貯金尽きるまで車中泊で九州秘境巡りの旅

貯金尽きるまで車中泊で九州秘境巡りの旅

Hello, it’s Fuu. This time I went on a long-awaited trip to Kyushu. It was a two-week trip, and I traveled a total distance of 5,000 km. I visited breathtaking views, hidden places, villages, and slightly deeper spots that aren’t often featured on other channels. It turned out to be an insanely long video at over 40 minutes, with the pace of a short video, but I’d be happy if you could watch it to the end. I’ll introduce the route of this trip. First, I’ll leave Kanto and head for Hakata in Fukuoka Prefecture. After eating some delicious food in Hakata, I’ll go to Oita, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, and Kagoshima, in that order. From Kagoshima, I’ll take a ferry to Nagasaki, then to Saga, Finally, I’m going to eat loads of delicious food in Fukuoka before heading home. I’ll stop off at an abandoned island on the way, so first I’ll head to Hakata. It’s about 1,300 km one way, a 14-hour journey, so if I get sleepy I’ll sleep at a convenient service area. For now, I think I’ll make Hiroshima my goal for today. I drove through Nagoya and Osaka without any particular trouble and made it to Hyogo Prefecture. I’m often asked if I get sleepy while driving, but this is how it is, so I don’t get sleepy at all. I entered Hiroshima Prefecture safely and found Okuya Parking Lot in a convenient location, so I’ll sleep there for today. Today’s driving distance was about 900 km. I left my futon in the back so I can sleep whenever I want. Sweat wipes are a must at this time of year. When I woke up it was 8 o’clock. As the sun starts to rise, the power consumption of the air conditioner also increases. So I quickly got ready and set off. The combination of the circulator and air conditioner was awesome, and the temperature inside the car was 23 degrees. The key to a comfortable trip on this trip was to charge the portable car while it was in motion, and then fully charge it during the day, and sleep comfortably with the air conditioner on at night. Since it charges at 500W, it will be fully charged after 2-3 hours of driving. From here to Hakata is 300km, about 4 hours, so it’s easy. The weather is nice, so I’m excited. Finally , I’ve reached the Kanmon Bridge, which connects Honshu and Kyushu. The Kanmon Bridge was opened in 1973, but before that, cars were transported by ferry. It’s amazing that they built such a convenient bridge. Before I knew it, I was on the Fukuoka Expressway. There are so many lanes that it’s intimidating. First, I want to eat Hakata ramen, so I’m looking for a ramen restaurant with a parking lot. A ramen restaurant called Senryu looked delicious, so I decided to go. It was my first time to try authentic Hakata ramen, and it was delicious! I haven’t taken a bath in two days, so my next stop is a hot spring. I thoroughly washed off all the dirty sweat. I felt like drinking, so I decided to look for an izakaya. Since it was Friday, all the izakayas in Hakata were crowded, so I decided to go to the next town. Today I’m going to stealthily sleep in my car in a parking lot in the city center. I’ve always wanted to do something like this. I’m ready to sleep in my car, so I’ll have a drink, then go back to my car and sleep. It’s so much fun to just randomly find an izakaya and go in in a city I’ve never seen before. This time I came to Meinohama station. Compared to Hakata, there are fewer people, so I think I can go in any place. I’ll go into the first izakaya I see. It seems to be a seafood restaurant. I don’t really know how to react, so I’ve become a weak character who gets drunk after just one mega mug. 帰りましたら、大野城市だ。 English: Yes , it was fun so whatever, I’ll just go back to the Land Cruiser and go to sleep . I’ll have a drink before dark and then go to sleep. This is the privilege of being a non-regular employee. I’ll stop by Fukuoka again at the end of my trip, so starting tomorrow I’ll leave Fukuoka and travel around nature and breathtaking scenery. This is finally starting to feel like a channel. Today I’m heading towards Oita and Kumamoto. My destination is Chinda Falls, where the remains of a power plant from the Meiji era remain, and a tour of the Jigoku Onsen in Beppu. First I’ll head for Chinda Falls. Chinda Falls is said to be a very impressive waterfall, also known as the Niagara of Ono. It’s a 200km, 3 hour journey from Meinohama Station, and my first fill-up here . The good thing about the Land Cruiser is that thanks to its monstrous tank capacity, it can travel around 1,300km without refueling. I can drive from Kanto all the way to Sapporo in the north and Kumamoto in the west without refueling. Thanks to this, I can easily get on and off the highway. I didn’t have to fill up with damn expensive fuel. I filled up with 105 liters, which was about 16,000 yen. I arrived at Chinda Falls. The parking lot is far from the falls, but you can hear the roar of the waterfall. When