Japan Virtual Vacation 2007

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	Owani scarecrow contest

We arrived at Owani Onsen around 7AM. This town has more than 800 years of Onsen history though we did not know anything about this Onsen. The reason we decided to come here was just because the word "Onsen" is included in the station name. Owani mean bid alligator. They put big pink alligator holding ski in front of the station. In winter, you can ski here. We took Onsen, but we did not have enough time. This is very rural place, and train does not run often. If we miss the train, we have to wait 2 or 3 hour for the next train. 大鰐温泉に7時頃に到着。800年の温泉の歴史のある町だそうですが、この旅行で初めてその存在を知りました。駅名に温泉という名があったので、選んだだけの理由ですが、正解でした。とてもお勧めの温泉です。　またここにはスキー場もあります。名前にちなんでスキーをかついだ大きなピンクのワニが駅の前に置かれていました。
We came back to Akita and ate late lunch. Akita is the place John waited on God's direction about 1 and half year ago. We took Akita bullet train to Tokyo. Tomorrow is Sunday. We need to be back to Fujisawa. 大鰐温泉を後に、秋田に向かいました。秋田は一年半位前にジョンが単独3泊4日の旅をした思い出の場所です。秋田から新幹線で東京に向かい、藤沢に帰ることにしました。
Today's travel distance:980miles=1565km (本日の移動距離)