プリント 4 :沖縄 ( Print 4: Okinawa ) It’s tempting to begin this tale with something like “as we rattled along in the bus,” but that would be a shameless lie. Our comfortable silver zeppelin-on-wheels hummed rhythmically with its air conditioners and even had onboard Wi-Fi — weak, yes, but respectable. Any “rattling” could only happen when our caring driver, with all the tenderness of a man transporting newborn kittens, rolled over a railroad crossing. We reached the airport without a single adventure. The only hiccup: we almost got off in the center of Kobe, surrendering to the herd instinct, because literally the entire bus spilled out there. But the driver saved us from embarrassment. He sprinted toward us, blocked the exit, and announced we hadn’t reached the airport yet. His eyes and Google Maps both clearly said: “Sit down, impatient gaijins, we’ve still got 25–30 minutes to go.” While we sat in the airport, we witnessed a curious contrast among the passengers boardi...