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Japanese walker reaches Canada
Yoshida Masahito, a Japanese man who has been walking around the world since 2009, has reached Canada on his international odyssey.
Masahito, who was a mechanical engineer back home, has told the Winnipeg Free Press that he decided to undertake the journey simply to take in new surroundings and meet new people.
He said: "Sometimes local people asked me 'Why are you walking?' I answered 'I am walking, so I can meet you! Nice to meet you!'"
The Japanese traveller intends to hike from Shanghai - where he started his journey on January 1st 2009 - to Lisbon, in Portugal (where he arrived last year), and back again.
From Canada, Masahito will fly to Australia and then walk up through south-east Asia back to the Chinese metropolis.
However, he did reveal that he sometimes gets homesick when walking. He told the news provider: "[Sometimes] I want to sleep on the bed. I want to take a shower. I want to eat Japanese food."
Written by Kimberley Homer
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Masahito, who was a mechanical engineer back home, has told the Winnipeg Free Press that he decided to undertake the journey simply to take in new surroundings and meet new people.
He said: "Sometimes local people asked me 'Why are you walking?' I answered 'I am walking, so I can meet you! Nice to meet you!'"
The Japanese traveller intends to hike from Shanghai - where he started his journey on January 1st 2009 - to Lisbon, in Portugal (where he arrived last year), and back again.
From Canada, Masahito will fly to Australia and then walk up through south-east Asia back to the Chinese metropolis.
However, he did reveal that he sometimes gets homesick when walking. He told the news provider: "[Sometimes] I want to sleep on the bed. I want to take a shower. I want to eat Japanese food."
Written by Kimberley Homer
Related news stories:
Japan plans free-trade talks with Canada (25th February 2011)
Japanese emperor visits Canada (7th July 2009)
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