I got up close, I could see the impressive Chinda Falls. Depending on the time of day and the weather, the pool at the bottom of the falls seems to glow emerald green. Also nearby are the remains of a hydroelectric power plant built in the Meiji era. The power plant was no longer in use about 100 years ago, but the stone exterior walls of the building remain as a heritage of modernization. I’m really attracted to this fusion of ruins and nature, does anyone know what it is? None of the equipment from that time remains, but there were traces of screws and other things on the walls. What was really disappointing was that there was graffiti there. I question the nerve of people graffitiing such valuable historic buildings, but I hope they die. The view of Chinda Falls from the window is so beautiful, it’s my favorite view. It was like an RPG game. Continuing on this path, I’m heading towards Beppu. Today, I’m going to tour the seven hells of Beppu and go to a retro hot spring town called Tsuetate Onsen. On the hell tour, you can see hot springs with unique colors. As the name suggests, they have an ominous color, but they are all natural hot springs that spring up due to geothermal heat. Some hot springs look beautiful and make you want to take a dip, but all of them are close to 100 degrees, so you’ll die if you go in. I’ll fill my stomach with Okamotoya’s hell steamed pudding. The rice with a warm egg was also delicious. I’m heading to Tsuetate Onsen, where I’ll be staying for the night. It’s about an hour’s drive from here. I’m tired from driving long distances and sleeping in the car for several nights, and I’m going to stay at an inn to organize my photo data. Arriving at Tsuetate Onsen I’ve come to this place and I love these retro hot spring towns. Tsuetate Onsen is a hot spring town with a history of 1800 years and has long been popular as a therapeutic hot spring resort. I’ve sweated a lot today, so I’ll head to the hot springs first. After I’ve soaked in the hot springs, I’ll take a walk around the town. To save money, I’m staying overnight, so I bought some ramen for dinner. I’ll compare Kagoshima and Kumamoto ramen. Both were delicious, but I prefer strong flavors, so I think I prefer Kumamoto. I’ll organize my data carefully and go to bed tomorrow. Tomorrow, it’s finally time to head out in the morning. When I left the inn, the front desk gave me a Tsuetate pudding. It was really delicious. I’m driving along Milk Road, which has the most comments about recommended spots . Wow, the natural beauty of Aso is truly impressive. The Aso caldera is about 120km in circumference and is apparently the largest collapsed caldera in the world . The depression reflected on the road is only a small part of the huge caldera. It’s so out of this world that it’s hard to imagine, so I just picked up a picture. Mount Aso is in the middle, and the caldera surrounds it. What we’re driving on now is the raised outer edge of the caldera. My favorite Venus Line is in Nagano Prefecture, but this one is even larger. We’ve arrived at Daikanbo . There seems to be an observation deck here that offers a panoramic view of the Aso caldera. There seems to be a shop too, so I’ll go and get something to eat. I bought a gomoku bun. It was packed with ingredients and was really delicious. It was so good that I had a second pizza bun. Now that I’ve filled my stomach, I’m heading to the observation deck. It certainly is shaped like a caldera, but it’s so big I can’t see the other side. It ‘s truly the largest in the world. I’ll continue down into the depression and head towards Aso City. One of the things I wanted to do on this trip was to ride around Mt. Aso on a motorbike, and I happened to see a rental motorbike in Aso City, so I’m going to rent one now. The rental motorbikes are located at Aso Station , and they seem to have bikes ranging from 50cc to 125cc. I rented a Kumamon-themed moped. It’s so cute, I want one! You can rent one for the incredible price of 600 yen per hour. I’m going to head to Kusasenrigahama Beach on Mt. Aso, which is in the center of the caldera, on this Kumamon scooter. The view from Kusasenrigahama is amazing! The temperature down below was 37 degrees, but I think it was below 30 degrees around here. I’m so excited I’m shouting, but I don’t know what I’m saying. It was cool to feel the breeze. We’ve arrived at the observation deck at Kusasenrigahama. If you get off a little, you’ll see that there are horses grazing freely, so I’ll go and take a look. It’s a rare sight and a valuable experience. For lunch, we’ll have Akaushi beef steak. I came here to eat kaki at a restaurant called Yamaichi, which seems to be a famous place. It’s expensive at 2,000 yen a bowl, but it was really delicious. Afterwards, I went to Aso Shrine and strolled around the shopping district. I found some really delicious looking beef skewers and couldn’t help but buy some. Aso