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The Japanese Romantic Road
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Jul. 18, 2004
Katashina -- Konsei Pass -- Nikko -- Utsunomiya (120.60 km)


Good morning at Matsukaze (AM 8:44)
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Katashina River's water is increasing because of yesterday's rain (AM 8:47)

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In this 5 km from here, it is called Corn Road.
(AM 9:25)
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climb up Konsei Pass (AM 11:59)
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There is a tunnel (755 m long) just before the top of Konsei Pass.
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at the top of Konsei Pass (1,834 m avobe the see)
(PM 1:26)
The lunch is made by Matsukaze.
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0718_11.jpg mini_r_bl.gif Start down hill. (PM 1:50)
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fast run at Senjogahara (PM 2:09)
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Ryuzu Fall (PM 2:29)
Ryuzu means head of dragon.
They looks like two dragons' head.
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Around Lake Chuzenjiko, it is very crowded (PM 3:17)
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This is called Alphabets Slope (Iroha zaka) (PM 4:26)
Japanese alphabets have 48 letters, and this slope have 48 curves.
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I want to get in Toshogu shrine in Nikko. But it is already closed. (;o;) (PM 4:45)
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0718_20.jpg going down to Utsunomiya (PM 5:34)
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!!! Goal !!! at Utsunomiya Sta. (PM 6:48)
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Utsunomiya is very famous for its chiaotzu(fried pork & vegetable dumplings). Hundreds of chiaotzu shops are there.
(PM 7:06)
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in front of Utsunomiya Sta. (PM 7:59)
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Yokohama

Utsunomiya


DATA on Jul. 18, 2004
Weather
fine sometimes cloudy and rainy
Route
(prefecture)
Katashina(Gunma) -- (Route 401, 120) -- Konsei Pass(Gunma) --(Route 120) -- Nikko(Tochigi) -- (Route 120, 119) -- Utsunomiya(Tochigi) ---> (train) ---> Toritsu-daigaku(Tokyo) -- my apartment
Distance
120.60 km
Time
about 9 hours
Average speed
unknown
Max. speed
unknown
Difference of altitude
1655 m
Note

To the top of Konsei Pass is hard climb hill, but from the top to Utsunomiya is very comfortable down hill.

Accommodation
[charge]
my apartment
[free]
Diary
0503_15.jpgI was very tired, passed by about 10 cyclists and at last I reached the top of Konsei Pass.
Tires were still bad and very slowly went down the Iroha Slope. I was very unhappy that I could not see Toshogu shrine. But the road to Utsunomiya from Nikko was very good and I run fast.
I was very satisfied by chiaotzu(fried pork & vegetable dumplings) in Utsunomiya.
The tour of this time ended.

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Related contents
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The Japanese Romantic Road [Japanische Romantische Straße]

The offical web site of the Japanese Romantic Road
www.jrp.or.jp/english/
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Romantic Village
[Site in Japanese]

It is a park very close to The Japanese Romantic Road. It has spa, restaurant, inn, souvenir shop, etc..

www.romanticmura.co.jp

To be continued...

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