I could write about anything, but I want to focus on topics.

・I used to go to the mail shop in MFU, CEI, about twice a week. The owner of the shop went to Japan last year and fell in love with the food, and told me that she and her husband planned to visit again in the spring. The owner is an MFU University associate, and we met on Sunday and hit it off. When I invited her on a trip to Saitama, she told me she was interested in hot springs, so we decided to take her to hot springs in Chichibu and Saitama City.

・After being introduced to a place related to the base of Khun Sa (Kun Sa; a former drug lord in Thailand), we also went to the Drug Museum (under the jurisdiction of INCC) in the Golden Triangle, a research and enlightenment center for the eradication of drugs, and the Chinese Martyrs Memorial Museum, a facility in Mae Hong Son, a famous tourist destination, that honors martyrs. I have been to another tourist-style drug museum in the Golden Triangle several times, and I was surprised to learn that many former Kuomintang soldiers were cultivating and selling drugs in such a large area, partly to make a living. I would like to continue covering this area. There is still so much that is not known and is unclear.

・The area downstream from Chiang Khong is an exchange point with Laos, but Mae Sai is one of the major exchange points with Myanmar. However, bridges are being built one after another across the Mekong River, and goods and sometimes electricity can be exchanged between the two countries. Also, Laos and Myanmar are focusing on casinos, so there are special CIQ facilities and you can go from Thailand by ship. However, the Thai government is not letting its guard down on the politically unstable Myanmar side. It is gradually becoming possible to travel within Myanmar and across this border, and it seems that it is also possible to travel to China's Yunnan Province by cargo ship or land route using the Mekong River, so I would like to go there. SUCHITOO has once been to Sipsophanna, the homeland of the Thai people, by plane...

・Preparation for the guesthouse (lodging house) Wat Jipun is complete. However, the big change from the original plan is that it is now . As for security, 100% safety is required, so this was requested by the landlord. I think there is still a need to provide more information, and I would like to expand the website and improve it in response to various requests.

@BLOG only has three photos per post, so please check out the individual sections "TRIP BY AIR", "Flowers", and "Wat Japan" on FACEBOOK, as well as the general section "Shoko Matsushita", where I post not only Thai topics but also photos from inside and outside Japan.

Also, the WAT JAPAN website is below

http://marsk.html.xdomain.jp/

In addition to the 11 items in Part 1 of this blog on February 24th, this is "Additions and Summary". It also provides a brief guide to what will happen in the future.