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Hi, I'm Yassan.

I create GPS art using Google Earth.

In 2008, I had the idea

of sending my girlfriend a surprise message

by traveling across the Japanese Islands.

I planned the route on Google Earth

and then quit my job and left.

I hadn't really ever gone outside of Tokyo.

I was able to discover all kinds of things

that I had only known in books.

I ate well,

maybe too well.

At night, I camped out in my car.

There was heavy rain, snow and earthquakes

but I never gave up.

I even found time to relax.

After I finished my trip,

I uploaded my GPS data to Google Earth

and showed my girlfriend the surprise message.

I kept thinking, where are you going without me?

Of course I answered, "Yes."