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My train back to Nagano looks like it usually belongs to a museum.
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This steam engine is in fact a museum exhibit in Omiya.
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And it even houses a geocache, it took me quite a while to find it.
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Those drivers' cabs line the street from the railway station to the railway museum.
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The handrails along the street all have shinkansen ornaments.
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The JR railway museum has a great collection of engines and cars.
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This time table is for Shinkansen trains, not for commuting trains!
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This is my room for tonight in a nice hotel in Akihabara.
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The Ginza, Tokyo's most famous shopping street at night.
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The christmas decoration is already fully installed.
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Another Ginza view at night.
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Even the side streets are decorated very nicely.
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Plaza at Yurakucho station.
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And decorated trees in Akihabara.
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Tall buildings with a lot of lights are an important factor of this area's atmosphere.

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