Wonderful bike & train tour in Fukushima 福島大好きおじさんの自転車・鉄道旅日記 Lake Hayama at Iitate Village, Sept. 5, 2018. （飯舘村のはやま湖２０１８年９月５日）

Lake Hayama at Iitate Village, Sept. 5, 2018. （飯舘村のはやま湖２０１８年９月５日）

（Lake Hayama at Iitate Village, Sept. 5, 2018. 飯舘村はやま湖 9/5/2018）
As the season’s 21st typhoon quickly moved away toward northwest this morning, the weather in Fukushima Pref. quickly recovered in the afternoon. I visited Iitate Village today for the first time in nearly six years. This time I packed my bike, took a train to JR Soma Station, and started pedaling towards Lake Hayama located in the mountainous area in Iitate Village. It took about 1.5hrs to get there. Photo above was a beautiful view of the lake this afternoon.
今日は、台風２１号が急ぎ足で北西に抜けると共に、福島県も午後には天気が急速に回復しました。この機に、約６年ぶりに飯舘村に行きました。今回は、チャリを包み、常磐線で相馬駅まで行き、そこから飯舘村のはやま湖に向かい走りました。約１時間半です。写真は，本日午後のはやま湖の美しい景色です（松ヶ平橋より）。

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The artificial lake was created by the construction of Mano Dam which stopped the flow of the Mano River. A brief description board on site shown above said the Dam was for flood control as well as a reservoir for drinking water and industrial use.
この人造湖は、真野川を堰き止めた真野ダムでできたものです。写真は、現地にある簡単な説明板です。洪水調節と、水道などの貯水用です。

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Photo above shows a sign board entering Iitate Village on the border with Kashima district of Minamisoma City.
写真は、南相馬の鹿島地区から飯舘村に入る境界です。

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I arrived at JR Soma Station just in lunch time. There was a nice soba noodle restaurant Fukushimaya in front of the station as shown above. The building was more than 100 years old, which was a ryokan (Japanese style inn) in the old days but the maintenance was good as it provided comfortable atmosphere inside.
本日は、ちょうど昼に相馬駅に到着しました。駅前に，写真のふくしまやという蕎麦屋がありました。建物は１００年以上の年季もので、以前は旅館だったそうですが、手入れが行き届いていて中は快適でした。

I knew the massive earthquake happened in Hokkaido during overnight stay at Soma. I want to express my sincere condolences to all of those who have been affected.
晩は、相馬に泊まったのですが、北海道の大地震が起きたのがその明け方でした。被災の方々に、お見舞い申し上げます。

The exact route and locations are shown in the map below. The map can be scaled up and down with a click and scroll.
ルートと場所は、下の地図を参照ください。地図は、クリックとスクロールで、拡大・縮小が可能です。