A Rural Morning

__17 April 2023__

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I took the first train of the day to return to Tokyo for work.

By the time I got to the station, some middle school kids were rushing into the train as well. It was Monday.

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The sun was shining beautifully, adding to the radiant colors of the scene. Everything was dreamy!

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In an instant, the train driver walks out to exchange some morning routines with the station staff. I can tell that he was a beautiful young man under that mask just by looking at his eyes. He seemed so shy when he saw me approaching with a camera.

I was prompted to take a picture but I know that would get him uncomfortable :).

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Enjoy the brief moment of an empty train.

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As we passed the stops one by one, it quickly got crowded as more and more kids get on the same train for school. Most passengers on this train are students instead of commuters, so I was kinda passively listening to a lot of teenagers’ conversation going on.

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Girls were talking about boys and boys were talking about girls :).

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I also visited a famous fish market.