I came to the Nusamai Bridge not to admire this lovely statue, but rather to meet my connection on our rendesvious! It was 10:15am and I was at a fishing port in town, when my phone rang. "Moshi moshi" (hello), I said. On the other end was Officer Mushiya. He alerted me that my passport which Atsuko had express mailed to the Police Station, had arrived! This was very good news indeed. This meant I was no longer bound to Kushiro City. Now I would be free to roam. We decided to meet at 11 on the bridge. When I spotted a tall man dressed in black, I knew I had found Mushiya. He delivered the goods and I was on my way! I had wanted badly to ask him if I could take a picture of him, but given the perculiar circumstanses, decided against it.