Yabitsu Pass

Everytime I go to the Miyagase Dam, I take the same road 64. This time the way back will be on the Yabisu Pass. Surprisingly, this is a thiny road. Most of the time, this one car wide with many curves. You follow some small and cold river. The only way to stop by is to enter a picnic place. About 500¥~1000¥ for a car with extra ~600¥ per person to get to enter.

But if you look for it, you can find some free places. Harder to access, you will also find less people and more peaceful atmosphere. The problem with such places, some people don't get used to bring back their own trash.

This is definitely a pleasant drive. Slow life and plenty of nature.

Sunset

Winter sky is awesome. I just repeat myself. I may become crazy lately. My work is taking me a lot of energy. Usually, to get such a sky, you may have to wait a while. After rains, after a typhoon. When the sky is clean from dust, humidity or/and pollution. During winter, it is everyday.

Aikawa Park

Good advice has to be followed. After the Miyagase Dam, the Aikawa park. It is a pretty amazing park with full of games. Tganks again for the tip. I should make a top 5 of the parks around. Atsugi is a good place for family. After one year here, just no regret.

the christmas tree

the endless slide

the training track

the wooden fort

mmmm, how to describe ?

Miyagase Dam

Mardi dernier, dernier jour avant le boulot. Jour de semaine, presque tout le monde travaille donc presque personne au barrage hydroelectrique de Miyagase. La premiere fois que je vois un tel ouvrage de si pres. On est loin d'un record mais ca vaut son pesant de beton arme. Il n'y a pas a dire, je n'ai pas resiste a mon petit ohhhh a la japonaise arrive en face.
Ascenseur et 120m plus haut. Musee du barrage et Apprentissage ludique. Hydroelectricite, Energie au Japon, environnement et catastrophe naturelles. On n'en apprend pas mal... surtout qu'a la base, j'y connais pas grand chose.

24 200 kWh
220 000 m3



Water release every Wednesday and second Sunday of each month (11:00 and 14:00)
Off during winter

right hand

left hand


Dam museum

we can see Yokohama

High voltage

Dam number 2

Christmas illuminations in Miyagase Dam

We went to the Myagase Dam to have a look to the Christmas illumination. We got there by noon so it let us enough time to enjoy the park and the shops around. Many food available in this small village. The bright sun, blue sky and fall atmosphere were awesome. The place was crowded but nothing compare to the night. From 5pm the illumination starts, until 11pm. There are a lot, a lot of loghts with different kind of events : Dance or Comedy performance, train ride around the christmas tree, picture with Santa... A lot of fun in the air.

Merry Christmas

1... 2...

3!!!

light tunnel

another view

a blue one over the nature center

another view

the tree with the pedestrian bridge

shops as well

light wall



one spot arrangement

Kids are sleeping so we are about to leave when we start hearing some samba beats. What a surprise to not only see musicians. So much cute dancers in such freezing weather, almost unbelievable. Latin big beats definitely warm up people.

De Christmas - New Year