I left Shikoku on the train on December 27th. It was snowing at the station. I crossed the bridge to Honshu which is a beautiful road with views of the Seto sea and its small islands. In Osaka, Ryan and Jason got on the train. We then travelled to Nagoya at sleep speed due to heavy snow. At times the snow was at least 1 meter deep and sometimes there was a total white out. It was a beautiful winter wonderland. We meet Chris in Nagoya