A Journey across japan ~In Honsyu~ 日本縦断～本州編１～
A journey across Japan ~In Honsyu~ 日本縦断～本州編１～
we finally got to Hakodate, and sailed to Aomori, Oma where a long journey of Honsyu starts. Japan consists of 5 parts of Island mainly. Honsyu is the biggest island among them, which has 1500km.
On the way of north oart of it, there are many places to visit, we visited place to place, like 恐山 osorezan, 六ケ所原燃PRセンター nuclear fuel center, 久慈琥珀博物館 Amber museum. etc. in addition to them, im from Aomori, so we stopped by, and stayed there, maintenancing our gear and taking a rest for three days.
At my home, we found out that our gear has already started getting bad because of riding. My bicycle, GT had a trouble with its break, and my frined`s one, trek got a damage on its wheel. Actually we didnt know that till we checked them with my father carefully. We were really saved because all of them can be deadly accident. And my father helped us to make loading platform on our gear. we have been carring our backpack till then, but we know that it doesn`t last because it hurts our back. so my father made a special loading platform on the backside of our bicycle, using a wood plate. it really helped our rest of journey very much. it speeded up so much. I really thank my father.
when we stayed at my home, we got not only the reparing of gear, but food😎
my mother and father prepared and cooked us feast. Tuna, tenpura, curry, mackerel, and watermelon, melon and more. it was so heaven.
After leaving Aomori prefecture, the next destination was Iwate where is the second biggest prefecture in Japan and known for Rias coast. til we finished riding in Iwate, there were many things happend. 1, i got a first flat in the middle of rural place like no repairing shop. 2, i was hit by my frriend`s bicycle and broke my rib. 3, my friend fell down on the steep downhill and got a big damage. Interestingly, all those happend in a same day😂. it was so hard and we seriously thought if we quit this journey or not. But all things went well, we could restart our journey soon after the day they happened. no one knows what will happen next.
For us, the first goal in Honsyu was 仙台 Sendai. from Oma, it`s over 400Km away from Sendai. so far away to go haha. But everyday rowing a bicycle will take you there. everyone can do it unless you quit. sometimes I started thinking like " what am I doing, everyday riding a bike for around 8hours, eating some not good foods, less fun time , repeatedly, " . I think it is because we know where is the goal, but its so far and it is like what we know but, hard to see. that`s why I had such a thought on the way. But, everytime we get to big stop, like Hakodate, or Sendai, it cheered us up, and feel big accomplishment, which had us head to another goal.
From Oma to Sendai, we spent 8days in total, including the day we just took a rest at my home.
