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Let's eat "udon" in Nakatsue Village
(Total Data, Day 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 , 7, 8, 9, 10)

Last updated on Jul. 09, 2005

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Good misty morning! (AM 7:20)			Good mornig, dog! (AM 7:33)
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head for village office to meet staffs of sight-seeing section
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By accicent(unexpectedly), I meet Village Mayor Mr.Sakamoto! (AM 9:11)
He is one of the most famous village mayor in Japan in 2002 because of World Cup Soccer. He is more famous than prime minister. He is very kind, I see him in front of the village office and ask him for taking a picture with me. Then he invite me to mayor's room. I am verry happy!
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kindest people in Nakatsue (in the morning)
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head for Kumamoto [Route 387]
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forestry is one of the main industry in this area (AM 11:23)
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lunch at Kamitsue Fishing Park (PM 12:55)
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ride fast to Kumamoto (PM 2:20)
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water melon shop along Route 387 (PM 2:08)
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around Kikuchi [Route 387] (PM 4:11)
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take a rest at Chinese style park (PM 4:55)
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arrive at Kumamoto! (PM 6:39)		in front of Kumamoto Sta. (PM 6:37)
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today's dinner at diner in Kumamoto (PM 9:48)

DATA on Aug. 12, 2002

Weather	fine sometimes cloudy
Route (prefecture)	Nakatsue(Ooita) -- (Route 387) -- Kumamoto(Kumamoto)
Distance	86.03 km
Time	6 hours 10 minutes 22 seconds
Average speed	13.9 km/h
Max. speed	40.6 km/h
Difference of altitude	620 m
Note	Prefectural Road 387 is all downhill to Kumamoto. It is country side road and very comfortable.
Accommodation [charge]	Kumamoto Park Hotel (Business Hotel) [6,500 yen with breakfast]
Diary	Reception desk in Nakatsue village office was not kind. I don't know why. But the village mayor, staffs of sight-seeing section, master of fishing shop were very kind. I left Nakatsue and rode fast Route 387 in the moutain country side. I missed the "cycle train" of "Kumaden". I wanted to drink around Kumamoto, but I was very tired today, and slept soon in bed at hotel just after arrival.