was amazing. I continued on to Shiiba Village, which is said to be one of Japan’s three most remote areas. Shiiba Village is located in Higashi Utsunojo District, Miyazaki Prefecture. To get to Miyazaki from here, I have to cross vast mountains and forests. The nature as far as the eye can see is very beautiful, but it would be difficult to drive. It’s going to be dark soon. On the way, I found a rare hot spring that was still open, so I stopped by. If I miss this, I won’t be able to get a hot spring . There’s nothing more pleasant than a hot spring on a sweaty day. I continued on towards Shiiba Village. The road to the village was pitch black and there were no streetlights, so I was driving while fearing that an animal might jump out at me . I got tired on the way and it was difficult to continue driving, so I decided to go to sleep. Shiiba Village is about 20 minutes away, so I’ll get up early tomorrow and go see the village in the early morning. If I sleep in the car, I can fall asleep right away when I want to. Tonight, I’ll make a simple dish of cold shabu-shabu and eat it. I’m feeling a bit like I’m coming down with a cold, probably because of the fatigue I’ve been feeling lately, so I’ll try some alcohol to cure it. I slept soundly and my cold feels a little better. I’ll continue on to Shiiba Village. The clouds over the mountains create a nice atmosphere. A village shrouded in clouds is fantastic and beautiful. The road to Shiiba Village is narrow and it’s difficult to pass other cars. I wanted to know more about the history of Shiiba Village, so I decided to go to the museum. The museum has many exhibits about the history and traditions of Shiiba Village, such as hunting methods and “Kagura”, a form of prayer to the mountains. Right next to the museum is the Tsuruoka House, which has been designated as a traditional building. I was able to see the sights, and now I’m heading towards Kagoshima Prefecture. The road from Shiiba Village to Kagoshima was a terrible one, and I had to drive on a really terrible road. There was an easier road, but it was blocked by a landslide. Well, rough roads are a part of the Land Cruiser’s routine, so I’ll enjoy it while I can. Once I got off the national highway, the roads were pleasant . By the way, the summer sky is really beautiful, isn’t it? This trip to Kyushu made me fall in love with summer. My next destination was a crater lake called Onamiike in Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture. Onamiike is the highest crater lake in Japan, and it is said to have very high transparency and offer a mystical view. I was climbing Mount Kirishima, where Onamiike is located, but it started raining. The weather forecast was sunny, but mountain weather is tricky. I’ll give up for today and sleep in my car nearby, and go see Onamiike tomorrow morning. It’s still early afternoon, but it’s cool because of the high altitude, so I won’t be using the air conditioner. 帰りました。 English: I was tired so I went to bed at 7 and woke up at 5. The weather hadn’t improved by morning, so I gave up on seeing Onami Pond for today and came back for revenge another day. It looks like I’ll be walking the hiking course for about 40 minutes, so I warmed up and set off. It was sunny at the trailhead but as I climbed the clouds started to roll in and I was worried about the summit. My bad feeling was right and it didn’t look like I’d be able to see Onami Pond. Looking at the mountain weather forecast it said it would clear up in an hour so I decided to kill time at the rest area. It was sunny like in Japan so I climbed up to the observation deck. I couldn’t see the blue sky, but I was able to see the mysterious Onami Pond. What surprised me was that there was no fence at the observation deck and it was just a cliff. If I fell I’d be smashed to pieces ! Now that I’d seen Onami Pond, I headed to my next destination. I had originally planned to go to Cape Toi or Miyazaki, but a typhoon was approaching so I decided to evacuate to Kagoshima city. Since the mountains are dangerous, I plan to stay quietly in the city. Now that I’ve arrived in Kagoshima City, I’m going to take a walk around town. I’m going to do things that can only be done in the city, such as washing a few days’ worth of laundry at the laundromat, buying supplies, and watching a movie. First, I’ll wash the laundry that has been piling up for several days. There seems to be a really delicious eel restaurant in the shopping district called Haikara Street, so I decided to go there. The restaurant is called Sueyoshi, and it’s a long-established restaurant that has been in business for 90 years. It has a nice charcoal smell. It’s been a year since I last had unaju. After that, I went to see Demon Slayer, which I ‘ve been wanting to see for a long time . The battle scenes were amazing. It seems the typhoon forecast was wrong, so I picked up my laundry and decided to head