“Where did you stay each night?” I thought for a moment before answering. “Well, I had a tent. In good weather I used my tent. I camped on beaches, at shrines, at temples, beside the road, once in a car park! In bad weather, I tried to find places to stay such as ryokan, minshuku, or youth hostels. Some kind people invited me to stay, and I had friends and friends of friends along the way. I stayed in mountain huts, cabins, business hotels, Government lodging houses. I even spent a night in a welfare centre.” I had to think a bit more. “And a night in a station.” He was shaking his head.
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