I gained a kilo or two during the New Year vacations, so I decided to walk a long distance to try to lose some weight.
The course I chose was the Onari Kaido. It is said to have been built for Tokugawa Ieyasu to go hawking.
There is a monorail station, Chishirodai, in the middle of the road, so I decided to go there today.
Oiwake (forked road)
I used the Keisei Line to go to Onari Kaido.
I got off the train at Funabashi Keibajo Station and headed northeast.
Funabashi Disaster Prevention Center
At the Disaster Prevention Center in Funabashi, I found a radio tower with a long horizontal parabolic antenna and an interesting radome shape, so I took one picture. As a result, I see a lot of unique towers on this walk.
Oiwake
This is the Oiwake between Onari Kaido and Narita Kaido
This is the fork in the road between Onari Kaido and Narita Kaido. On the right is Onari Kaido. There is a signpost in the middle, and Narita Kaido is on the left.
From here, the road continues in a straight line. To be more precise, several straight lines of several kilometers are combined to form the Onari-kaido.
How did they survey it in the early Edo period, when there was no Ino Tadataka?
Incidentally, when I measured the angle of the road on the map, it was 100.7°, 114.6°, 124.8°, 100.4°, and 108.9° from true north to east. The magnetic declination is 7°, so it doesn’t seem to have much to do with the azimuth needle.
In my opinion, they may have burned a wolfsbane at both ends of the straight line on a windless day, and made a straight line through the road where the angle when looking at both of them would be 180°.
Shin Keisei level crossing
I got caught in a Shin Keisei crossing, so I snapped a picture.
It’s a retro signal with a zebra-patterned back plate. But why is it on the right side of the road instead of the left side?
Found a U-shaped ditch lid with an airplane motif on it!
U-shaped ditch lid with a flight formation motif
I entered Narashino City. Near Keisei-Okubo Station, I looked down and found what looked like a non-slip mark on the lid of a U-shaped ditch! But I’m sure this is a target. There is an Air Self-Defense Force base in Narashino City, so it must be a formation of three planes, right?
The water tower of the College of Industrial Engineering, Nihon University
The second tower of the day. This is the tower of the College of Industrial Engineering of Nihon University.
The shape of the protruding cylinder looks like a chimney. But it seems to be actually a water tower.
Crossing of the Keisei Line
This time I was caught at a crossing of the Keisei Line.
This alarm is also a type that you don’t see very often.
A structure that looks like the crown of the Statue of Liberty
I found a structure that looked like the crown of the Statue of Liberty on a steel tower by a railroad crossing. Is it to keep the rats away?
The inspector seems to have difficulty climbing it.
Kotehashi-juku
Situation in Chiba City
Wealthy farmer 1
Wealthy farmer 2
After crossing the Hanamigawa River, I continued on to Amado, Kotehashi, and Naganuma towns.
I was surprised that there were so many houses that looked like wealthy farmers in Chiba City, the capital of the prefecture.
Chiba City Manhole 1
Chiba City Manhole 2
The design of the manholes in Chiba City seems to be changed frequently. However, the motifs of the city’s birds, trees, and flowers – little tern, zelkova, and oga lotus – seem to remain unchanged.
The division of the Onari Highway
Dividing point near the Naganuma-Haracho intersection
The Onari Highway splits near the intersection of Naganuma-Haracho.
This is the point where the road splits, but it curves to the left as if nothing had happened, including the rows of trees.
Kamachi intersection near the end of the dividing point
This is the Kamachi intersection near the end of the dividing point. The photo is taken from east to west. It looks like it goes on and on, but it soon comes to an end.
Perhaps it’s because I moved from Hanamigawa Ward to Wakaba Ward, but now I can see the “Onari Kaido” sign, which I hadn’t seen before.
Today’s walk began and ended in a tower
Tokyo Gas Valve Station
The station appears to be equipped with a Tokyo Gas shut-off valve.
Is the tower a dissipation tower that safely releases the gas?
Sobu Line Crossing
This time I got caught at a crossing on the Sobu Line. I’ve been caught at every crossing today. I’m not a photographer, but I’m taking more pictures of trains.
Kaneoya-juku
View of Onari Highway
This is a shot of Onari Kaido, which is not a residential area. It’s really a straight road.
But there are moderate ups and downs, so it’s not as tiring as I expected.
Double nut chocolate
This is today’s lunch, a double nut chocolate. I got it at the 7-Eleven where I used the restroom.
There was a lot more in it than I expected, so I was satisfied.
Sakazuki elevated water tank of Chiba Prefectural Waterworks Bureau
A rather huge tower appeared near our destination today.
It seemed to be a water tower called Sakazuki Elevated Water Tank of Chiba Prefecture Waterworks Bureau. It has a big impact.
Onaridai 1-chome intersection
This is the intersection of Onaridai 1-chome. That’s it for today’s walk along the Onari Road.
This signal also has a zebra-striped back panel. But the signal in front of it doesn’t have one. I guess they are put on flexibly.
Rock specimens
On the way to the monorail station, there was a large rock specimen behind the elementary school building.
If I had seen such a real specimen when I was in elementary school, I would have been more interested in geology.
Sakusabe Mako Monorail
I came back on this monorail. It’s called the “Sakusabe Mako” monorail.
I lost 0.5kg of weight on this walk.
Walking data
Course: Keisei Main Line Funabashi-Keibajo Station -> Onari-kaido Street -> Chiba Urban Monorail Line 2 Chishirodai Station
Distance: 22.9km
Time: 5h49m
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