Monday, September 04, 2006
Updated info on Gettting to Kohoku-ku bike pound
"Okay, so they took my bike, again. This was the fourth time, man!"
(Some upated info for you)
First, from Tsunashima station, you can take bus number 47 to get close to the pound. However, I've learned that another more frequent bus to catch is the number 71.
Okay, so we're on the bus.
This is what a typical bus looks like, from the inside.
This is the number 71.
We leave the depot and make a gradual U-turn and head up one of the main streets of Tsunashima, away from the river. We go up past BigBoy burger and about 400m later, turn left at this gas station.
We then cross over a small bridge and travel along a small road. We pass the alcohol shop you can see from my earlier post, on the left side.
We then pass these little guys on the right side. They are stone carvings of the gods of money, luck, etc.
We then pass these little guys on the right side. They are stone carvings of the gods of money, luck, etc.
We keep going and eventually come to a crossroads where we turn left at this yellow house.We keep going, past Shishigahana!
We pass under the expressway overpass, at the top of a small rise. Then we get to a large crossroads. This is where you ned to press that button!Get off just after the crossroads, at a stop called Shin-nei-koukou-kitaguchi. That's a long one!
From here, walk back to the crossroads. Turn left and corss the crossroads and walk up the hill about 400m. It's on your left side.You're there!
Then, say hello to the friendly old guys who are sitting down on their deck chairs and passing the time chatting and being helpful.One of them will attend to you and you fill out a simple form, stating where you live and your name and telephone number. Then you pay the 1,500yen and they take you to your bicycle.
Simple.
So, a reminder:
- From Tsunashima Station, take bus number 71 or 47 and get off at Shin-nei-koukou-kitaguchi.
- Walk back to the crossroads.
- Turn left and walk up the hill 400m.
- It's on your left.
