Typical Japanese Highway scene
Total silence is not the kind of thing you expect in Japan. Given the fact that there are almost 130 million people crammed into a country roughly the size of the State of California, only 20% of which is actually habitable, the din of human activity follows you wherever you go. It is an incredibly urban environment, filled with people, heat and activity. Yet when I turned off the engine and stepped out onto the empty road and into the cool stillness of the summer night, I felt like I was the only person in the world.
Posted in Asia, Editorials, Future Writers, Japan, Japan, Nostalgia
Tagged as errand, expressway, Japan, Journey, Kyoto, Thomas Kreutzer, TTAC Future Writers
Tagged as errand, expressway, Japan, Journey, Kyoto, Thomas Kreutzer, TTAC Future Writers
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