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Last week was the first week of winter break for the Gem School teachers, so like many of us, I went exploring.

Most of the first week was taken up by moving! I moved to Saijo from Shikokuchuo, and it's awesome! :) Still, I had time to take a trip out to Matsuyama for some tonkatsu and to view the lights there. I also visited the Takashimaya department store there, which reminded me so much of Tokyo that I got a little nostalgic.

I also took a quick drive up into the mountains here in Saijo, and I rapidly found myself on the way to Kochi. I actually ended up driving over the border into Kochi prefecture before turning around because I was low on gas. :)

While driving in the mountains, I came across an odd (and a bit sad) sight.



There was an older Volvo 960 wagon abandoned on the side of the road. It had not plates, and it looked like it had been there for a long time.

Now we all know that I'm a car guy, but less people know that I'm also a big fan of Volvos. The first car I ever drove was a volvo wagon, and I've owned 4 of them. They're rare in Japan, and I understand that they're fairly prestigious cars here. that means that this old wagon was once somebody's pride and joy. Somebody loved this car once, and because of money or convenience, they abandoned it on the side of a mountain road in the middle of nowhere. Poor thing.