Art Museum Attractions In Horonobe-cho

[1 of 4] Cycling Japan's Abandoned Rail: 北海道廃線巡り (The Haboro Line・羽幌線)

Episode 2・第２話:
Episode 3・第3話:
Episode 4・第４話:

Japan's northernmost island, Hokkaido, was once crisscrossed with an extensive network of railway lines. However by the time the 1980s rolled around, decades of depopulation and lost industry finally caught up to them, with all but a handful shutting down.

This past summer we traveled up north with our bicycles and spent a month cycle touring throughout Hokkaido, searching out and following these decaying symbols of Hokkaido's past.

In this first episode (of a planned four), we follow the Haboro Line, which ran on the northwest coast of Hokkaido, connecting the city of Rumoi in the south to Haboro in the north.

かつて鉄道は北海道を縦横に走っていた。だが、数十年を経ての過疎化と失った工業のせいで、1980年代に多くの鉄道は廃止された。

今年の夏に私らは自転車と一緒に北に行って、1ヶ月で北海道の廃線を探した。

この第１話(予定4話まで）に北海道の西北海岸沿い留萌市と幌延町を結んだ羽幌線をたどる。


Music credits:
0:09
Begin Transmission by Helix Eternal

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3:08
AristoСats in Jungle by lame grandma with big bag

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5:43
Todavía estoy aquí by JORISMA

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10:55
La rupture by Löhstana David

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14:20
Cellule by Silence

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(Sorry, incorrectly credited in the video. L'autre endroit is the album, Silence is the artist.)

18:04
I will become one with the rocks by colab

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19:07
Happy by 沙野カモメ (Kamome Sano)

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Camera: Panasonic Lumix GH1
Audio: RØDE VideoMic

Cold in Hokkaido

The train ride from Chitose Airport to Sapporo gives an idea of how cold it was when we arrived.