Seibu Park

I decided to reverse the order, and rather than climb to Bizan Park then walk to Seibu Park, I would walk to Seibu Park, take an easier climb to Bizan Park, then take the ropeway back down.

Getting to the JR station nearest Seibu Park was harder than I expected. Having just come from Wakayama where JR West ran the trains, I used ICOCA card and didn't think about the fare. In Shikoku, JR Shikoku ran the trains and IC cards are not used. I was confused when there were no readers so I waved my ICOCA card to the worker manning the station and he pointed to the ticket machine. You had to figure out the fare, buy a ticket for that amount, then have it stamped by the worker. When you get off, another worker will collect it, which was hilarious since the train was full and he was just grabbing tickets as the mob passed through.Read more