8-mile training walk (Koenji->Kichijoji->Oizumigakuen)

Koenji-> Asagaya -> Ogikubo -> Nishi Ogikubo -> Kichijoji -> Oizumigakuen (where my host mother lives)

with my Japanese host mother ;)

7-mile training walk (Shinjuku->Akihabara->Ueno)

Shinjuku-> Ichigaya -> Iidabashi -> Suidobashi -> Ochanomizu -> Akihabara-> Ueno

Shinjuku Gyoen Park

Akihabara

Ueno Park

7-mile training walk (Koenji->Shinjuku->Ikebukuro)

Koenji -> Shinnakano -> Nakanosakaue -> Shinjuku -> Ogikubo  -> Takadanobaba -> Mejiro -> Ikebukuro

5-mile training walk in hometown of Salinas

Unfortunately my camera wasn't working that day but there were beautiful cherry blossoms in my hometown with the mountains in the background... Lovely training walk celebrating life...

5-mile training walk (Koenji->Shinjuku->Harajuku)

Koenji -> Shinnakano -> Nakanosakaue -> Shinjuku -> Harajuku

sadly tobacco shops still around...

Meiji Jingu Shrine

Harajuku - Takeshita Street