Today I boarded the Shinkansen super-express high-speed railway, traveling from Tokyo to Kyoto. It saddened me to leave Shinjuku and my genial host, Oto-san, but I was eager to continue my exploration of Japan. Oto-san on the balcony in his Shinjuku apartment While I will miss breakfast in Oto-san’s kitchen—with its view of Tokyo’s skyline—I’m
