[Tohoku] I went! 150th anniversary of railway opening! Travel with JR East Pass. Day 2 first part

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[Tohoku] I went! 150th anniversary of railway opening! Travel with JR East Pass. This is a continuation of the first part of Day 1 (Morioka to Kakunodate). We will depart from Kakunodate Station after 2:00 pm and head to Akita on the Akita Shinkansen Komachi. According to the timetable, you will arrive at Akita Station in about an hour from Kakunodate Station. It was 3:00 pm and we arrived at Akita Station.We arrived at Akita Station, our first destination on the first day. I have booked a hotel in the city, but since I have plenty of time until check-in, I will take a walk around the city. The main destinations in the city are ``Neburi Nagashikan'' and the ``Old Kaneko Residence'' right next door, which are about 1.2 km from Akita Station, but both close at 4:30 pm...

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This is the second day of my JR East Pass trip.

Thanks to the clean sheets, the fatigue from yesterday's trip has gone away, so I'm going to do my best again today!

The destination is a trip with a stopover on the way back to Sendai!

On the second day, we will return to Sendai while sightseeing.

The destination is Iwate, which I was only able to visit for a short time yesterday.

It's 10am, so let's head over.

First, take the Akita Shinkansen to Morioka Station

At 10:07 a.m., I boarded Akita Shinkansen Komachi No. 18 and headed for Morioka.

Yesterday, I headed to Akita using the Tazawako Line and Ou Main Line, but today I will head straight.

The ride time is 1 hour and 48 minutes between Akita Station and Morioka Station.

This year is a milestone year to commemorate our opening! The ekiben is also gorgeous!

I hadn't eaten breakfast yet, so I bought an ekiben at Akita Station and had a late breakfast.

It's been a while since I bought an ekiben, but I'm so excited! I wanted to eat all the dishes, but I couldn't have just two or three, so I chose one dish that I was passionate about.

The name is "Akita Terminal Bento commemorating the 120th anniversary of the opening of Akita Station"

Isn't it JR East's 150th anniversary? As you might hear, this year will also be a memorable year for Akita Station.

Yes, it's the 120th anniversary. You can feel the spirit of 120 years inside.

I can't explain everything, so please take a look at the photo of the menu.

Look at this menu, it's as luxurious as it was at my friend's wedding.

Just by looking at this, you can understand how blessed Akita is with ingredients from the sea and mountains.

What's interesting is that each item is a Makunouchi bento box that is inspired by each line in Akita.

Everything was really delicious and I was very satisfied, but since I live in Kamaboko Prefecture (Miyagi), this was my first time eating tonburi kamaboko.

It has a unique texture that does not interfere with the original flavor of kamaboko, making it an exquisite dish.

Arrived at Morioka Station, aiming for Hiraizumi

After eating a late breakfast and dozing off, I arrived at Morioka Station. The time is 11:47, and from here we will change trains and head to Ichinoseki.

that's right. I said this while getting off on the way back to Sendai, but I have a certain destination in mind.

"Ichinoseki" and "Hiraizumi".

The transfer time is 12:08, and since I need to transfer at Ichinoseki Station to get to Hiraizumi, I will take the Tohoku Shinkansen Yamabiko No. 60.

Arrived at Ichinoseki Station!

Ichinoseki Station opened in 1890 as a station of the Japan Railways, and is a large station with many lines as it is a connecting station with access to the Tohoku Shinkansen and the conventional Tohoku Main Line and Ofunato Line.

The departure melody used here is an arrangement of "You Look Lonely at Dusk," a representative song by NSP (New Sadistic Pink) from Ichinoseki National College of Technology. It's a melancholy song that really touches your heart, so be sure to give it a listen when you stop by Ichinoseki.

Now that I think about it, I wasn't able to take any photos at Ichinoseki Station, but I was excited to see the next-generation Shinkansen "ALFA-X" passing through during its test run. During a test run with reporters on board, it seems to have measured a speed of 388km/h near Ichinoseki.

Ichinoseki? Ichinoseki?

By the way, did you notice that his name is ``Ichinoseki'', but he has two written names, ``Ichinoseki'' and ``Ichinoseki''?

I was also Ichinoseki until a while ago. Ichinoseki? I didn't know which one.

In the first place, there are several theories about the name of Ichinoseki, and one says that it came from the fact that the Abe clan, who ruled the six districts of Oku as the chief of prisoners of war until the late Heian period, built forts called Ichinoseki , Ninoseki, Therefore, until the town and village system was implemented in 1889 (Meiji 22), the place name was not "Ichinoseki" "Ichinoseki Village .

