Sanda is a small, modern city. For the most part it is planned. meaning suburbs or towns have been created with a specific urban design in mind, rather than in the chaotic fashion often seen in Sydney. The 'new' towns that run up to Woodytown are serviced by a spur railway and good roads. There are parks and gardens and bicycle ways.
Old Sanda is located down by the river and little remains of what the original village must have looked like. Occasionally one gets a hint of this, as in this photo. Only a minutes walk from busy JR Sanda Station, this quaint street heads up to a thronging arterial road (176) and just beyond, the Miwa jinja. Our friend Miwa lived near this shrine in the suburb of Miwa with her family, though I don't think she ever cottoned on to the coincidence until we told her. Then again, we once caught her with a stick in her mouth which she claimed helped her to develop an unconscious smiling capability. This was apparently so that customers at her workplace thought she was eternally contented. No, I'm not joking.
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