to my next destination. I’m planning to visit the Kamikaze Museum in Chiran Town on this trip. The museum is vividly displayed with the names, photos, belongings, and testaments of the people who died in the kamikaze attacks. I would definitely recommend that you go and see it for yourself! This experience made me want to learn more about the wartime period, so I decided to visit the Atomic Bomb Museums in Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Tomorrow I’m finally heading to Nagasaki. Kyushu travel is efficient if you make good use of ferries. If you go overland from Kagoshima to Nagasaki, it ends up being a long detour like this. If you use the ferry, you can take a shortcut to Nagasaki like this, so I decided to take my car on the ferry and go to Nagasaki. I’ll spend the night in my car near the port and head to Nagasaki first thing in the morning. I seem to have slept at a place called Roadside Station Dandan. It was so dark last night that I couldn’t really tell where I was. Anyway, I’ll head to the port. I’ll explain the route to Nagasaki. First, I’ll take the manager’s ferry and land in Amakusa City, Kumamoto Prefecture. Once I land, I’ll head north through Amakusa City and head to the Shimatetsu Ferry Port, which connects Amakusa City and Nagasaki Prefecture. I’ll then take my car on the ferry and head to Nagasaki. 帰りました。 English: My plan is to land in Nagasaki Prefecture. This route is treated as a national coastal highway, so it even shows up on Google Maps. I’ll be taking the ferry twice, and each trip takes about 30 minutes. It departs quite frequently and no reservations are required, so it’s easy to use. Ferries are exciting no matter how old you are. I’ve arrived in Amakusa City, Kumamoto Prefecture. I’ll keep heading north and aim for the next ferry terminal. Thanks to the typhoon having passed, the weather looks good for a while from here. It feels nice to ride along the coast. Before I knew it, I’d landed in Nagasaki Prefecture. I have a lot I want to do, so I’ll head for Nagasaki City first. On the way, I spotted a sunflower field. The sunflowers swaying in the wind looked like they were dancing. It was so cute. I’ve arrived in Nagasaki City. I’ve always wanted to see the view down from the slopes of Nagasaki. It ‘s beautiful, isn’t it? As someone with a fetish for narrow backstreets, it’s an irresistible view. I also saw the Sakamoto Ryoma statue. Apparently, Nagasaki Bay was overlooked from here in those days. I was hungry, so I came for some sushi. Nagasaki sushi is the best. I stayed at a business hotel to organize my huge amount of data (1 terabyte). Tomorrow, I’m going to Gunkanjima, which is the place I’m most looking forward to on my Kyushu trip. I’ll be getting to Gunkanjima by ferry from Nagasaki Port, so I headed for Nagasaki Port first. You can only get to Gunkanjima on a tour, so I applied at the last minute to a random tour company. I was excited to board the ferry. There is a condition for landing on Gunkanjima: the wave height at the pier must be less than 50 cm.乗りました。 English: Landing is only possible when the wind speed is below 5 meters per second. They don’t decide whether or not to land until they actually reach Gunkanjima, so sometimes they have to return without being able to land. It can be quite nerve-wracking! After about 30 minutes of rocking on the boat, Gunkanjima came into view. Now that they say it, it really is shaped like a battleship. Gunkanjima was inhabited from 1890, when coal mining began, until 1974. The coal mined here is high-quality anthracite, and the amount mined was apparently the largest in Japan. During the coal mining’s most prosperous period, around 1950-1960, the population was about 5,000, and the population density was 17 times that of Tokyo at the time. Of course, this population density was the highest in the world. The residents lived in the state-of-the-art reinforced concrete apartment buildings shown here at the time, and the island also had an elementary and junior high school, hospital, cinema, and entertainment facilities. The island was completely deserted and abandoned for 50 years, and as you can see, it has been collapsing due to the effects of typhoons and sea breezes. There are almost no windows or walls left, and it’s only a matter of time before it completely collapses. Finally, the announcement was made as to whether or not landing would be possible . When the announcement was made that it was OK to go ashore, there was a thunderstorm of applause . My stomach was in knots ! Finally, we set foot on land. The temperature was 38 degrees, and there was almost no shade, so we had to be careful of heatstroke. We were able to see the collapsed buildings up close. The roof of the building in the photo has recently begun to collapse, and it seems it could collapse at any time. The impact of typhoons and sea breezes is serious. The islanders at the time were