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Narrow Road to the Interior - Stage 1 "Rain"
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Last updated on Sep. 23, 2007

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Aug. 09, 2005 Kuroiso -- Nasu-Yumoto -- Shirakawa (86.17 km)

Kuroiso

Today's breakfast at Hotel Soumaya (AM 6:52)

road to Nasu-Yumoto(Nasu Road).
First it is very gentley up. (AM 7:40)

take a rest at Road Station. . (AM 8:27)

Haiku(verse) at Nasu Road

Sora (Webmaster)

After Road Station, terrible slope has begun!!

I get off the bike and "push" it up to Nasu-Yumoto.

Nasu-Yumoto

at Nasu-Yumoto I leave my bags in coinoperated locker.

Nasu Onsen Shrine(AM 11:23)

Haiku(verse) at Nasu Onsen Shrine

Sora (Webmaster)

Sesshoseki

Sesshoseki (AM 11:31)

Sesshoseki

from "Narrow Road to the Interior"

Haiku(verse) at Sesshoseki

Sora (Webmaster)

Hill climb to the top of Chausudake

weather of the top seems bad,
so I give up to get to there. (PM 12:23)

I taka a bath at Benten Spa. and want to lunch.
But the restaurant is already closed.
Today's lunch is like breakfast. (:o;)
(around PM 2:00)

after lunch I begin to run down

spa for leg (PM 3:13)

at Niihama Sta. (PM 7:35)

Rain again (:0;) (PM 3:49)

Yugyo-Yanagi

That is Yugyo-Yanagi. (PM 4:54)

Ashino no Yanagi

from "Narrow Road to the Interior"

This is Haiku(verse) post. (PM 5:01)

Haiku(verse) at Yugyou-Yanagi

Sora (Webmaster)

Hurry to Shirakawa (PM 5:07)

Route 294. from here Tohoku area!!

Shirakawa no Seki (Shirakawa Barrier)

Haiku(verse) at Shirakawa Barrier

Sora (Webmaster)

This is Shirakawa Barrier!!. (PM 6:20)

Shirakawa Barrier

from "Narrow Road to the Interior"

Shirakawa

Shirakawa Sta. (PM 7:35)

shopping at 100 yen shop "Daiso" (PM 8:05)

Today's inn: Route Inn Shirakara

Today's dinner

Internet Cafe

free drink

drink at bar "DE ROSA"!!!!

The master of DE ROSA was a racer. His juniors who are professional "Keirin" racers are gathering at this bar.
If you visit Shirakawa, you must get in!!

DE ROSA's site: (http://free.from.jp/derosa/) [Site in Japanese]

I'm very sorry I forget to take photos of master and bartender. (:0;).

**DATA on Aug. 09, 2005**
Weather	cloudy after fine, terrible shower
Route (prefecture)	Kuroiso (Tochigi) -- (Pref. 17) -- Nasu-Yumoto (Tochigi) -- (Pref. 17) -- Benten Spa (Tochigi) -- (Pref. 17, 21) -- Urushiduka (Tochigi) -- (Pref. Road 28) -- Ashino (Tochigi) -- (Route 294) -- Yorii [Sakai no Myojin] (Tochigi) -- (Pref. Road 76) -- Remain of Shirakawa Barrier (Fukushima) -- (Pref. Road 76, 232, Route 289) -- Shirakawa (Fukushima)
Distance	86.17 km
Time	6 hours 52 minutes 07 seconds
Average speed	12.5 km/h
Max. speed	44.0 km/h
Difference of altitude	920 m
Note	Nasu Road (Pref. Road 17) to Nasu-Yumoto is straight but terrible climbing from Hiroyaji. Route 294 is comfortable.
Accommodation [charge]	Hotel Route Inn Shirakawa (Business Hotel) [5,700yen with breakfast]
Diary	I left Kuroiso at AM 7:30. As a giril of coffee shop had said, untill Hiroyaji the road is gently up and I ran in the pine avenue. From Hiroyaji too much terrible climbing started. I "pushed" my bike from altitude 300m higher than Kuroiso. The number of altimeter was increasing very quickly. Perhaps the altitude of Nasu-Yumoto is over 1000m, Benten Spa is 1200m. I was so tired and intended to take spa and have lunch at "Kyukason Hotel" st Benten Spa. After I took spa, I was getting in a restaurant at PM 1:36, but it was already closed at PM 1:30. I was very disappointed and got in coffee shop, but waitress was very late to bring ash tray. I was a little bit irritated, because I was so tired.The top of Mt. Chausu-Dake was misty, so I didn't go there and started to down from Nasu-Kogen. I met shower in the plase there was no person and no houses today, too.(:o;) I am so unlucky in this touring. Just before sunset I at last reached Remains of Shirakawa Barrier.

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