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Roads of dandelion ---northern land in spring
(Total Data, Day 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)

Last updated on Dec. 17, 2004

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Mercedes V with Namahage. (AM 8:00)		Breakfast at Shineikan (AM 7:12)
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Rord in Oga Peninsula (AM 10:22) It looks like comfortable but it repeats up and down.
Oga Peninsula			Bus stop. (AM 9:27) It says, "Let's go by bus!".
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at Toga Beach in Oga Peninsula (AM 9:23)
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in Oogata Village (AM 11:49) Oogata Village is a reclaimed land of lake, so road is very flat but very windy.
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It is some festival in Oogata Village, but I cannot find out what kind of. (PM 12:02)
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		The length of tunnel is 516m. (PM 3:37)
		This tunnel is very safty because it have a side walk.
Dragon with melon in Hachiryu Town (PM 1:34)
The town name means eight dragon. And melon is a special product in Hachiryu Town.
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Cherry blossoms! along Route 7 (PM 5:01)
Cherry blossoms are most popular flower in Japan.
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Reached Oodate (PM 6:08)		at bar "Green Wood" in Oodate (AM 3:17)

DATA on May 01, 2004

Weather	fine
Route (prefecture)	Monzen(Akita) -- (Route 121,101 & Prefectural Road 42,55,59) -- Oogata(Akita) -- (Route 7,101 & Prefectural Road 42) -- Oodate(Akita)
Distance	127.30 km
Time	7 hours 45 minutes 49 seconds
Average speed	16.3 km/h
Max. speed	46.4 km/h
Difference of altitude	205 m
Note	Route 414 is very crowded, but there are few cars in prefectural road 17. Untill Oosezaki the road is comfortable.
Accommodation [charge]	Royal Hotel Oodate (Business Hotel) [7000 yen (with breakfast)]
Diary	It was already spring, but it was very cool in this part of Japan. Oga Peninsula repeated up and down, and rest of them was a head wind. I was so tired and at last I reached Oodate. Tommorow I head for Lake Towada in Aomori Prefecture. I worry about temparature in Lake Towada, because it is in high area.