Tohoku
At the beginning of July, I traveled in Tohoku (northeastern part of Japan), the region that was hit by the big earthquake three years ago. On the first day, I went to the city of Hiraizumi by Tohoku Shinkansen (a bullet train).
Hiraizumi is designated a world heritage site. I looked around the city by bicycle. The golden hall is particularly famous. The hall is surrounded by another building, so it was just a nondescript building on appearance. The inside was gorgeous, but I wasn’t allowed to take pictures. I stayed in Morioka City that night.
On the second day, I went to the coastal city of Miyako, which had been devastated by the tsunami, by bus. I also visited Jodogahama (the coast of heaven). Some rocks were located in a line in the sea.
I took a tour on a boat. Although I was the only passenger at the time, the guide kindly attended to me, explaining a lot. He took me into a grotto, in which the water was shining in marine blue.
I took a train along the coast. It wasn’t until recently that the train service returned to normal.
I went to Hachinohe City where I stayed two nights and tried a special dish of the region. On the second night, there was an earthquake.
On the third day, I rented a car and drove to a mountain stream. There was an esplanade along the river, but it was as long as 14 km, so I went by bicycle that I had rented.
There was a waterfall.
I got to Lake Towada.
I went up to the top of Mt. Hakkoda by ropeway. The weather was so nice that I was even able to see Hokkaido.
At the top there was a promenade.
Many birds (Japanese bush warbler) were singing.
On the fourth day, I visited Matsushima in Miyagi Prefecture. I cruised, observed a lot of islands, and listened to the announcements that explained about some islands.
※この文章はアメリカ人の先生の添削を受けて修正済みです。
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