Exploring Joso City (Ishige and Mitsukaido) – Tsukuba’s Neighbor to the West – by Bicycle ( a photo essay)

By Avi Landau Looking back once again past the Kinugawa River towards Ishige and the Toyoda Castle. It’s hard to imagine the river as it once was – crowded with barges and other watercraft of all sorts laden-down with passengers and goods.