Last Day

Today is the last day of my 11 day adventure. I will soon be posting about transportation, castles, shrines, a bridge, an island, well, you can read all about it in the days ahead. 

 This map of Japan will show you where I went.

I started in Shizuoka Prefecture (22), where I live and took the Shinkansen to Osaka (27). The Shinkansen, also known as the Bullet Train, is fast. I spent the day in Osaka before boarding the overnight Sunflower Ferry, which took me to Oita Prefecture (44) on the Island of Kyushu.

For the next ten days, I traveled by train with the Seishun Ju Hachi Ticket.  (This ticket costs 12,050 yen for 5 days. I bought two tickets, which are good for local and rapid trains).  I went from Oita (44) to Fukuoka (40) to Yamaguchi (35) to Hiroshima (34) to Shimane (32) to Okayama (33) to Hyogo (28) to Kyoto (26) to Osaka (27) to Wakayama (30). Today I will travel through Wakayama (30), Osaka (27), Shiga (25), Gifu (21), Aichi (23), and my own Shizuoka (22) to get back home.  

It’s been a great trip and I can hardly wait to tell you all about it in the days ahead. 

Ohtani Postage Stamp Set

Japan Post is releasing a commemorative stamp set, in honor of his fourth Most Valuable Player accomplishment. Ohtani’s National League MVP set will be priced at 7,260 yen, including tax and shipping (in Japan). Included are five 110 yen self-adhesive stamps depicting his career highlights, a specially made stamp holder and photos of memorable moments.  Preorders are being accepted at post offices nationwide until January 21. Delivery is scheduled from April 12.     

I won’t be ordering it, but based on Ohtani’s popularity in Japan, I’m guessing many people will be.

Friday Finish - Biscornu Fobs

These were so cute and so easy, I couldn’t stop at making only one.

Shizuoka Quilt Show, part 5

I attended the Shizuoka Quilt Show a while back and hadn’t posted the pictures yet. I’m traveling now, so this is the perfect time to post the quilt pictures.  I took a lot of pictures, divided into five posts. 

This was the fifth year of this show. In the past it was held in a department store and was quite small compared to this year’s show, which was held in a large exhibition hall.

Work In Progress Wednesday - Trip Stiching

Not being able to go a day without stitching, I brought some small simple things on my trip to work on. Hotel lighting is not usually good, and train stitching needs to be small, so these projects fit the bill.

These fobs are good for using up small bits of fabric.

I made a good start on basting the little hexagons.

Shizuoka Quilt Show, part 4

 

I attended the Shizuoka Quilt Show a while back and hadn’t posted the pictures yet. I’m traveling now, so this is the perfect time to post the quilt pictures.  I took a lot of pictures, divided into five posts.

This was the fifth year of this show. In the past it was held in a department store and was quite small compared to this year’s show, which was held in a large exhibition hall.