Day 13 – 川崎町:A Trip of Search and Find

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There are not so many places that are labelled as tourist sites in Kawasaki, therefore I have to find for my self today.
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The weather was great today, making everything looks pretty. Also, the snow mountains in far distance made me feel quite relaxed.

釜房ダム-A Dam with A Distanced View of Zao Mountains

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The Kamafusa Dam (釜房ダム) is a famous dam in Kawasaki which was completed in 1970.

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The Kamafusa Dam is built above the Kamafusa Lake (釜房湖).

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At the lake side, one can directly see the Zao mountain-chains. When the weather is good, the mountain top will appear in front of the clouds around.

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The Kamafusa Lake is so blue and bears resemblance to some of the most famous lakes in Canada.

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The Dam itself is a grand one, too. I was amazed by its size and grandiose.

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I walked along the Kamafusa Lake and enjoyed the sun bath in the cold winter. The address of 釜房ダム is as follows.

国営みちのく杜の湖畔公園-Great Park with Great View

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The Michinoku Lakeside National Government Park is a must-go-and-see tourist site in Kawasaki. It is the only national government managed park with a formal abbreviation of “Michinoku park.

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The old private houses were used as a museum of Tohoku history, climate, tradition and culture. For time reasons I didn’t get in and take a glance, but the exterior of the building is quite cute.

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The Michinoku Lakeside National Government Park offers a great place for barbeque, but I guess it has to be in the summer times as it’s cold and sometimes windy in Kawasaki.

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Today there is a flower exhibition in the park, the blossom of the flows clearly indicated that warm spring is not very far away.

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The snow activities is one of the light spot of Michinoku Lakeside National Government Park.

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What attracts me most in Michinoku Lakeside National Government Park is the following two things.

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First, the park has a beautiful nature view combined with artistic architecture design.

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Second, exotic stones of all shapes on display adds more fun to the park.

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It’s really a great place for family’s get-together.

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The address of 国営みちのく杜の湖畔公園 is as follows.

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