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EAST OF THE FLOATING BRIDGE OF DREAMS - One of my happiest moments in Japan, or anywhere else, was walking across that bridge and talking about Heian buildings with an incredibly beautiful and intelligent girl from one of my university classes who was giving me the tour of her hometown. She opened up an umbrella to ward off the sun as we reached the middle of the bridge, and I was hooked!

But to the east of there are some rarely-trod paths with little shrines and greenery. So you can walk from the train station (as with that place in Osaka, have some conversation material at hand to distract you from the pachinko and power lines separating the nice areas from the station) over to the Byodoin area, then head northeast over a regular (automobile) bridge, wlak around and take in a museum if you like, check out the little shrines, then cross the famous bridge and then, as it gets late, watch the ukai (cormorant fishing) if you're into that.

If you're a guy showing your girl around, she'll love it. And if your girl lives there and is showing it to you, then you're in heaven already! (Nayuta)

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