Akina Or Haruna?

"Mizo Otoshi"
Have you read "Initial D"? I'm a fan of "Initial D". It's a famous car manga. It was published in 1995. The main character is "Takumi Fujiwara" the son of a tofu shop owner. He delivers tofu every morning on the mountain road. The mountain road name is Mt. Akina. Mt. Akina often appears in "Initial D". "Takumi Fujiwara" found a new way of driving on Mt. Akina.  This is "Mizo Otoshi". It's a way of driving the inner tire in a groove and driving a corner at a high speed. He often does that skill with five consecutive hairpin turns.


The Initial D course 
I wanted to go to this stage and I went by my motorcycle. However, there are many mountain roads in this manga, and the name is different from reality only in this mountain road. In reality Mt. Akina is called Mt. Haruna. I don't know why it's called like this. Mt. Haruna is located in Gunma. In the manga, the prefectural  road No. 33 connecting the Lake Haruna and the Ikaho Onsen is set as the stage.
Five consecutive hairpin turns

I ran this mountain road and I thought it was very similar to the manga. The road surface is clean and easy to run. I'm wondering if five consecutive hairpin turns really have only four turns. It's necessary to be careful as the road surface waves for slow down around five consecutive hairpin turns.  It's also a sightseeing spot, and it may be crowded depending on the time.


Lake Haruna

Souvenirs
Mt. Haruna is a good place to enjoy various things. For example, you can go to a hot spring, go sightseeing, enjoy running on the monutain road and more. As a souvenir when you go to Mt. Haruna, I recommend "Initial D" goods. In a souvenir shop, caramels and chocolates inside a car container are on sale. I want everyone  to read the manga and visit this place.


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  1. English Every Day!2017年10月23日 14:46

    'fan' not 'fun' - para. 1

    X driving at a corner a high speed
    O driving a corner at a high speed

    'if five' not 'it five' - para. 3

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