Among the western tourists who plan to stop in Japan, there is a constant desire to look for “true Japan”, you can reach a mystical position walking through a Torii door. Now, a new long path through Ibaraki’s prefecture north of Tokyo will allow him to “return over time” and see the history, culture and good aspect of Japan. You can reach the domain from Tokyo at the Hitachi station, one and one part to two o’clock.
In fact, the genuine Japan I visited was incredible. It is a quick complete fashion position of well -dressed people, bright buildings, polished stores, impressive museums, new and effective and effective public technologies. (I live in Los Angeles). Modern Tokyo is an impressive global metal and glass, on through bright electric panels after dusk.
However, visitors get tired of urban attack and would like to see a more pastoral side, the “true Japan. ” It is simple to perceive this romantization. It was said that it has been just leaving Tokyo for 3 days, a 30 million city. The city has become random and many streets in Tokyo have no names. In fact, when attending an electronic screen in Japan 30 years ago, I saw the first automotive navigation sets founded on GPS. First, they were destined for taxi drivers so that they can sail more in the extensive city.
What happens if you can take the new path of discovery and see part of the country, forests, waterfalls, coasts and captivating cities? While some would say that “real Japan” is formed by highly urbanized cities like Tokyo and Osaka, there is nothing wrong with looking for a romantic ideal.
Ibaraki’s prefecture recently announced a new path that can take it to its own edition of the “Real Japan. ” The Long Hitachi-N-Kuni path is planned as a 320 km circular direction through the northern component of the Ibaraki Prefecture. The Trail project, initiated through the local population, aims to show visitors in the region that previously dirty called Romantic Tokoyonokuni (Earth of Eternal Life).
The road, which was partially built, uploads mountains and descends to the valleys. Take travelers through forests and along the coast, and cross cities and towns. The concept is to link travelers with the culture, history and good herbal appearance of the region.
In fact, the online page of the path, which will be held in English and Japanese, to the visitors of invitations on time on the Long Hitachi-No-Kuni path. The online page has an interactive card that shows the nine spaces of the route, each with text about what you will see there.
A strong point indicated on the map is the Fukuroda Falls, in the Okukuji region. Fukuroda Falls is known as one of the “three big waterfalls” in Japan. “Water Cascade 120 meters in a giant rocky appearance with 4 levels.
In autumn, the waterfall would be framed in scarlet and gold, while the local foliage moves from the green and summer green vegetables to red and autumn brunns. In winter, the cataracts freeze, leaving a silence where the waters roared on the mountain.
The next level of the walk leads to the sea, where you can see the rocks and waves of the coast of Takado Kohama. Two entrances are allowed among the sea cliffs, which appear on the white sand beaches of the region, the green pines and the blue sky and the ocean.
Takado Kohama Beach in the Prefecture of Ibaraki, Japan. Pacific Rocks and Cliffs can be noticed Aarrray . . [+] of the new long road.
The long Hitachi-N-Kuni path also leads visitors through the cities and small cities of Hitachi, Hitachiota, Takahagi, Kitaibaraki, Hitachiomiomiya and Daigo. The cities have a past fashionable charm that remembers a past era. Daigo, for example, recalls the era of the showa of the last century, when the emperor reigned from 1926 to 1989. The renewed houses were redesigned as coffees and restaurants for today’s travelers.
The new path will allow today’s travelers to enter merchants, priests and samurai who worked in domain before cars and roads. Visitors can with local communities. The website, for example, includes short videos of cultural exchanges, such as choosing apples and tea leaves in the region.
The path also includes monuments with Japanese history and culture. Remains of devout ceremonies were found dating from three hundred AC in Mont Oiwa, which would be the oldest sacred mountain of Hitachi-No-Kuni. The mountain is discussed in one of the oldest books in Japan, “Hitachinokuni Fudoki”. In the base of the mountain is the Sanctuary of Oiwa with its 188 deities. Visitors can get sentences from a priestess.
Circular trails make plans to walk and simple. The routes for a day, two days and 3 days are described on the website. Several stops can be reserved online. If you need a stop at just one day, you can do an exercise without problems from Tokyo, arrive in less than two hours and enter your trip. After a day of walking and seeing the views, you can return without problems to Tokyo the same day.
Japan is a long flight and has been a loved destination, although the strong dollar (for a value of around 151. 38 Japanese yen) can make it more affordable for Americans. I have not been in Japan for more than 15 years. But if I can spend time on the long Hitachi-No-Kuni path, imagining crossbar paths with pilgrims or monks, I would feel tempted to return.
Mont Namasefuji’s view on the long path in Ibaraki Prefecture.
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