After Kumotori, I took the train to Nagano.
The biggest thing I remember about Nagano is how much my legs hurt and how incredibly hungry I was. The morning after I got there, I went and bought breakfast. I was ravenous and in all likelihood gorged myself far too quickly, which would explain the stomach cramping and overall body shock that resulted, leaving me to find a spot to sit in the shade until the discomfort passed. For a little while, though, I was worried I needed to find a doctor. Luckily, things got better.
Notes and notions and whimsies of fantasy author and illustrator, Katherine A Smith. Read about her time teaching in Japan, her hikes to mountaintops, and stories behind the stories she writes.
