
In the first half,
I went to Tokyo for a two-night, three-day stay.
On Friday,
I made a day trip to Ehime.
From the plane on my way back from Tokyo,
I could see Mt. Fuji.
Mt.Fuji is often seen diagonally below in the distance,
with a white cap on its bluish foothills.
But Mt. Fuji on that day was different.
At first,
I couldn't tell if it was Mt.Fuji.
It was only through the announcement
that I realized it was Mt.Fuji.
The round top of the mountain was peeking out
distincly from the sea of clouds.
I could see the volacanic crater near the summit.
And on Friday,
I took a day trip to Ehime,
taking the Shinkansen from Kumamoto to Okayama,
and then transfering to the Seto-Ohashi Line in Okayama.
It had been a while since I last rode the Seto-Ohashi Line.
When I tried to board the limited express from at Okayama Station,
there was a train was confused
whether it was the limitted express "Shiokaze" or not.
Inside the train as well,
there were characters of "Anpanman" displayed,
and being on a business trip instead of sightseeing,
I felt a strange sensation.
In the taxi I took in Ehime,
when I mentioned that I came from Kumamoto,
I was told, "You're not from Kyushu, are you?"
When I expreined that I transfered
form Yokohama to Kumamoto about a year ago,
he undestood.
I wonder if he thought I was from Yokohama.
