A Walk Around Kyushu
Day 61, Nagasato to Shimabara
Wed Feb 19th 2014
I grab the offset educate out of Nagasaki to Nagasato in addition to the Sun is upwards past times the fourth dimension I laid about walking. The mountaintops to the northward are white amongst snowfall simply downward hither on the coast the air current is a piddling crisp simply its blowing away the depression clouds to give away a bluish heaven mottled amongst high cloud.
After a curt walk I come upwards to a route that is most odd inwards Nippon - its is dead direct for seven kilometers. Reason existence it is on a dyke that stretches across the bay to the far shore. This is the infamous Isahaya Bay Reclamation Project, a two billion dollar boondoggle that has destroyed the final major tidal wetlands inwards Japan.
The rationale for its structure was to "reclaim" nation to grow rice, simply past times the fourth dimension it was completed inwards 1997 Nippon had masses of unused agricultural nation in addition to farmers were existence paid to non grow rice. Once the H2O stopped flowing out into the Ariake Sea the life of the wetlands began to disappear in addition to the fishermen in addition to nori harvesters of the Ariake Sea started to study reduced yields.
As far equally I know at that topographic point is currently a gridlock because of lawsuits of environmentalists in addition to fishermen on the i manus who desire the dike opening up, in addition to those amongst vested involvement inwards the reclaimed nation who desire it to remain closed.
Halfway across the dike is a residual expanse in addition to I am able to climb upwards for a flake of a view, to the due south is the Shimabara Peninsula amongst Mount Unzen rising inwards the middle. All existence good I volition last walking over those mountains tomorrow. The long, direct slog across the rima oris of the bay on meridian of the dyke was uneventful.
I forthwith follow the coast route due east in addition to thus south. Whenever I larn the run a endangerment I lead maintain detours away from the nosy in addition to busy primary route in addition to terminate inwards in addition to explore shrines. By belatedly morning time I am coming inwards to Kumini in addition to hither I cutting inland to see somewhere I discovered patch exploring amongst Google Maps.
It's an onetime "samurai district," a collection of onetime samurai identify in addition to walled streets dating dorsum to the Edo Period. While the walls lining the streets silent exist, many of the houses are of a much to a greater extent than recent vintage, though at that topographic point are a few onetime ones.
The centerpiece silent is the Nabeshima House, built past times a lesser fellow member of the solid unit of measurement that ruled over what is forthwith Saga, though Kumini is forthwith Nagasaki. Unfortunately the primary solid is unopen to Blue Planet patch it is undergoing some renovation work, simply the gardens were a pleasant surprise.
I wander dorsum to the primary route in addition to proceed downward the coast when I laid about to run across streetlamps shaped similar crabs holdings a soccer ball. Then I saw a giant version? What the hell is that all about? Have they trained a species of giant crab to play soccer? Or is it that crab is the local specialty in addition to the local high schoolhouse soccer squad frequently wins the national championships?
By forthwith the coast route is running due south in addition to equally i of the vivid yellowish local trains trundles past times I contemplate hopping on for the final department downward into Shimabara, simply it has turned out to last a beautiful hateful solar daytime amongst a clear bluish heaven thus I ignore my legs grumbling in addition to comport on walking. I larn into town in addition to my booked hotel room equally the Sun has disappeared behind Mount Unzen simply it is silent low-cal plenty to explore some shrines close my hotel.
Jake Davies
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Day 61, Nagasato to Shimabara
Wed Feb 19th 2014
I grab the offset educate out of Nagasaki to Nagasato in addition to the Sun is upwards past times the fourth dimension I laid about walking. The mountaintops to the northward are white amongst snowfall simply downward hither on the coast the air current is a piddling crisp simply its blowing away the depression clouds to give away a bluish heaven mottled amongst high cloud.
After a curt walk I come upwards to a route that is most odd inwards Nippon - its is dead direct for seven kilometers. Reason existence it is on a dyke that stretches across the bay to the far shore. This is the infamous Isahaya Bay Reclamation Project, a two billion dollar boondoggle that has destroyed the final major tidal wetlands inwards Japan.
The rationale for its structure was to "reclaim" nation to grow rice, simply past times the fourth dimension it was completed inwards 1997 Nippon had masses of unused agricultural nation in addition to farmers were existence paid to non grow rice. Once the H2O stopped flowing out into the Ariake Sea the life of the wetlands began to disappear in addition to the fishermen in addition to nori harvesters of the Ariake Sea started to study reduced yields.
As far equally I know at that topographic point is currently a gridlock because of lawsuits of environmentalists in addition to fishermen on the i manus who desire the dike opening up, in addition to those amongst vested involvement inwards the reclaimed nation who desire it to remain closed.
Halfway across the dike is a residual expanse in addition to I am able to climb upwards for a flake of a view, to the due south is the Shimabara Peninsula amongst Mount Unzen rising inwards the middle. All existence good I volition last walking over those mountains tomorrow. The long, direct slog across the rima oris of the bay on meridian of the dyke was uneventful.
I forthwith follow the coast route due east in addition to thus south. Whenever I larn the run a endangerment I lead maintain detours away from the nosy in addition to busy primary route in addition to terminate inwards in addition to explore shrines. By belatedly morning time I am coming inwards to Kumini in addition to hither I cutting inland to see somewhere I discovered patch exploring amongst Google Maps.
It's an onetime "samurai district," a collection of onetime samurai identify in addition to walled streets dating dorsum to the Edo Period. While the walls lining the streets silent exist, many of the houses are of a much to a greater extent than recent vintage, though at that topographic point are a few onetime ones.
The centerpiece silent is the Nabeshima House, built past times a lesser fellow member of the solid unit of measurement that ruled over what is forthwith Saga, though Kumini is forthwith Nagasaki. Unfortunately the primary solid is unopen to Blue Planet patch it is undergoing some renovation work, simply the gardens were a pleasant surprise.
I wander dorsum to the primary route in addition to proceed downward the coast when I laid about to run across streetlamps shaped similar crabs holdings a soccer ball. Then I saw a giant version? What the hell is that all about? Have they trained a species of giant crab to play soccer? Or is it that crab is the local specialty in addition to the local high schoolhouse soccer squad frequently wins the national championships?
By forthwith the coast route is running due south in addition to equally i of the vivid yellowish local trains trundles past times I contemplate hopping on for the final department downward into Shimabara, simply it has turned out to last a beautiful hateful solar daytime amongst a clear bluish heaven thus I ignore my legs grumbling in addition to comport on walking. I larn into town in addition to my booked hotel room equally the Sun has disappeared behind Mount Unzen simply it is silent low-cal plenty to explore some shrines close my hotel.
Jake Davies
A Walk Around Kyushu Day threescore Part 1
A Walk Around Kyushu Day 62 Shimabara
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