runner vision
Taking the JR Saikyō Line 埼京線 about 40 minutes to Ōmiya Station 大宮駅, then changing to Tobu Railway 東武鉄道 and the Tobu Urban Park Line 東武アーバンパークライン (which had been renamed just the previous day from Tobu Noda Line 東武野田線), onward another 45 minutes to Minami-sakurai Station 南桜井駅, above.
During the trip we had plenty of time to get acquainted, chat about the history of the area and watch the concrete landscape skew and slide and eventually become greener and less dense as we reached the outer limits of Kasukabe 春日部市.