Even such a short trip gave me some experience and information. I would like to often go to Asian cities within two or three days, with several books and my computer.

After the sightseeing, I went to the airport to come back to Japan. Comparing with Beijing Airport, Shanghai Pudong International Airport is much inferior. As Shanghai must be the most successful city in China, it is a little wonder for me…

I have a tour rule: ”Go up a high place!” So I went up the TV tower and the World Financial Center. It was interesting. There were many young female guides in fashionable uniforms.

The number of cars in China has been increasing, but driving manner has not increased. Seven years ago, I visited Shanghai. At that time, I could enjoy walking without any stress. There must have been much fewer cars at that time.

Driving manner is very bad in Shanghai. Drivers don’t care for pedestrians. In Japan, it is always “Right of Way for Pedestrians”. But in Shanghai, cars always take priority over pedestrians. One of my friends, who had already stayed two d…

Shanghai has air pollution. But it is not severer than I expected. There is a big river in Shanghai. I found that the water of the river was just muddy water. I guess that fish can’t live in such dirty water.

It took 45 minutes from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to my hotel by car. All members (my friends) could gather at the restaurant. Only I was on a two day trip. Other members had already stayed for a few days. Some of the foods in …

I started from Takarazuka at 10:10AM by car and arrived at Kansai Airport at 11:20AM. I exchanged yen into yuan there. One yuan was about 13 yen. My flight to Shanghai took off at 14:00 and flight time was only two hours and ten minutes. T…

I had a two day trip to Shanghai. I have dinner every two months with several friends of mine. This time we reserved a restaurant in Shanghai. We didn’t go together, but we were supposed to meet at the restaurant at seven at night.