At that time, due to a landslide, we could not go to the last stop (Ikawa Station), so we got off at Kanzo Station, one stop before that.

After getting off at Kanzo station, we explored the surrounding area.
There were just mountains and nothing else.
Walking around at a loss, we found a small restaurant!

When we were about to take a rest there, the old lady of the store talked to us.
She told us about her childhood and the Oigawa Railway at that time.
And she served us soba at her restaurant.

It was full of wild vegetables and delicious!
We were happy.
And what’s more, she gave us brackens as a gift!
We were very touched.
She seemed to be very happy to have visitors too.
This is what we like about the Japanese countryside.
It was a very happy moment.

After that, we took the train back home.
We asked the conductor if he had any recommendations for us.
Then he told us about the only coach on the Ikawa Line.
It was a sideways bench seat car.

Oigawa Railway Ikawa Line

It is more open and more thrilling than a regular car.
The view from there was more spectacular than the regular seats on the way there!

It was so windy that we could have dropped our cellphones.
But we felt so good that we did not care about that.
The hour and a half on the way there felt longer,  but the return trip felt very short.
We arrived at Senzu in no time!
In the train from there to Kanaya, we sat on the seats in the opposite direction from the one we went to.
The view there was nice too.

Thus ended our trip around the Oigawa Railway.
It was a trip with great scenery and friendly people.
We will never forget this experience!

We also made a short video of our trip.
Please enjoy the video, too.