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This weekend Reiko went off to Tokyo for another interview so I went with her mother to see her dad who is working in Matsuyama - a small and rural city on Shikoku island. We took a plane there which reduced a six hour journey by train into just 45 minutes.

Her father is working in Matsuyama at the request of his company. I`m not entirely sure of the exact details but he has to work there on occasions and in the near future will have to relocate entirely to Matsuyama whilst the rest of the S. family remains in Osaka. Osaka Ichiban!

This is typical of the Japanese work ethic. Work is most important. But the relaxed pace and fewer hours are healthier for him as well as having good onsen nearby.

Matsuyama is a good place with an excellent fish restaurant we went to . We also went to the castle and the onsen.

From left to right there is the fish restaurant and a poster inside and YAWYE 22 Sashimi (raw fish) set with miso soup and bucket of rice and massive grilled fish.

This is part of Matsuyama castle.

This is the ride up (or down) the mountain to the castle

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