Nikko Kaido Walk (2) Senju-Soka: June 4, 2018

I took the second part of my Nikko Kaido Walk. 

It was from Senju, the 1^st shukuba station to Soka, the 3^rd.

I started today’s walk from Kitasenju railway station. Old Senju shukuba is a bloc from the railway station. Old Nikko Kaido is now a shopping street.

Various monuments remain.

Local people are eager to reserve Senju’s tradition and history. There is a guest house for visitors there.

Passing Senju shukuba, I arrived Arakawa River. It is an artificial river developed in the in the 1910s to prevent flood disaster.

Nikko Kaido goes northward through Adachi City (Ward)．There spread residential areas.

There are many apartment complexes in the area. They were developed 40-60 years ago when Japan was in the high-growth period. Most of them are old.

I stopped at Takenozuka. There are apartment complexes in front of the railway station. New commercial streets are developed in the place further from the station.

I walked northward and entered into Soka City in Saitama Prefecture. 

There is a small river called Kenaga River between Tokyo and Saitama.

Soka is famous for its rice crackers. There are some factories and stores along Nikko Kaido.

Many people commute to Tokyo from Soka.