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Bus excursion tour (total 700km)
1st day(2000-07-29, Saturday)
Tokai(6:20),Mito,Kiryu,Takahaski-IC,Yokokawa
(12:30 lunch), Usui-pass,Karuizawa, Mt.Asama(Onidasi-en),
Manza Hot Spring, Manza Prince Hotel(16:00)
2nd day(2000-07-30, Sunday)
Manza(9:00), Mt.Kusatsu Shirane, Lake Haruna,
Ikaho Hot Spring,Mizusawa(12:50 lunch), Kiryu,
Mito, Tokai(19:50)
This tour was planned to foster friendship
among local community(Jou-kai), local society
of 21 families. This is old system of mutual
assistance from Edo period. This unit is
composed of neighbors to assist during the
funeral etc. In big city, the system disappeared
after world war II.
Participating person was 10 people(each person
representing one family), and others could
not be presented for various reasons.
The tour was held every two years. Budget
is about 24000 yen. Monthly deposit fund
of 1000 yen in two years is this value. In
case of absence, still large part of deposit
could not be returned.
At this occasion, 10 people decided that
excursion should be no more held, because
so many of absence for the group tour. The
main reasons of absence would be person are
busy for weekend and not much interest for
the tour, which use two full days.
Main reason for a new comer to join Jou-kai
is to use household waste deposit place(where
town will recover them) of Jou-kai near place.
In case he couldn't use them, it will be
very inconvenient to move the waste by car
far a way where town designated.
As for the trip, it was enjoyable and fruitful
one. At Manza hotel, an open air hot spring
at height of 1800 m sea level was fantastic.
Mt. Asama and Mt. Shirane reminded me of
volcano existence in Kanto area.
Hydrogen sulfide is dangerous gas, but feel
god at hot spring.
During bus tour two movies of video can be
seen, at the TV which are installed bus.
One is famous Tora-san movie, which was the
last one of actor Kiyoshi ATSUMI and another
is "Railway man" by actor Ken TAKAKURA.
Bus was omnibus including other three groups
of 24, making number of passenger as 34.
A bus driver, a woman guide and a tour conductor
is a operating side of tour.