After 1889, ``Ichinoseki Town, Nishiiwai District,'' and the current Ichinoseki Station opened the following year in 1890, but the place name when the station was built was ``Ichinoseki,'' and it is generally written as ``Ichinoseki Station.'' It seems that because the name was not familiar to the townspeople, it was decided to write it as ``Ichinoseki Station'' before the implementation of the town and village system.

The current name of the place is, of course, "Ichinoseki City, Iwate Prefecture .

used as ``Ichinoseki'' when referring to Ichinoseki station

It's a bit confusing, but it's also a place name that remains from the Meiji era, or even from the late Heian era.

Now, let's go to Hiraizumi!

You can use various means of transportation such as buses to go from Ichinoseki Station to Hiraizumi, but you will need to change trains and head to Hiraizumi on the Tohoku Main Line.

However, when I looked at the timetable, I had to wait an hour to transfer. It's a delicate time, but I decided to wait while drinking coffee at a coffee shop in front of the station.

While I was resting at the coffee shop, it was 1:45pm and I decided to head there.

From Ichinoseki Station to Hiraizumi Station, there are two stations on the Tohoku Main Line with Yamanome Station in between, and the ride takes about 7 minutes, so you'll be there in no time.

Arrived at Hiraizumi Station!

It's really easy to get to Hiraizumi Station! We arrived in time.

Now that I think about it, this was the first time I got off at Hiraizumi Station.

I have visited Hiraizumi several times for sightseeing, but I always came by car, so this was my first time at the station. As you can see from the photo, Hiraizumi Station is a really clean and well-maintained station.

Hiraizumi Station opened as a Japanese Railway station in 1898, and was damaged by American military machine gun fire during World War II in 1945. At that time, 45 private houses near the station were also set ablaze.

In 1966, it became the current one-story reinforced concrete structure, but the station building sustained significant damage during the 2011 Tohoku Pacific Coast Earthquake, with pillars buckling, walls, pillars, and other structures cracking and collapsing. Around this time, in line with Hiraizumi's aim to register cultural heritage sites such as Chuson-ji and Motsu-ji temples as World Heritage Sites, a plan was made to renovate the station building both externally and internally, and in May of the same year Renovation work was carried out and the station building became the current one.

It is a strong station that has been rebuilt despite suffering two major disasters in its long history. I forgot to take a photo, but there is a pillar on display inside the station that still has the marks of a machine gun attack in 1945, so I recommend stopping by to learn more about the history of Hiraizumi Station.

First, go to Chusonji!

It was 2:00 pm when we arrived in Hiraizumi, and since we had been riding the train for a long time, we decided to head to Chusonji on foot to get some exercise.

The distance to Chusonji Temple is about 1.8 km, about 20 minutes on foot.

First, eat your fill at the restaurant in the municipal parking lot.

I arrived safely at Chuson-ji Temple, but since it had been a while since I had eaten the ekiben for breakfast late in the morning and I was hungry, I decided to have a late lunch.

There are many souvenir shops and restaurants in the town-run parking lot, which instantly adds to the feeling of a tourist destination.

Since it was a weekday, we decided to have lunch at Izumibashian in the municipal parking lot.

When I looked at the menu, I was hesitant because it mainly consisted of soba noodles and rice bowl dishes, but I decided to order 24 bowls of Wanko Soba.

Actually, this is my first time eating Wanko Soba. Although he's big, he doesn't like eating the same thing over and over again, and he's not really a big eater, so I avoided him a little when I went out around Morioka.

However, this time I am determined to take on the challenge.

After eating it, I learned for the first time that Hiraizumi's ``Wanko Soba'' is characterized by a fixed cup being served from the beginning, rather than the endless battle of pouring that you often see on TV. is.

24 bowls is equivalent to 2 regular soba noodles, so even though I was nervous when ordering, I was able to eat them all in one go.I was able to change the taste of the pickles, condiments, and grated yam along the way, so I was able to enjoy the taste without getting bored until the end. .

INFORMATION

• Store name: Izumibashian
• Store address: 34-2 Hiraizumi Kinoseki, Hiraizumi-cho, Nishiiwai-gun, Iwate Prefecture
• Business hours: 11:00-15:30 *Subject to change depending on the season
• Closed: Monday

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After having lunch, I went to [Tohoku]! 150th anniversary of railway opening! Travel with JR East Pass. This concludes the first part of Day 2

In the second part of the second day, we will finally head to the World Heritage Sites of Chuson-ji and Motsu-ji. My two-day, one-night JR East Pass trip is coming to an end. Please stay with us until the end.

Summary of today's transportation expenses for the first day (compared to normal fare)

This is a summary of the transportation and fares for the second day.

Depart from Akita Station, Morioka Station, Ichinoseki Station, then Hiraizumi Station, and finally, check out the summary fare list!

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