Going to Izumi Chuo

 This is the back of Seiyu, our large supermarket and department store. It is the side nearest our condo and off to the right there is a way to get into the store that is quite direct for us. The front of the store and the main east/west road are to the left. These are part of the air conditioning units that they removed from the roof. They would appear to be support for the rumor that only the first of the two floors will reopen. After all, they do not need air conditioning for the closed section and these can probably be used somewhere else.

 These are the two new houses that are being constructed in the area next to the riverside path. When we first moved here this land was a garden, then it became a parking lot, and now it will contain two new houses.

 This is the same two houses but from the riverside path. The large buildings in the background are my condo complex. In the foreground you can see the small plot that remains from the garden that used to fill the area. I suspect that the vegetables grown here end up in the local markets. There is too much for one family.

 This is out on the main east/west road, about half way to Izumi Chuo. It is a small vegetable garden beside a restaurant. I think that it is very likely that the crops appear on the menu.

 This is the entrance to the Izumi Chuo subway station. I showed this manhole cover before. At that time it was well above the level of the sidewalk and presented a hazard to pedestrians. Now the area has been repaired and the sidewalk is level again. The reason for the traffic cones is probably that the concrete is not yet dry. I expect that the next time I go these cones will be gone.

This is the bicycle park. The bus depot is to the left and beyond that is the entrance to the subway. The next level up is the large open area between the station and the department stores. There is a large parking lot to the right.