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Narrow Road to the Interior - Stage 1 "Rain"
(Total Data, Day 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)

Last updated on Sep. 23, 2007

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Aug. 12, 2005
Fukushima -- Iizaka -- Shiroishi -- Sendai (111.91 km)
| Fukushima | Mojizuri | Iizaka Onsen | Takekuma no Matsu | Kasashima | Sendai |

Fukushima

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Weather forecast says, "It rains.", but I decide to go. (AM 8:50)
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Mojizuri

Mojizuri (AM 9:27)
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Shinobu no Sato
from "Narrow Road to the Interior"

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Haiku(verse) at Mojizuri
Sora (Webmaster)
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to Iizaka
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starts raining (AM 10:14)

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peach is pupular products around here.
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take a shelter at storehouse of peach (AM 10:57)
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Haiku(verse) at Iizaka
Sora (Webmaster)
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Iizaka Onsen

reach Iizaka Onsen (AM 11:38)
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take a bath at Sabako-yu spa.

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Iizuka
from "Narrow Road to the Interior"
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This is spa town. so chaotzu shop have leg spa. f~_~;

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Io-ji Temple
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Iizuka no Sato
from "Narrow Road to the Interior"
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This is grave of Satos.
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People write their wishes on natural stone.
Why?
Because of the grave is natural stone?
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Rain stops. But it remains 72km to Sendai. It is already PM 2:38!! Route 4 Hard Run starts!
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Haiku(verse) through Kori
Sora (Webmaster)
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from here, Miyagi Pref. (PM 3:36)
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Takekuma no Matsu

Takekuma no Matsu
from "Narrow Road to the Interior"
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This is Takekuma no Matsu.
(Takekuma pine tree)

not so dignified. (PM 6:08)
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Haiku(verse) at Takekuma no Matsu
Sora (Webmaster)
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Kasashima

Kasashima
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I pass Kasashima as Basho did. Because it is already dark.
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Sendai is very close to...
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Which signal must I follow? (PM 7:24)
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Singing, I enter Sendai!!!
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Sendai

Sendai!! (PM 8:15)
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Today's dinner!
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drink at bar "An"


nice bar and master
(in Kokubun-cho)
It's so nice, I drink too much! (^o^)/
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Today's inn: Hotel Sunroute Sendai
 
 
 

DATA on Aug. 12, 2005
Weather

rainy, sometimes cloudy
Route
(prefecture)
Fukushima (Fukushima)
-- (Route 4, 115) -- Mojizuri (Fukushima)
-- (Route 115, Pref. Road 4, 387) -- Senoue (Fukushima)
-- (Pref. Road 353) -- Iizaka (Fukushima)
-- (Pref. Road 3) -- Io-Ji Temple (Fukushima)
-- (Pref. Road 5, 3, Route 399, 4) -- Shiroishi (Fukushima)
-- (Route 4) -- Iwanuma [Takekuma no Matsu](Fukushima)
-- (Route 4) -- Sendai (Fukushima)
Distance
111.91 km
Time
6 hours 37 minutes 51 seconds
Average speed
16.8 km/h
Max. speed
34.5 km/h
Difference of altitude
195 m
Note

Untill border between Fukushima Pref. and Miyagi Pref., just before Shiroishi, it continues climbing (but not so hard). After getting in Miyagi Pref. all roads are down to Sendai.

Accommodation
[charge]
Hotel Sunroute Sendai (Business Hotel)
[7,345 yen with breakfast]
Diary
Weather forecaster said, "Rain".
In the morning it was not rainy in Fukushima, so I left there by force.
Before arriving at Iizaka it started raining. It was already PM 2:00 when I left Io-Ji Temple in a light rain.
90 yen raincoat protected warter perfectly, so my sweat didn't dry. I felt bad around PM 3:00, but I continued to run.
Just after AM 8:00 I reached Sendai with perfectly tired out body.
I revived by hot shower in the hotel and went to Kokubun-cho, wonderest amusement center in the world. It was still wonderest!
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