great trains

one great thing about japan is the trains. you can always depend on them to be on time and to get you where you're going with little or trouble. not to mention that you can get to almost anywhere by train in this country.
this is all great, especially when you have a daughter under 3 who can ride the train for free!! rose and i took advamtage of this yesterday when we took the train to kiryu to meet a friend for lunch. it might seem a little silly that nao picked us up at kiryu station anyway, but rose has been asking to ride on the train recently so it was a great chance for her.
now she's asking to go to disneyland again!