Comments on: Boatman connects village to train station

By: ASSEMbler

ASSEMbler — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:48:28 +0000

Agreed, it’s what I still love about Japan and keeps me coming back. My love for Tokyo has diminished to almost nothing.

By: Osakesan

Osakesan — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:05:31 +0000

File this one under Ikigai/生き甲斐

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikigai

I like the one you posted about the 80-something guy diving for seafood everyday for his family.

I hope I find mine someday.

By: Aekutopia

Aekutopia — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:22:37 +0000

The great ojii-chan of Kumamoto.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 06:05:31 +0000

Theyre bringing the workers from the living to Hades (aka. Work)

By: momonga

momonga — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:08:09 +0000

I watched this on the TV some time ago…Such touching story about an honest, warm, hard-working man. People like him are the reason I still love Japan.

By: ah

ah — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:30:19 +0000

I’m liking these feel-good stories, with first the Iranian izakaya owner and now this supremely generous old man. Keep posting ‘em James, it brightens up my day amid snow and cold here in the States.

By: Bruce Smith

Bruce Smith — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:50:39 +0000

Nice. By the way it’s Setoishi station (not Shiroishi). 瀬戸石駅

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB:Kumagawa-river_setoishi-kashiki_ferryboat_1.jpg

By: hl

hl — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:51:21 +0000

That’s so cool!

By: FPS

FPS — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:58:27 +0000

The first thing I thought of when I saw this was Charon crossing the River Styx…

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