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Japan : Chubu

4.9 km (3.0 miles) ENE of Shuzenji, Izu-shi, Shizuoka-ken, Chubu, Japan
Approx. altitude: 228 m (748 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 35°S 41°W

Accuracy: 7 m (22 ft)
Quality: good

Click on any of the images for the full-sized picture.

#2: View to west #3: View to north #4: View to east #5: Ground at the CP #6: GPS reading at CP 35N 139E #7: Mushroom farm about 1.7 km away from the CP #8: Location at the right side of the street, at a distance of 98 m #9: View up to the CP 35N 139E at a distance of 35 m #10: Location with creek #11: Bicycle under the street level #12: Shintō-shrine 700 m west of the CP

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  35°N 139°E (visit #4)  

#1: View to south

(visited by Thomas Barthel)

14-Jun-2018 -- Serendipitously I had the chance to have an extra holiday which I used to visit Japan. I did a bicycle trip on the main island Honshu. While this I could manage to visit some confluence points. The first one was the CP 35°N 139°E.

After visiting the beautiful lake and shrine at Hakone, the GPS led me direction south. I passed Mishima and reached Izu, where I had to cross the Kano River. From there I started the way up by using very small but paved roads direction northeast. It was a really hot day and lunch time when I cycled up a beautiful valley which was in use for rice cultivation. On the wayside I saw some old Buddhist stelas and further up, around 1.7 km away from the CP, a mushroom farm in a forest. After passing the highest point the road leads back to the Highway 80. For a short distance I had to take the HWY 80, to take the next junction to the right. This road was in a very good condition and the GPS showed only 800 m distance to the aimed confluence, with a smooth uphill.

I stopped and did a picture of the location from a distance of 98 m. The minimum distance from the right side of the road to the CP was shown with 54 m. At the site I placed the bicycle on the slope down to the creek and refreshed myself at first with the cold and clear water. Now the GPS showed a distance of 35 m, straight uphill into a area sparsely grown with conifer trees. Soon I reached the exact location of the confluence point 35°N 139°N and got all the zeros! 15 years were gone after the last visit.

The vegetation at the location hadn't changed a lot. After the other necessary pictures I went down to my bicycle and continued my trip back, direction northwest. Only a few cars passed by during my visit. Short before I reached the HWY 80 I saw the gate of a shintō-shrine which I visited. After that I had a nice downhill on the HWY 80.

I was really happy for my first successful visit of a confluence point in Japan. In addition to this it was my most eastern visit of a CP so far.
 All pictures
#1: View to south
#2: View to west
#3: View to north
#4: View to east
#5: Ground at the CP
#6: GPS reading at CP 35N 139E
#7: Mushroom farm about 1.7 km away from the CP
#8: Location at the right side of the street, at a distance of 98 m
#9: View up to the CP 35N 139E at a distance of 35 m
#10: Location with creek
#11: Bicycle under the street level
#12: Shintō-shrine 700 m west of the CP
ALL: All pictures on one page