Japan’s 89-year-old brave grandpa rode a bicycle 600 kilometers to meet his son
Tokyo, 9 central electricity) Japan's 89-year-old Mano, in order to meet his son living in Tokyo, rode a bicycle from Kobe City in March, across about 600 kilometers, although the way through wind and rain, fell about 20 times, after 9 days successfully arrived in Tokyo, smiling to see his family.
Japan's Kobe Shimbun reported that Tanigami lived in the western district of Kobe City and ran a photo studio in Akashi Ginza Shop Street, south of Akashi Station in Hyogo Prefecture, until 2017. He first fell in love with electric bikes about a year ago.
His 61-year-old son, Naoya, wanted to "do something great" because of his good work overseas, so he decided to ride his bike to see him in Tokyo.
Tanigami embarked on his amazing journey on the morning of March 17, riding National Highway 2 from Akashi City to the east, and from Nishimiya City to National Highway 171, and on the first day of the journey, riding to Takashi city, Osaka Prefecture 槻. After that, he rode along the east side of Lake Biwa, Nagoya City, Shizuoka Prefecture's Hama Lake and other scenic spots, and also successfully rode the 846 meter high mountain road near Hakone to Tokyo.
On the third day, he stayed at his daughter's house for two nights while passing through Fusocho, Aichi Prefecture. On the fourth day, he rested for the whole day before continuing his journey.
Valley shared, the most vexed along the way is the rain, rain in addition to wet raincoat, but also wet lenses to block the line of sight, but also caused the bike to slip, let him "fell about 20 times." He was hit on the foot by a rock. Some days during the trip, he woke up in the morning and couldn't even hear it.
However, these setbacks did not defeat him, he relied on a scale of 1 200,000th of the paper map all the way east, when lost to the police station to ask for directions, there are enthusiastic to help him write notes. Tani also uses a red pen on the map to mark the places he goes to, which is quite happy.
Tanigami rode the outside of the white line in the outer lane all the way, he said, "just thinking about the white line stretching straight and connecting to Tokyo.
To be very happy.
Take in the scenery on the road, and ride through Shizuoka Prefecture's vast tea gardens to contrast with Mount Fuji, whose foothills of snow are beautiful in the weather. "I was very moved to see the beautiful scenery because I was already tired," he said.
On March 25, the ninth day of Tani's grand tour, he finally rode to his son Naoya's home in Sugino-ku, Tokyo. He burst into tears of joy when he saw his son waving to meet him from the front of the road. Tanigami is said to be carrying a smartphone and has been tracking his father's whereabouts through the global satellite positioning System (GPS).
After arriving in Tokyo, Tanigami and his son also rode a bicycle around the city, taking photos in front of the National Assembly building and JR Tokyo Station. At the end of the trip, he had lost 4kg, but his initial health is not known to be abnormal.
He said happily: "Although it is a difficult journey, but I am glad to have inspired my son, and to be able to complete such a thing, I am more confident in myself."
And straight also for nearly 9 years old father successful tour admire, "just think of his age is a little worried, but on the way did not get hurt really good", and "quite admire the father full of vitality".
Tani is expected in the summer, with the car to accompany him to achieve a surprising journey of "love car", back to his hometown Kobe city.
——This article and pictures are from Reprint.
