Don’t miss the coastal scenery. Sanriku Railway does not run along the sea than expected. 

santetsu temporary stop
big catch flag
big catch flag

National railways have been privatized and local lines have been abolished. With the advent of the society of motorization, the abolition of local lines continues. But wonder why, the train running in the countryside even on a single-car train gives us courage. That is Sanriku Railway, we call ‘Santetsu’ with friendliness.  It run on the remaining section five days after the Great East Japan Earthquake, also overcoming the damage caused by the typhoon in 2019 and impressing us.

bridge view from train
bridge view from train
seawall
seawall

It was originally built to deliver goods in the event of a disaster, so there are few sections where you can see the sea from the train window. What’s more, unfortunately, the section where the sea can be seen is valuable because of the construction of a seawall to prevent a tsunami after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Rikuchu-noda station to Horinai station is a valuable section, so take a look at the sea.  Note that the station name is also included in the drama settings. It’s complicated……

scallop and sake at noda
scallop and sake at noda

 

 

Salt, scallops and kelp are recommended in this region.

 

 

 

 

Kuji Amber Museum with jewels lighter, warmer and more expensive than expected!    jejeje!

amber in kuji 90m years old
amber art in russia
amber art in russia

Other amber mining sites are the Baltic coast and the Dominican Republic, but only 90 million years ago is Kuji.  At that time, it was just the age of dinosaurs, and the sap became fossils over a long period of time.  Furthermore, it is an event before the Japanese archipelago was torn from Eurasia and evidence that Kuji was part of Eurasia.

 

 

 

amber jewel gemstone
amber jewel gemstone

Amber was discovered as a jewelry in the remains of 20,000 years ago, and is still an attractive gemstone.  Compared to mineral gemstones, they are much lighter and warmer than I expected due to their resin origin.
Amber with insects is even more expensive.  The fiction setting of the movie “Jurassic Park” is to extract dinosaur blood and DNA from mosquitoes in amber and restore real dinosaurs.   Maybe you could get a ticket to travel to the dinosaur era !    jejeje!

Samurai-Hama (Giant granite coast and pool in the drama)