[Daily march log 0723] Suo Kubo Station ~ Yonekawa Station ~ Kinmei Road Station

By liferoad.org on August 11, 2023 • ( 0 )

0. Today’s picture is a road with beautiful scenery that I walked 6 years ago.

1. Mr. Hirai (center), who invited me to lunch yesterday, came to my lodging at dawn and drove me here.

1-1. 21km past rural areas.

2. Four people on the starting line. The people walking are Mr. Murata (right) and me. Mr. Konaka will support the march with his car.

3. Soon, two additional walking companions joined us. Tetsuo Nakayama and his wife.

4. I can see the name of an elementary school.

5. The shortcut Mr. Nakayama showed us passes through a village.

7. Encounter an old Buddha statue.

8. Familiar typical rural landscape.

9. The three of us will arrive at our destination in the morning.

10. Mr. Konaka introduces us to a hot spring where we spend our lunch break.

11. The hot spring facilities are splendid. The water quality is good and there is great rest area.

12. Perfect for taking out my laptop. Canned beer after bathing is non-alcoholic.

13. I took a long nap in the tatami room. If such a resting place is always available , it seems that the summer march will go smoothly.

14. either yesterday or today my straw hat flew away. I’ve got a different hat now.

15. Walk alone in the afternoon.

16. Konaka keeps encouraging me so that I won’t be lonely.

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18. Meet the road I walked six years ago. I’d like to introduce the diary of that time,

https://m.cafe.daum.net/earthlifesilkroad/iZgh/44?svc=cafeapp

19. Great scenery. There is also wind that takes the heat away.

20. Meet the alleyways with a Japanese atmosphere again.

21. “Don’t throw out the trash. (上の警告文の英語訳)

If garbage dumping continues We will close this park.

“Yamaguchi Prefecture”

Warning sign found while walking.

It is perfect if you put nuclear contaminated water instead of the word garbage.

22. Kinmei Road station of memories.

23. Mr. Takashi Nakagawa, who invited me to his home for today’s lodging. A friend of Professor Yasuo Kuwano, he ran a kilometer to pick me up and walked with me.

24. Take a commemorative selfie with Konaka-san.

25. Now it’s time to say goodbye to Konaka-san. There is a sign on his car in Korean, “Welcome! Solidarity!” I am grateful to him for taking care of me for three days.