Go to Toyama by high-speed railway ”Shinkansen-Kagayaki”
One day, Tokyo station is still hot in September, the high-speed railway ”Shinkansen-Kagayaki” is coming to the platform slowly.
The streamline form body is shining under the sun rise.
Travel to the Toyama is soon beginning.
I have gotten on the No.10 car shouldering the 20 liter backpack that is lent by my daughter since the small baggage is suitable for the long travel, after bought the Japanese tea to prepare for the long way.
The train has already left Tokyo station when I start reading the novels, which began to read recently after sitting the seat by the window. The train picked up speed after running like sewing through a jungle of skyscrapers, and my eyes began difficult to follow the scenery, so I started reading novels again.
A lot of Japanese Novelist has written the Chinese historical novels, even if the time setting and characters are the same, different sensitivity of each writer is demonstrated since each of them has a different style of depiction and each person’s way of life is also depicted.
I have remembered the train passing through the Karuizawa station through the Usui-tunnel, but the train already started the Nagano station on time. The train is almost running in the darkness of the tunnel from around here to Itoigawa station, but sometimes we can see the Tateyama range of peaks in the left side window.
The darkness passed away with the hustle and bustle of urban and Itoigawa city is shining by the morning sun. The idyllic scenery between the majestic Tateyama range of peaks and rough waves of the sea of Japan is continued from here.
I arrived at the Toyama station just as I always begin my activities in the morning.
Take the tram to the house of a wealthy merchant on the Kitamae-bune
After leaving my baggage in the coin lockers inside Toyama Station and having a light breakfast, I went to the platform of the Toyama Chihou Railway(Tram), which runs vertically through the first floor of the station. There is a traffic signal for people to cross the tracks on the way when I walk along the concourse floor 1. There are platforms on the left and right side, and trams repeatedly arrive and depart irregularly using the left and right platforms.
When I watch it for a while, the flow of people in the concourse is frequently interrupted, and while there is a flow of people getting on the train from the concourse through the platform,
I see the passengers getting off the train being rushed into the concourse. I thought this is so strong transportation for local city．
I found the train I was looking for with some confusion, and then going to the last stop “Iwasehama station”. Around the Toyama station, Tram runs in the center of the road.
Tram seem to be careful about cars since they should follow the same traffic lights as the cars.
If the Tram enters the special track, they will run energetic since there are no obstacles to run.
As the train moves away Toyama station step by step, Tram ran faster as if Bullet train, and then arrived last station that made me feel nostalgic.
I reached to the street lined with historic wooden houses after 15 minutes walk through a small port town from Iwasehama station.
Kitamae-bune was still underdeveloped in terms of modern transportation, and there was no means of mass transportation. This Iwase house was used for both residence and business by a wealthy merchant who succeeded in making a quick fortune. The eaves are lined up along the beach.
I thought that the “Kitamae-bune” was a sailing ship that transported herrings from “Kita” (Hokkaido) to “Mae” (Echizen) and carried crabs and yellowtails caught in Echizen to Hokkaido on the way back. While I was thinking on the tram returning to Toyama Station, I was lulled into a light sleep.
(To be continued.)