A Fine Night to Walk Home

In case anyone wasn't aware (like really where have you been?) I walk to and from school everyday. This, depending on such factors as how awake I am, and how much time I have to get there, can take any where from 20 to 40 minutes. However, as people have already done a "this is how we get to school," video I thought the next best thing is seeing the awesome short cut at night, as I have to at least two nights a week. So let's begin!

First, I leave from the building where all my classes are kept. Right outside of this building is a water fountain. It's very pretty at night. See, look at this closer look at the baby! In any case, after leaving the building I have the option of going through the Main Gate, which is lame because that requires back tracking, or I can make my way through the campus and go through the East Gate. So of course as the savvy college student that I am, I go through the East Gate.

The walk is very nice, and with all the lights around, you forget it's actually dark outside. I took all of these pictures without any flash setting. Soooo, I think I'm pretty safe from anything that goes bump in the night. So, this walk is probably the longest part of the walk, and is pretty much the same winding word for about 10-15 minutes, once again the speed depends on several factors.

After going through the gate, I have to cross a small road, another road, and then a larger road that requires a cross walk. I suppose if you're the type to live in the fast lane you could opt out of the cross walk, however my mother didn't raise a fool--as they say. Once you're on the other side, you pretty much have a straight forward walk. It's street, buildings, and more of the same street.

I pass a park on the way, which I find to be a bit on the creepy side for two reasons: the equipment looks old and it's really just a very desolate area every time I walk by. The most I see is, is an equally old bicycle parked along the fence. However, I like this park because it tells me to turn off and go into the awesome, scary, shortcut of doom and happiness. It's a straight shot (sort of ) to the seminar house from here. You walk, you keep walking, and then walk some more.  Just pay attention for cars and motor scooters as they go through there very quickly, and the road isn't very wide.

I pass another place that I think is a shrine, turned into a park area? Maybe, I know it's pretty, I know there are shrine like things there, and a playground.  This is probably the highlight of my walk, minus the few gardens I pass along the way, which I didn't take a photo of, since they're beyond closed walls.

Then I walk some more, really it looks all the same, so be prepared to get lost if you don't stalk a fellow gaijin the first time.  And remember, pay attention for cars and motor scooters, in such of this instance, I wasn't paying attention and had to move very quickly in the middle of the photo. I found it funny, knowing I would warn the danger of the narrow road, and here I was not following my potential advice. 

Anyway, Once you some to this intersection, you'll turn right, walk a couple yards and boom! You're at your home away from away from home.