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Ride! Ride! Ride! The end of "le tour de Japon".
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Aug. 09, 2004
Hamada ---> Ogori -- Hofu -- Yanai (96.49 km)
| Hamada | Ogori | Hofu | Yanai |

Hamada

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at Hamada Sta. (AM 7:41)
There is held "Inter-Highschool Sports Championships". So many high school students are there.
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From Hamada to Ogori, I get on a train "Super Oki"
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Good! There is smoking space in deck.
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Ogori

Hamada

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Ogori

at Ogori Sta, steam locomotive is waiting for me! (AM 10:31)
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In Japan several steam locomotives are revived for tourists. I love the steam whistle.
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0809_09.jpg I rebuild my bike and leave Ogori Sta. (AM 11:21) middle_r_black.gif
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to the east [Route2] (PM 0:24)
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Hofu

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Hofu Tenmangu Shrine
(PM 1:00)
Wishes are wiritten on pieces of boards.
(PM 1:06)
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tunnel in Route 2 (PM 1:48)
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lunch at "Ramen" noodle shop on the top of Tsubaki Pass. (PM 2:20)
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Great!
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Master and his mother (PM 3:32)
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along Setouchi Sea (PM 6:33)
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Yanai

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reach Yanai Sta. (PM 9:40)
Big gold fish is waiting for me
in Yanai Sta. (PM 5:34)
In fact, Yanai is famous for its gold fish lamp.
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0809_23.jpg Today's inn, Yanai Business Hotel
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dinner at "Nanoka"
(around PM 11:00)
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drink at bar "Ganesa". (around AM 0:00)
 
 
 

DATA on Aug. 09, 2004
Weather
fine
Route
(prefecture)
Hamada(Shimane) ---> (train "Super Oki") ---> Ogori*Yamaguchi) -- (Route 9, 2) -- Hofu -- (Route 2, 188) -- Yanai(Yamaguchi)
Distance
96.49 km
Time
5 hours 26 minutes 34 seconds
Average speed
17.7 km/h
Max. speed
34.7 km/h
Difference of altitude
115 m
Note

All roads are comfortable, but there are more cars than Japan Sea side.

Accommodation
[charge]
Yanai Business Hotel (Business Hotel)
[4,000 yen]
Diary
0503_15.jpgAt AM 8:06, I got on a express train on schedule.
The train added one more car, because of summer vacation. But there were few people in the train. I felt sad a little.
At Ogori Sta. I met steam locomotive unexpectedly. I was waiting the leaving easily for 15 minutes. AM 10:31 the steam whistle echoed in mountains and I left Ogori.
Route 2 was crowded than Route 9. Trucks were passing in a few centimeters, they were awful.
After lunch, a window of a small car passing me opened and a girl in the car said "Good luck!" to me. I swung my hand that she can see by back mirror.
I could not reach Matsuyama. I am tired a little.
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