This was a very pretty spot. However, the signs say that it is dangerous. The lower sign has a picture of a
kappa, a mythical river creature, who is saying that this place is
abunai and
kiken, both words meaning dangerous. The taller sign says to be careful of
mamushi in the area. Mamushi are an extremely deadly snake. (They like warm weather so we do not have them in Sendai.)
This was the first time either Ian or I had seen anything like this. It is a bamboo farm and the thing running down from above is a guide for sliding bamboo poles to the bottom where they can be collected and carried off. The horizontal lines are bamboo poles that are used to create stairs and also, I think, to help keep the hillside in place.
We had to pass through a rather long tunnel. Even with a sidewalk, or path as Ian would call it, it felt a bit dangerous. Trucks and cars came roaring through and the tunnel amplified the sounds, making them seem to go even faster and more recklessly.
On the other side of the tunnel, we found a set of train tracks that ran right along the edge of the trail for a long way.
The Henro Trail followed a relatively new road the swung inland; the old road that followed the shoreline was blocked off in places, so we could not use it. Eventually, however, we reached the ocean again and were greated by a beautiful beach.
This was the first time either Ian or I had seen anything like this. It is a bamboo farm and the thing running down from above is a guide for sliding bamboo poles to the bottom where they can be collected and carried off. The horizontal lines are bamboo poles that are used to create stairs and also, I think, to help keep the hillside in place.
We had to pass through a rather long tunnel. Even with a sidewalk, or path as Ian would call it, it felt a bit dangerous. Trucks and cars came roaring through and the tunnel amplified the sounds, making them seem to go even faster and more recklessly.
On the other side of the tunnel, we found a set of train tracks that ran right along the edge of the trail for a long way.
The Henro Trail followed a relatively new road the swung inland; the old road that followed the shoreline was blocked off in places, so we could not use it. Eventually, however, we reached the ocean again and were greated by a beautiful beach.
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