very affluent, apparently earning more than four times the salary of a new graduate. They paid rent, but heating bills were practically free, so they seemed to live quite comfortably. While color televisions, considered one of the three sacred treasures at the time, only had a 10% penetration rate in average households, on Gunkanjima it was 100%. However, as energy demand shifted from coal to oil, the mines were closed in 1974, leaving the island uninhabited. Now, to protect Gunkanjima as a valuable cultural asset, inspections are carried out annually, and repairs are made to areas at high risk of collapse. Our guide repeatedly said, “You should think of this as the last time you’ll see Gunkanjima in this state.” I now understand what they mean when they say, ” You never know if something will collapse by the time you come back.” I’m so glad I was able to safely land on Gunkanjima, my destination. I’m sweating and hungry, so I’m off to eat the champon I’ve been looking forward to. I heard that 80% of Nagasaki City is sloped, and even driving is difficult because there are so many slopes. Thanks to the slopes, you can see some beautiful scenery, but I imagine it must be difficult for the people who actually live there. I came to a restaurant called Jun to eat champon. It’s a small, family-run restaurant where local regulars gather. I ate with locals, and the atmosphere was nice and comfortable. The champon here was the MVP of this trip; it was really delicious. After going to Gunkanjima, I wanted to know more about coal mines, so I looked up nearby coal mines on Google Maps, and I came across an island called Ikeshima , which really caught my eye, so I decided to go and check it out. It seems like it’s about a 30-minute ferry ride away, so I’ll head there today. I came here without much prior information, but it seems that Ikeshima was once a large coal mining town, with as many as 7,700 people living there at its peak. The current population is said to be around 100. While there were some inhabited houses relatively close to the pier , going further into the island, there were rows of apartment buildings and ruins that were returning to nature. The coal mine here closed in 2001, and it was Kyushu’s last coal mining island. You can land on Ikeshima by car and explore every corner, so it’s recommended for those who want to see the remains of a coal mining town different from Gunkanjima. I had a chance to talk to a local resident, who told me, “Be careful, because wild boars swim in from the nearest island and cause damage.” Be careful if you’re going ashore on foot. My next destination is Kaijin Shrine in Omura Bay, Nagasaki Prefecture. Kaijin Shrine is opened when the tide goes out in Omura Bay.帰りました。 English: It’s a romantic shrine that you can’t visit unless you go, so I’m going to check the tide in Omura Bay. It’s high tide. A neighbor told me that if I come back in 6 hours it will be low tide, so I’ll wait until then. The shrine is in that area, but when the tide goes out you’ll be able to walk along the wall, so I’ll hurry to the shrine at that timing. There was a paradise-like place called Corgi Cafe nearby, so I decided to kill 6 hours there. The food was also very delicious. As the sun went down, the tide seemed to go out quite a bit. You can see the difference by comparing it with the photo at high tide. I’m walking to Kaijin Shrine while it’s low tide. From here I can see the torii gate, my destination. It seems it’s about a 20-minute walk. The water was so cold and refreshing that I waded into the water. In the end, the tides didn’t matter. I’m glad I got to know this wonderful shrine. I’ve been bathing in salt water so much that it’s slimy, so I’m going to take a dip in the hot spring. I decided to go to Batten no Yu. It’s called Batten no Yu. I don’t have the energy to cook in the car, so I’ll just do the drive-through tonight. Today, I’m heading to Obae Lighthouse in Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture, to see the best sunrise tomorrow. I’ve arrived at my accommodation for the night. Anyway, I’m looking forward to the view in the morning. The outside temperature is a whopping 30 degrees. It’s a full-fledged tropical night. The final destination of this trip is Obae Lighthouse. From tomorrow onwards, I’ll be going on another Kyushu trip. I’ll be visiting places I missed and places I want to go again. I got up at 5am, hoping for a beautiful sunrise. The manager saw the license plate number of my Land Cruiser and said to me from afar, “Good job!” This trip was also the best, and I made many lifelong memories. Thanks to all of you who always watch, I’ve been able to have such a valuable experience while I’m young. Thank you so much. I’ll continue traveling to various places all over Japan, so please watch again. Thank you for watching until the end. See you next time !

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