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| Friday, July 6 |
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The forecast suggests that the rain will come and go, but the sky is not as good as it could be today.
We left "Aomori Winery Hotel" in Ohwani Town, Aomori Prefecture,
at 8:00. The nearby parking lot was busy with a large group of junior high
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The Tsugaru Iwaki Skyline, descending from the hotel located at the eighth
station of Mount Iwaki (1,625m), is a series of more than 60 sharp curves.
On the climb yesterday, our bus almost collided with an oncoming private
car, and the driver had a hard time. As soon as the exchange was over,
we all the passengers gave him a generous round of applause.
This morning I prayed for no oncoming traffic, and luckily the prayer was
granted. However, the continuous sharp curve of the descent covered in
mist made me get sweaty on hands. |
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The driver on the right
(after a sharp turn downhill) |
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| Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when the Skyline ended. The bus heads
to Tsurunomai Bridge in Aomori Prefecture. |
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| １．Tsurunomai Bridge |
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It is located in Tsuruta Town, Kita-Tsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture.
According to the town's website,
Lake Tsugaru Fujimi beautifully reflects the majestic mountain shadow of
Mount Iwaki on the surface of the lake.
Tsurunomai Bridge (crane dance bridge) reflects another beautiful figure
on the elegant surface of the lake full of legends.
With a total length of 300 meters, this bridge is the longest wooden bridge
in Japan among the triple drum bridges, and its warm and gentle arch has
become a new attraction of Tsuruta-cho, the village of the international
exchange with cranes.
It was built in 2004.
"In order to maintain harmony with the surrounding natural environment
and landscape, we use 700 Aomori hiba trees more than 150 years old for
the piers, and make full use of the building technology since ancient Japan."
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Tsurunomai Bridge, other photos
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2．Goshogawara Station
→ Kaneki Station
Tsugaru Railway |
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Tsugaru Railway in Aomori Prefecture is a railway line connecting Tsugaru Goshogawara Station in Goshogawara City, to Tsugaru Nakatomari Station in Nakatomari Town, Kita-Tsugaru District.
In winter, the Daruma stove train is operated. In the summer, we are now
enjoying a wind-bell train.
It is 20.7 km long, 12 stations, and single track. We got off at Kaneki
Station, the sixth from Goshogawara Station. |
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| Goshgawara Station - Kaneki Station, other photos |
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Arrive at "Hotel Shidodaira" in Hanamaki City. 5 o'clock.
Finished dinner at 7 o'clock and I went to bed. Emiko seemed to have enjoyed
"shovel playing" for a while in the hall. (A man wearing a clownish
mask plays a shovel resembling shamisen to the music on the speaker) |
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Today's bus mileage: 350 km
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| Part 3 Reading: 6' 39" |
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